Ezekiel 3:25

Ezekiel 3:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes; you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you, O son of man, behold, cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.

Context of Ezekiel 3:25

23So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the glory and brilliance of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the River Chebar, and I fell face downward. 24Then the Spirit entered me and made me stand on my feet; He spoke and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house. As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them. 26And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk and you cannot be a man who rebukes the people, for they are a rebellious house. 27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses [to hear], let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 3:25 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה נָתְנ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ עֲבוֹתִ֔ים וַאֲסָר֖וּךָ בָּהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א תֵצֵ֖א בְּתוֹכָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thou, O sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• behold, they shall putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• bandsעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• upon thee, and shall bindאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• thee with them, and thou shalt not go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:25

• Ezekiel 4:8Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.
• Mark 3:21When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”
• John 21:18I assure you and most solemnly say to you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and arms, and someone else will dress you, and carry you where you do not wish to go.”
• Acts 9:16for I will make clear to him how much he must suffer and endure for My name’s sake.”
• Acts 20:23except that the Holy Spirit solemnly [and emphatically] affirms to me in city after city that imprisonment and suffering await me.
• Acts 21:11And coming to [see] us, he took Paul’s [wide] band (belt, sash) and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this same way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this band, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles (pagans).’ ”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25They shall put bands upon thee - Thy countrymen will rise up against thee; and, to prevent thy prophesying, will confine thee.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Ezekiel was like a prisoner of God. He was shut inside his house and tied with ropes. It is not clear whether these ropes were real. Some think the other exiles tied him because they were hostile toward him. Others think this is a strong picture that shows their opposition and how his movements were restricted among them. His captivity was complete. God also limited his speech (Ezekiel 3:26–27). This unusual situation was meant to be a sign to the people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:25

• Ezekiel

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Hard
• Living creatures
• Warning
• Agabus
• Band
• Cord
• Creature

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings