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Ezekiel 3:4

Witness and mission

2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

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.

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

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

6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

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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

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

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  • 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 Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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  • 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:

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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