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World English Bible

Ezekiel 3 (WEBP)

[1] He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”
[2] So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the scroll.
[3] He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your belly and your bowels with it.” Then I ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
[4] He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.
[5] For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel—
[6] not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words you can’t understand. Surely, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you.
[7] But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to me; for all the house of Israel are obstinate and hard-hearted.
[8] Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.
[9] I have made your forehead as a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”
[10] Moreover he said to me, “Son of man, receive in your heart and hear with your ears all my words that I speak to you.
[11] Go to them of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says,’ whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse.”
[12] Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, “Blessed be Yahweh’s glory from his place.”
[13] I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
[14] So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and Yahweh’s hand was strong on me.
[15] Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel Aviv who lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.
[16] At the end of seven days, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[17] “Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
[18] When I tell the wicked, ‘You will surely die;’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand.
[19] Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn’t turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.”
[20] “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he will die. Because you have not given him warning, he will die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered; but I will require his blood at your hand.
[21] Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous not sin, and he does not sin, he will surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.”
[22] Yahweh’s hand was there on me; and he said to me, “Arise, go out into the plain, and I will talk with you there.”
[23] Then I arose, and went out into the plain, and behold, Yahweh’s glory stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar. Then I fell on my face.
[24] Then the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me, and said to me, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.
[25] But you, son of man, behold, they will put ropes on you, and will bind you with them, and you will not go out among them.
[26] I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and will not be able to correct them, for they are a rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.”

Ezekiel 3:7 Literally, have a hard forehead

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 3 (KJVS)

[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 said () unto me, Son of man, go, () get () thee unto the house of Israel, and speak () with my words unto them.
[5] For thou [art] not sent () to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;
[6] Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. () Surely, had I sent () thee to them, they would have hearkened () unto thee.
[7] But the house of Israel will () not hearken () unto thee; for they will () not hearken () unto me: for all the house of Israel [are] impudent and hardhearted.
[8] Behold, I have made () thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
[9] As an adamant harder than flint have I made () thy forehead: fear () them not, neither be dismayed () at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.
[10] Moreover he said () unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak () unto thee receive () in thine heart, and hear () with thine ears.
[11] 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. ()
[12] Then the spirit took me up, () and I heard () behind me a voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed () [be] the glory of the Lord from his place.
[13] [I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched () one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
[14] So the spirit lifted me up, () and took me away, () and I went () in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong () upon me.
[15] Then I came () to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt () by the river of Chebar, and I sat () where they sat, () and remained () there astonished () among them seven days.
[16] And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ()
[17] Son of man, I have made () thee a watchman () unto the house of Israel: therefore hear () the word at my mouth, and give them warning () from me.
[18] When I say () unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely () die; () and thou givest him not warning, () nor speakest () to warn () the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; () the same wicked [man] shall die () in his iniquity; but his blood will I require () at thine hand.
[19] Yet if thou warn () the wicked, and he turn () not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die () in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered () thy soul.
[20] Again, When a righteous [man] doth turn () from his righteousness, and commit () iniquity, and I lay () a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: () because thou hast not given him warning, () he shall die () in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done () shall not be remembered; () but his blood will I require () at thine hand.
[21] Nevertheless if thou warn () the righteous [man], that the righteous sin () not, and he doth not sin, () he shall surely () live, () because he is warned; () also thou hast delivered () thy soul.
[22] And the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and he said () unto me, Arise, () go forth () into the plain, and I will there talk () with thee.
[23] Then I arose, () and went forth () into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood () there, as the glory which I saw () by the river of Chebar: and I fell () on my face.
[24] Then the spirit entered () into me, and set () me upon my feet, and spake () with me, and said () unto me, Go, () shut () thyself within thine house.
[25] But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put () bands upon thee, and shall bind () thee with them, and thou shalt not go out () among them:
[26] And I will make thy tongue cleave () to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, () and shalt not be to them a reprover: () for they [are] a rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak () with thee, I will open () thy mouth, and thou shalt say () unto them, Thus saith () the Lord God; He that heareth, () let him hear; () and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: () for they [are] a rebellious house.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezekiel 3 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν προς με υιε ανθρωπου καταφαγε την κεφαλιδα ταυτην και πορευθητι και λαλησον τοις υιοις ισραηλ
[2] και διηνοιξα το στομα μου και εψωμισεν με την κεφαλιδα
[3] και ειπεν προς με υιε ανθρωπου το στομα σου φαγεται και η κοιλια σου πλησθησεται της κεφαλιδος ταυτης της δεδομενης εις σε και εφαγον αυτην και εγενετο εν τω στοματι μου ως μελι γλυκαζον
[4] και ειπεν προς με υιε ανθρωπου βαδιζε εισελθε προς τον οικον του ισραηλ και λαλησον τους λογους μου προς αυτους
[5] διοτι ου προς λαον βαθυχειλον και βαρυγλωσσον συ εξαποστελλη προς τον οικον του ισραηλ
[6] ουδε προς λαους πολλους αλλοφωνους η αλλογλωσσους ουδε στιβαρους τη γλωσση οντας ων ουκ ακουση τους λογους αυτων και ει προς τοιουτους εξαπεστειλα σε ουτοι αν εισηκουσαν σου
[7] ο δε οικος του ισραηλ ου μη θελησωσιν εισακουσαι σου διοτι ου βουλονται εισακουειν μου οτι πας ο οικος ισραηλ φιλονεικοι εισιν και σκληροκαρδιοι
[8] και ιδου δεδωκα το προσωπον σου δυνατον κατεναντι των προσωπων αυτων και το νεικος σου κατισχυσω κατεναντι του νεικους αυτων
[9] και εσται δια παντος κραταιοτερον πετρας μη φοβηθης απ αυτων μηδε πτοηθης απο προσωπου αυτων διοτι οικος παραπικραινων εστιν
[10] και ειπεν προς με υιε ανθρωπου παντας τους λογους ους λελαληκα μετα σου λαβε εις την καρδιαν σου και τοις ωσιν σου ακουε
[11] και βαδιζε εισελθε εις την αιχμαλωσιαν προς τους υιους του λαου σου και λαλησεις προς αυτους και ερεις προς αυτους ταδε λεγει κυριος εαν αρα ακουσωσιν εαν αρα ενδωσιν
[12] και ανελαβεν με πνευμα και ηκουσα κατοπισθεν μου φωνην σεισμου μεγαλου ευλογημενη η δοξα κυριου εκ του τοπου αυτου
[13] και ειδον φωνην πτερυγων των ζωων πτερυσσομενων ετερα προς την ετεραν και φωνη των τροχων εχομενη αυτων και φωνη του σεισμου
[14] και το πνευμα εξηρεν με και ανελαβεν με και επορευθην εν ορμη του πνευματος μου και χειρ κυριου εγενετο επ εμε κραταια
[15] και εισηλθον εις την αιχμαλωσιαν μετεωρος και περιηλθον τους κατοικουντας επι του ποταμου του χοβαρ τους οντας εκει και εκαθισα εκει επτα ημερας αναστρεφομενος εν μεσω αυτων
[16] και εγενετο μετα τας επτα ημερας λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[17] υιε ανθρωπου σκοπον δεδωκα σε τω οικω ισραηλ και ακουση εκ στοματος μου λογον και διαπειληση αυτοις παρ εμου
[18] εν τω λεγειν με τω ανομω θανατω θανατωθηση και ου διεστειλω αυτω ουδε ελαλησας του διαστειλασθαι τω ανομω αποστρεψαι απο των οδων αυτου του ζησαι αυτον ο ανομος εκεινος τη αδικια αυτου αποθανειται και το αιμα αυτου εκ χειρος σου εκζητησω
[19] και συ εαν διαστειλη τω ανομω και μη αποστρεψη απο της ανομιας αυτου και της οδου αυτου ο ανομος εκεινος εν τη αδικια αυτου αποθανειται και συ την ψυχην σου ρυση
[20] και εν τω αποστρεφειν δικαιον απο των δικαιοσυνων αυτου και ποιηση παραπτωμα και δωσω την βασανον εις προσωπον αυτου αυτος αποθανειται οτι ου διεστειλω αυτω και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου αποθανειται διοτι ου μη μνησθωσιν αι δικαιοσυναι αυτου ας εποιησεν και το αιμα αυτου εκ της χειρος σου εκζητησω
[21] συ δε εαν διαστειλη τω δικαιω του μη αμαρτειν και αυτος μη αμαρτη ο δικαιος ζωη ζησεται οτι διεστειλω αυτω και συ την σεαυτου ψυχην ρυση
[22] και εγενετο επ εμε χειρ κυριου και ειπεν προς με αναστηθι και εξελθε εις το πεδιον και εκει λαληθησεται προς σε
[23] και ανεστην και εξηλθον εις το πεδιον και ιδου εκει δοξα κυριου ειστηκει καθως η ορασις και καθως η δοξα ην ειδον επι του ποταμου του χοβαρ και πιπτω επι προσωπον μου
[24] και ηλθεν επ εμε πνευμα και εστησεν με επι ποδας μου και ελαλησεν προς με και ειπεν μοι εισελθε και εγκλεισθητι εν μεσω του οικου σου
[25] και συ υιε ανθρωπου ιδου δεδονται επι σε δεσμοι και δησουσιν σε εν αυτοις και ου μη εξελθης εκ μεσου αυτων
[26] και την γλωσσαν σου συνδησω και αποκωφωθηση και ουκ εση αυτοις εις ανδρα ελεγχοντα διοτι οικος παραπικραινων εστιν
[27] και εν τω λαλειν με προς σε ανοιξω το στομα σου και ερεις προς αυτους ταδε λεγει κυριος ο ακουων ακουετω και ο απειθων απειθειτω διοτι οικος παραπικραινων εστιν