26 on that day a fugitive will come to tell you the news.
26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
26 on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news.
26 - on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city.
26 on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears;
26 And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 24:26
Commentary on Ezekiel 24:15-27
(Read Ezekiel 24:15-27)
Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions of those who know not God. The people asked the meaning of the sign. God takes from them all that was dearest to them. And as Ezekiel wept not for his affliction, so neither should they weep for theirs. Blessed be God, we need not pine away under our afflictions; for should all comforts fail, and all sorrows be united, yet the broken heart and the mourner's prayer are always acceptable before God.