Ezekiel 24:15
“Also Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,”
What does Ezekiel 24:15 mean?
God speaks to the prophet Ezekiel directly, letting him know that what follows is a divine message meant for him to deliver. This simple opening is how Ezekiel repeatedly signals that he's not speaking from his own ideas, but relaying something God has given him to share with others. In the hard historical moment when Jerusalem was under siege, these words introduced a particularly painful message Ezekiel had to communicate to his people.