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Ezekiel 3:4

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 3:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Ezekiel 3:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.
3And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
6not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.
7But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he said unto me, son of man, go, &c.] After he had eaten the roll; for then was he qualified to prophesy: get thee unto the house of Israel; to whom he was to prophesy: and speak with my words unto them: not with his own words; nor with the words of men, the enticing words of man’s wisdom; but with the words of Christ; with the taught words of the Holy Ghost; with what is written in the roll; the words of this prophecy are meant. So the Targum, “and thou shalt prophesy the words of my prophecy unto them;” in like manner John after he had eaten the little book, is told that he must prophesy before many people, nations, tongues, and kings, (<661009>Revelation 10:9-11); though Ezekiel was…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Speak - What things I shall shew thee, and in what words I shall declare them to thee. Ezekiel 3:6”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:4-7 Ezekiel was sent to God’s people, the people of Israel, whom one would expect to be eager to listen to the Lord. However, it would have been easier for the prophet if he had been sent to people with strange and difficult speech who could not understand him. This hard-hearted community refused to obey the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eze 3:11, Eze 2:3, Eze 2:7; Mat 10:5, Mat 10:6, Mat 15:24; Act 1:8 Ezekiel 3:5”
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