Ezekiel 3:4

And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

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In The King James Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

In Context

3And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.

5For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;

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Cross References

Ezekiel 2:4And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:11And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.

Ezekiel 11:25Then I gave an account to those who had been taken prisoners of all the things which the Lord had made me see.

Matthew 15:24But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:2-16

The Prophet Ordered to Eat the Roll; Instructions Given to the Prophet; The Prophet's Instructions; Ezekiel's Reluctance to Be a Reprover. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And 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. 4 And he… Read the whole commentary →

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