Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then 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,
Then 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 exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still linger in their ancient home, and warns them against presumptuous hopes resting on false grounds Ezekiel 33:23-29; then he turns his eyes to those near him, and points out that their apparent attention to his words was illusory.