World English Bible
"Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,"
— Ezekiel 24:20, World English Bible
“Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
“Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, ”
“So I said to them:“The LORD’s message came to me:”
“And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying:”
“Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,”
“Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind your headdress on you, and put your shoes on your feet, and don't cover your lips, and don't eat men's bread.
So I spoke to the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
The people said to me, Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?
Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Speak to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind shall fall by the sword.
You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Your tires shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.