Ezekiel 3 · Verse 4

Ezekiel 3:4

And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Ezekiel 3:4, King James Version

Ezekiel 3:4 in other translations

BSBThen He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
WEBHe said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.
ASVAnd he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
YLTAnd He saith unto me, ‘Son of man, go, enter in unto the house of Israel, and thou hast spoken with My words unto them.
DARBYAnd he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
BBEAnd he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.
WebsterAnd he said to me, Son of man, depart, go to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.

What does Ezekiel 3:4 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 3:1-11

The preparation of the prophet for his work. (Ezek 3:1-11) His office, as that of a watchman. (Ezek 3:12-2) The restraining and restoring his speech. (Ezek 3:22-27) Verses 1-11 Ezekiel was to receive the truths of God as the food for his soul, and to feed upon them by faith, and he would be strengthened. Gracious souls can receive those truths of God with delight, which speak terror to the wicked. He must speak all…

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Ezekiel 3:4 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.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito meH413
בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120
לֶךְ\־lekh-goH1980
בֹּא֙bo'goH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.Taand you will speakH1696
בִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.Raiwith words myH1697
אֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemto themH413

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Cross references for Ezekiel 3:4

  • Matthew 15:24

    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  • Matthew 10:5-6

    These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • 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.

  • 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 God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

  • Ezekiel 2:3

    And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.

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11; 2:3,7; Mt 10:5,6; 15:24; Ac 1:8

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Context

  • Ezekiel 3:3

    And 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.

  • Ezekiel 3:4

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

  • Ezekiel 3:5

    For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

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Ezekiel 3:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Díjome luego: Hijo del hombre, ve y entra á la casa de Israel, y habla á ellos con mis palabras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il me dit: Va, fils d’homme, va vers la maison d’Israël, et tu leur parleras avec mes paroles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu mir: Menschensohn! auf, gehe hin zu dem Hause Israel und rede zu ihnen mit meinen Worten!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit ad me: Fili hominis, vade ad domum Israël, et loqueris verba mea ad eos.