Ezekiel 3:15

Ezekiel 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
• New International Version (NIV)I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—deeply distressed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling. And I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

Context of Ezekiel 3:15

13I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the noise of the wheels beside them as well as a loud rumbling. 14Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went away feeling bitter and angry. The strong power of the Lord came over me. I went to Tel Abib, to the exiles who lived by the Chebar River. I sat there among them for seven days. I was stunned. 16After seven days the Lord spoke his word to me. He said, 17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the people of Israel. Listen to what I say, and warn them for me.

Ezekiel 3:15 word by word

וָאָב֨וֹא אֶל־הַגּוֹלָ֜ה תֵּ֣ל אָ֠בִיב הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים אֶֽל־נְהַר־כְּבָר֙ וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב הֵ֖מָּה יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב שָׁ֛ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַשְׁמִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to them of the captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• at Tel–abibתֵּל אָבִיבtêl 'âbîyb · Tel-abibH8512
• that dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• by the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• of Chebarכְּבָרkebâr · ChebarH3529
• there astonishedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• them sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:15

• Ezekiel 3:23I got up and went to the plain. The Lord’s glory was standing there like the glory I saw by the Chebar River, and I immediately bowed down.
• Ezekiel 1:1On the fifth day of the fourth month in the thirtieth year, while I was living among the exiles by the Chebar River, the sky opened, and I saw visions from God.
• Ezekiel 10:15The angels rose. These were the living creatures that I saw at the Chebar River.
• Ezekiel 43:3This vision was like the one I saw when he came to destroy Jerusalem and like the one I saw by the Chebar River. I immediately bowed down.
• Genesis 50:10When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is on the east side of the Jordan River, they began a great and solemn ceremony to mourn Jacob’s death. Joseph took seven days to mourn his father’s death.
• Job 2:13Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw that he was in such great pain.
• Psalms 137:1By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and cried as we remembered Zion.
• Jeremiah 23:9“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets: I am deeply disturbed. All my bones tremble. I am like a drunk, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the Lord and his holy words.
• Habakkuk 3:16I have heard, so there’s trembling within me. At the report my lips quivered. A rotten feeling has entered me. I tremble where I stand. I wait for the day of trouble to come to the people who will attack us.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I came to them of the captivity - Because the hand of the Lord was strong upon him and supported him, he soon reached the place. Tel-abib - אביב תל "a heap of corn." So the Vulgate: acervum novarum frugum, "a heap of new fruits." letola chib, "to the hill Chib," or the hill of grief. - Syriac. Seven days - Perhaps God kept him all this time without an immediate revelation, that the bitterness and heat of spirit of which he speaks above might be subdued…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Tel-abib - , on the river Chebar was the chief seat of the Jewish exiles in Babylonia. The name “Tel-abib” (“mount of ears of corn”) was probably given on account of its fertility. I sat where they sat - Rather, “And I saw them sitting there and I sat there.” Astonished - Rather, silent, with fixed and determined silence (compare Ezra 9:3-4). “To be silent” was characteristic of mourners Lamentations 3:28; “to sit” their proper attitude Isaiah 3:26…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel, that the God who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and overpowered by the glory of the vision he had seen. And however retirement, meditation, and communion with God may be sweet, the servant of the Lord must prepare to serve his generation. The Lord told the prophet he had appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The exact location of Tel-abib in Babylonia is unknown. As one of the exiles, Ezekiel felt overwhelmed by the idea of this terrible judgment. Like Job's counselors, he could not speak at first and sat silently for seven days (see Job 2:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Tel-Abib--Tel means an "elevation." It is identified by Michaelis with Thallaba on the Chabor. Perhaps the name expressed the Jews' hopes of restoration, or else the fertility of the region. Abib means the green ears of corn which appeared in the month Nisan, the pledge of the harvest. I sat, &c.--This is the Hebrew Margin reading. The text is rather, "I beheld them sitting there" [Gesenius]; or, "And those that were settled there," namely, the older…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:15

• Chebar
• Seven
• Tel-Abib

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Tel-Abib
• Chebar
• Hard
• Living creatures
• Telabib
• Warning
• Agabus
• Creature
• Trance

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