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Ezekiel 3:4

Witness and mission

2 So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll.

3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

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

5 For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—

6 not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
WEB
He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.
ASV
And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
DARBY
And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
BLB
And He said to me, “Son of man, go, come into the house of Israel, and speak with My words to them.
ÅB
Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Gå til Israels hus og tal til dem med mine ord!
OTB
Så sa Han til meg: “Menneskesønn, gå til Israels hus og overbring Mine ord til dem.
B1930
Og han sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Gå til Israels hus og tal til dem med mine ord!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 15:24

    He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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  • 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.”

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  • 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.

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  • Ezekiel 2:7

    But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

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  • 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.”

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  • 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.

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