King James Version
Ezekiel 3:16 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 3:16 · King James Version
So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. in bitterness: Heb. bitter heat: Heb. hot anger
Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“of seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“that the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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