Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 3

(Revelation 10:1–11)

1“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,”He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413אֵ֥ת'etH853, “eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you find hereתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672.Eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039,then goוְלֵ֥ךְve.LekhH1980and speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

2So I openedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and He fedוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398meאֵ֖ת'etH853the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ha.me.gi.Lah ha.ZotH4039 H2063.

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙ בִּטְנְךָ֤'a.Dam bit.ne.KhaH120 H990,”He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “eatתַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.KhelH398and fillתְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'H4390אֵ֚ת'etH853your stomachוּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaH4578with thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am giving youנֹתֵ֣ן אֵלֶ֑יךָno.Ten 'e.Lei.khaH5414 H413.”So I ateוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.LahH398,and it wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961as sweetלְמָתֽוֹק׃ פle.ma.TokH4966as honeyכִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.VashH1706in my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.

4Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,go nowלֶךְ־ בֹּא֙lekh- bo'H1980 H935toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696My wordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

5Forכִּ֡יkiH3588youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are notלֹא֩lo'H3808being sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971toאֶל־'el-H413a peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of unfamiliarעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956,but toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478—

6notלֹ֣א׀lo'H3808toאֶל־'el-H413the manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971of unfamiliarעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193and difficultוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697you cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085.Surelyאִם־ לֹ֤א'im- lo'H518 H3808if I had sent youשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413,theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992would have listenedיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.

7But the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be unwillingלֹ֤א יֹאבוּ֙lo' yo.VuH3808 H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are unwillingאֵינָ֥ם אֹבִ֖ים'ei.Nam 'o.VimH369 H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is hard-headedחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH2389 H4696and hard-heartedוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖ב הֵֽמָּה׃u.ke.shei- lev He.mahH7186 H3820 H1992.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will makeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your faceפָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440as hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389asלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,and your foreheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696as hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389asלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980their foreheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9I will makeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your foreheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696like a diamondכְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.MirH8068,harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than flintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864.Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be afraidתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372of themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865at their presenceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,even thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃ פHe.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.”

10“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,”He addedוַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413אֶת־'et-H853, “listen carefullyוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָ שְׁמָֽע׃u.ve.'a.ze.Nei.kha she.Ma'H241 H8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I speakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,and take themקַ֥חkachH3947to heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.

11וְלֵ֨ךְve.LekhH1980Goבֹּ֤אbo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413your peopleבְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָbe.Nei 'a.Me.khaH1121 H5971,the exilesהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473;speakאֶל־ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤'el- ve.di.bar.TaH1696 H413to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,’whetherאִֽם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518refuse to listenיֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃yech.Da.luH2308.”

12Then the Spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307lifted me upוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיva.ti.sa.'E.niH5375,and I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֣עva.'esh.Ma'H8085a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rumblingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494soundק֖וֹלKolH6963behind meאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310: “Blessed beבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in His dwelling placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725!”

13It wasthe soundוְק֣וֹל׀ve.KolH6963of the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the living creaturesהַחַיּ֗וֹתha.chai.YotH2416brushingמַשִּׁיקוֹת֙ma.shi.kOtH5401againstאֶל־'el-H413oneאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802anotherאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269and the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212beside themלְעֻמָּתָ֑םle.'u.ma.TamH5980,a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419rumblingרַ֥עַשׁRa.'ashH7494soundוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963.

14So the Spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307lifted me upנְשָׂאַ֖תְנִיne.sa.'At.niH5375and took me awayוַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיva.ti.ka.Che.niH3947,and I wentוָאֵלֵ֥ךְva.'e.LekhH1980in bitternessמַר֙marH4751and in the angerבַּחֲמַ֣תba.cha.MatH2534of my spiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307,with the strongחָזָֽקָה׃cha.Za.kahH2388handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068upon meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

15I cameוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֜הha.go.LahH1473at Tel-abibH8512who dweltH3427byאֶֽל־'el-H413the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Kebarכְּבָר֙ke.VarH3529.And for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117I satH834whereשָׁ֑םShamH8033theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992satH3427and remainedH3427thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033among themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432,overwhelmedמַשְׁמִ֥יםmash.MimH8074.

A Watchman for Israel

16At the endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysוַיְהִ֕י יָמִ֑ים פvay.Hi ya.MimH3117 H1961the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,I have madeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Whenever you hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697fromמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480My mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,give them a warningוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094from Meאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853.

18If I sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the wicked manלָֽרָשָׁע֙la.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘You will surely dieH4191,’but you do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808warn himהִזְהַרְתּ֗וֹhiz.har.ToH2094orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808speak outדִבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094himרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563from his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֖הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870to save his lifeלְחַיֹּת֑וֹle.chai.yo.ToH2421,thatה֤וּאhu'H1931wicked manרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563will dieH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,and I will hold youמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027responsible forאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818.

19But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859warnהִזְהַ֣רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094a wicked manרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563and he does notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turnשָׁב֙shavH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹme.rish.'OH7562and his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֑הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870,heה֚וּאhu'H1931will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶֽת־'et-H853will have savedהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

20Now if a righteous manצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnsוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקוֹ֙mi.tzid.KoH6664and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,and I putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414a stumbling blockמִכְשׁ֛וֹלmikh.SholH4383before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,heה֣וּאhu'H1931will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191.Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808warn himהִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙hiz.har.ToH2094,he will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his sinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbe.cha.ta.ToH2403,and the righteous actsצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ko.TavH6666אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be rememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָti.za.Khar.naH2142.And I will hold youמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027responsible forאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818.

21But ifכִּ֧יkiH3588youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859warnהִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹhiz.har.ToH2094the righteous manצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662צַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115to sinחֲטֹ֛אcha.To'H2398,and heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931does notלֹא־lo'-H3808sinחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,he will indeed liveH2421becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he heeded your warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,and youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶֽת־'et-H853will have savedהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.”

22And thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921,and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Get upק֥וּםkumH6965,go outצֵא֙tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the plainהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696with youאוֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH854.”

23So I got upוָאָקוּם֮va.'a.KumH6965and went outוָאֵצֵ֣אva.'e.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the plainהַבִּקְעָה֒ha.bik.'AhH1237,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was presentעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,like the gloryכַּכָּב֕וֹדka.ka.VodH3519אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200byעַל־'al-H5921the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Kebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529,and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָֽי׃'al- pa.NaiH5921 H6440.

24Then the Spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּבֹא־va.ta.vo'-H935meand set meוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975onעַל־'al-H5921my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272.He spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696with meאֹתִי֙'o.TiH854and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413, “Goבֹּ֥אbo'H935,shut yourselfהִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.GerH5462insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

25And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה'a.Dam hi.NehH120 H2009,they will tieנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414with ropesעֲבוֹתִ֔יםa.vo.TimH5688עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921,and you will be boundוַאֲסָר֖וּךָva.'a.sa.Ru.khaH631so that you cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808go outתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432the people.

26I will make your tongueוּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.KhaH3956stickאַדְבִּ֣יק'ad.BikH1692toאֶל־'el-H413the roof of your mouthחִכֶּ֔ךָchi.Ke.khaH2441,and you will be silentוְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּve.ne.'e.Lam.taH481and unableוְלֹא־ תִֽהְיֶ֥הve.lo'- tih.YehH3808 H1961לְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376to rebuke themמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198,thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

27But when I speakוּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יu.ve.da.be.RiH1696with youאֽוֹתְךָ֙'ot.KhaH854,I will openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853your mouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310,and you are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559.’Whoever listensהַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀ha.sho.Me.a'H8085,let him listenיִשְׁמָע֙yish.Ma'H8085;and whoever refusesיֶחְדָּ֔לyech.DalH2308,let him refuseוְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀ve.he.cha.DelH2310,forכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃ סHe.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

(Revelation 10:1–11)

A Watchman for Israel

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3