So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
These verses conclude what we have been upon all along from the beginning of this book, to wit, Ezekiel's prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem; for after this, though he prophesied much concerning other nations, he said no more concerning Jerusalem, till he heard of the destruction of it, almost three years after, Eze 33:21.
Commenting on Ezekiel 24:15-27
And the people said unto me,.... Either seriously, as being desirous of knowing what was meant by all this; since they had reason to believe that it was not out of want of affection in Ezekiel to his wife that he so behaved; and therefore there must be some hidden meaning in it, which they should be glad to be informed of: or in a...
So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. (r) Meaning the morning following.