Ezekiel 11:4

Ezekiel 11:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Therefore, son of man, prophesy against them loudly and clearly.”

Context of Ezekiel 11:4

2The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city. 3They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’ Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man.” 5Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind. 6You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

Ezekiel 11:4 word by word

לָכֵ֖ן הִנָּבֵ֣א עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הִנָּבֵ֖א בֶּן־אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• O sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Ezekiel 11:4

• Ezekiel 3:2So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
• Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the southland.
• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
• Isaiah 58:1“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
• Hosea 6:5Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth— then my judgments go forth like the sun.
• Hosea 8:1“Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 11:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11The Spirit showed Ezekiel God's view of Jerusalem, then let him hear the city's people. The wicked advisors claimed that although the Babylonian attack (the fire) was difficult (hot), the city's defenses (the pot) were strong enough to protect them (the meat). These advisors encouraged people to build houses on stolen land (see Ezekiel 11:15, 17), believing they would be safe. God, however, was determined to judge the wicked.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. prophesy ... prophesy--The repetition marks emphatic earnestness.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 11

• 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