Ezekiel 18:1 (DBY)

Passage

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 18:2 What mean ye, ye who use this proverb of the land of Israel, saying, [The] fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

Ezekiel 18:3 [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "jehovah", "came", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "What mean ye ye who use this...", so "word" and "jehovah" should be read forward into that movement. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.