Ezekiel 3 · Verse 16

Ezekiel 3:16

And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 3:16, King James Version

Ezekiel 3:16 in other translations

BSBAt the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
WEBAt the end of seven days, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
ASVAnd it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at the end of seven days,
DARBYAnd it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
BBEAnd at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
WebsterAnd it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

What does Ezekiel 3:16 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 3:12-21

This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel, that the God who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and overpowered by the glory of the vision he had seen. And however retirement, meditation, and communion with God may be sweet, the servant of the Lord must prepare to serve his generation. The Lord told…

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Ezekiel 3:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִקְצֵ֖הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end ofH7097
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֑ים\ \פya.MimdaysH3117
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it cameH1961
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֥י'e.Laito meH413
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 3:16

  • Jeremiah 42:7

    And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 3:15

    Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

  • Ezekiel 3:16

    And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 3:17

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

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Ezekiel 3:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que al cabo de los siete días fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, au bout de sept jours, que la parole de l’ Éternel vint à moi, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah am Ende von sieben Tagen, da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu mir also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum autem pertransissent septem dies, factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: