KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After seven days had passed, God spoke to me again and said,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God lets you sit with things before he speaks again.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet and priest among the Jewish exiles in Babylon around 597 BC, following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, where he received visions and a divine calling from God. In the preceding chapters, God commanded him to remain silent for seven days as a period of preparation and consecration after his initial encounter. This verse marks the moment when God breaks that silence, signaling the start of Ezekiel's active prophetic ministry to warn and guide the exiles.
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