Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 3:11
11Go to your people, the exiles, and speak to them. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
Ezekiel 3:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says,’ whether they listen or fail to listen.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God,' whether they hear or refuse to hear."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.”
Context of Ezekiel 3:11
9I have made your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them or discouraged by the look on their faces, though they are a rebellious house.” 10Next he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully to all my words that I speak to you and take them to heart. Go to your people, the exiles, and speak to them. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.” 12The Spirit then lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me — bless the glory of the Lord in his place! — 13with the sound of the living creatures’ wings brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.
Read all of Ezekiel 3Ezekiel 3:11 word by word
וְלֵ֨ךְ בֹּ֤א אֶל־הַגּוֹלָה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה אִֽם־יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם־יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- getבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- thee to them of the captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
- unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- unto them, and tellאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- whether they will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- or whether they will forbearחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:11
- Ezekiel 3:15I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were living by the Chebar Canal, and I sat there among them stunned for seven days.
- Ezekiel 11:24The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me,
- Daniel 6:13Then they replied to the king, “Daniel, one of the Judean exiles, has ignored you, the king, and the edict you signed, for he prays three times a day.”
- Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them, ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman.
- Ezekiel 37:18When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these things?’—
- Exodus 32:7The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly.
- Deuteronomy 9:12“The Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go down immediately from here. For your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned from the way that I commanded them; they have made a cast image for themselves.’
- Daniel 12:1At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress such as never has occurred since nations came into being until that time. But at that time all your people who are found written in the book will escape.
- Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ Let the one who listens, listen, and let the one who refuses, refuse — for they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 2:5Whether they listen or refuse to listen — for they are a rebellious house — they will know that a prophet has been among them.
- Acts 20:26Therefore I declare to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you,
Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Thy people - God‘s people.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11whether they listen or refuse to listen: The Lord's message was final. It was not open to debate, negotiation, or rejection. Things would happen as he said.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. thy people--who ought to be better disposed to hearken to thee, their fellow countryman, than hadst thou been a foreigner (Eze 3:5, 6).Read the comment
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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
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