KJV ORIGINAL
That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When someone makes it out alive that day, they're going to come straight to you with the news, you'll hear it all firsthand.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the hardest truths come from the people who lived through them.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet among the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the 6th century BC, delivering messages from God about the judgment on Jerusalem for its unfaithfulness. In this chapter, God uses symbolic acts and prophecies to foretell the city's destruction by the Babylonians, including the death of Ezekiel's wife as a sign. The verse specifically points to a survivor of the siege who will escape and bring firsthand news of the fall to Ezekiel and the exiles.
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