Ezekiel 3:25

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And you, son of man, behold, they will bind you with ropes, so you cannot go out among the people.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה נָתְנ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ עֲבוֹתִ֔ים וַאֲסָר֖וּךָ בָּהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א תֵצֵ֖א בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

Transliteration

And you weʾattāh ben-ʾādām, behold hinnēh they will put nāṯenû upon you ʿālêḵā ʿăḇôṯîm and bind waʾăsārûḵā you with them bāhem; and not welōʾ you shall go out ṯēṣēʾ among them beṯôḵām.

Grammar Details

• *weʾattāh*: conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - and you
• *ben-ʾādām*: construct state - son of man
• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold
• *nāṯenû*: Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they will put
• *ʿālêḵā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon you
• *ʿăḇôṯîm*: masculine plural noun - ropes/cords
• *waʾăsārûḵā*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and they will bind you
• *bāhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - with them
• *welōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *ṯēṣēʾ*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall go out
• *beṯôḵām*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - among them

Word Meanings

• *ben-ʾādām*: son of man/human/mortal one
• *hinnēh*: behold/look/see
• *nāṯenû*: they will put/place/set
• *ʿăḇôṯîm*: ropes/cords/bands
• *waʾăsārûḵā*: and they will bind you/tie you/restrict you
• *ṯēṣēʾ*: you shall go out/exit/depart
• *tôḵ*: midst/middle/inside of

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon you, and they shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde (O thou sonne off man) there shall chaynes be brought for the, to bynde the wt all, so that thou shalt not escape out off the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thou, O sonne of man, beholde, they shall put bandes vpon thee, and shall binde thee with them, and thou shalt not goe out among them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde O thou sonne of man, they haue prepared bandes against thee, and they wyll binde thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands on you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou, son of man, lo, they have put on thee thick bands, and have bound thee with them, and thou goest not forth in their midst;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But see, O son of man, I will put bands on you, prisoning you in them, and you will not go out among them:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands on you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 4:8 : 8 I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.
• Mark 3:21 : 21 When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."
• John 21:18 : 18 'Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.'
• Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."
• Acts 20:23 : 23 'Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that chains and afflictions await me.'
• Acts 21:11-13 : 11 He came to us, took Paul’s belt, and tied his own hands and feet with it. He said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’” 12 When we heard this, we and the local believers pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”