Ezekiel 3:4

Translations

Modern

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.

Traditional

And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

Literal

And He said to me, “Son of man, go, come into the house of Israel, and speak with My words to them.

Latin

Et dixit ad me: Fili hominis, vade ad domum Israël, et loqueris verba mea ad eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.

Notes

Ezekiel 3:4–7

Ezekiel was sent to the people of Israel, who were expected to eagerly listen to the Lord. However, it would have been easier for the prophet if he had been sent to people with a strange and difficult language who could not understand him. This stubborn community refused to obey the Lord.

Ezekiel 1:1–3:27

Old Testament prophetic books often begin with a “call narrative.” A call narrative describes how God chose and sent a prophet to serve in this role (for example, Jeremiah 1:4–19).

This account showed that the prophet’s message was legitimate. It made clear that the prophet spoke as the Lord’s ambassador (a representative sent with authority). The call narrative also introduced important themes that the book would explain more fully later.

In Ezekiel, the call narrative focuses on the Lord’s coming judgment on his people.

Theme notes and profiles

Prophetic Sign Acts The Son of Man

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Matthew 15:24
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Ezekiel 2:3
“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
Ezekiel 2:7
But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
Matthew 10:5–6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
Ezekiel 3:11
Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”

Parallels

Revelation 10:1–11

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Prophet, Prophetess Spirit of God

Topics

Christian Minister: Charge Delivered To Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Rebellion Against God: Ministers: Sent to Those Guilty of

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