Ezekiel 3:4
What does Ezekiel 3:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 3:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And He saith unto me, `Son of man, go, enter in unto the house of Israel, and thou hast spoken with My words unto them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to me: Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak my words to them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Context
v.3And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
v.4This passage
v.5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 3:11
And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
- Matthew 10:5
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans:
- Ezekiel 2:7
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
- Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 2:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day.
- Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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