And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
The identity of phrases and ideas of this chapter with Jeremiah 23 leads to the conclusion that Ezekiel took up a well-known prophecy to enforce and apply it to his companions in exile. They probably had read Jeremiah's words as referring to others than themselves.