Ezekiel 3 · Verse 25

Ezekiel 3:25

But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
Ezekiel 3:25, King James Version

Ezekiel 3:25 in other translations

BSBAnd you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
WEBBut you, son of man, behold, they will put ropes on you, and will bind you with them, and you will not go out among them.
ASVBut thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
YLT‘And thou, son of man, lo, they have put on thee thick bands, and have bound thee with them, and thou goest not forth in their midst;
DARBYAnd thou, son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee therewith, and thou shalt not go out among them.
BBEBut see, O son of man, I will put bands on you, prisoning you in them, and you will not go out among them:
WebsterBut thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

What does Ezekiel 3:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. put bands upon thee--not literally, but spiritually, the binding, depressing influence which their rebellious conduct would exert on his spirit. Their perversity, like bands, would repress his freedom in preaching; as in 2Co 6:12, Paul calls himself "straitened" because his teaching did not find easy access to them. Or else, it is said to console the prophet for being shut up; if thou wert now at once to announce God's message, they would rush on thee and bind them with "bands" [Calvin].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 They shall put bands upon thee - Thy countrymen will rise up against thee; and, to prevent thy prophesying, will confine thee.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 3:22-27

Let us own ourselves for ever indebted to the mediation of Christ, for the blessed intercourse between God and man; and a true believer will say, I am never less alone than when thus alone. When the Lord opened Ezekiel's mouth, he was to deliver his message boldly, to place life and death, the blessing and the curse, before the people, and leave them to their choice.

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Ezekiel 3:25 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.

וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859
בֶן\־ven-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehthere!H2009
נָתְנ֤וּna.te.Nupeople will putH5414
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
עֲבוֹתִ֔יםa.vo.TimropesH5688
וַאֲסָר֖וּךָva.'a.sa.Ru.khaand they will bind youH631
בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemwith them
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'you will go outH3318
בְּתוֹכָֽם\׃be.to.Khamin midst of themH8432

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 3:25

  • Ezekiel 4:8

    And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

  • Acts 20:23

    Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

  • Acts 21:11-13

    And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 9:16

    For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

  • John 21:18

    Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

  • Mark 3:21

    And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:8; Mr 3:21; Joh 21:18; Ac 9:16; 20:23; 21:11-13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 3:24

    Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.

  • Ezekiel 3:25

    But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

  • Ezekiel 3:26

    And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

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Ezekiel 3:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tú, oh hijo del hombre, he aquí que pondrán sobre ti cuerdas, y con ellas te ligarán, y no saldrás entre ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toi, fils d’homme, voici, on mettra sur toi des cordes, et on t’en liera; et tu ne sortiras pas parmi eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du, Menschensohn, siehe, man wird dir Stricke anlegen und dich damit binden, daß du nicht wirst hinausgehen können in ihre Mitte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et tu, fili hominis, ecce data sunt super te vincula, et ligabunt te in eis, et non egredieris de medio eorum.