Ezekiel 3:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם לֶךְ־בֹּא֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ בִדְבָרַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to me, ben-ʾādām, lek-bōʾ to bêt yiśrāʾēl and wedibbartā with my bidḇārây to them.

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ben-ʾādām*: construct state - son of man
*lek-bōʾ*: Qal imperative + Qal imperative - go, come
*bêt*: construct state - house of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*wedibbartā*: waw + Piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall speak
*bidḇārây*: preposition + noun with 1st person singular suffix - with my words

Word Meanings

*wayyōʾmer*: and he said/spoke/commanded
*ben-ʾādām*: son of man/human/mortal one
*lek-bōʾ*: go, come/enter/approach
*wedibbartā*: and you shall speak/talk/declare
*bidḇārây*: with my words/sayings/commands

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ezek 2:3 : 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
Ezek 2:7 : 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Ezek 3:11 : 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.
Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matt 15:24 : 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Acts 1:8 : 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ezek 3:1-3
3 verses
87%
1Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that 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.
Ezek 3:10-11
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10Moreover 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.
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Ezek 3:5-6
2 verses
84%
5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
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Ezek 2:1-4
4 verses
81%
1And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
2And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
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4For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
Ezek 3:16-17
2 verses
80%
16And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Ezek 2:7-8
2 verses
80%
7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
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Ezek 11:4
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Ezek 40:4
79%
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Ezek 21:1-2
2 verses
79%
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Ezek 3:24-27
4 verses
78%
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26And 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.
27But 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.
Ezek 14:2
78%
2And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 33:7
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7So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ezek 17:1-2
2 verses
78%
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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23Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 6:1-2
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1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Ezek 12:1
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1The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
Ezek 3:22
77%
22And 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.
Ezek 22:17
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17And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 12:8-9
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77%
8And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
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Ezek 14:12
77%
12The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
Ezek 13:1
76%
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Ezek 22:1
76%
1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 34:1
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1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 37:15
75%
15The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezek 43:6
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6And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
Ezek 30:1
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1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezek 12:26
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26Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Jer 1:7
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7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Ezek 11:14
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14Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 12:3
75%
3Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
Ezek 35:1
75%
1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezek 22:23
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Ezek 38:1
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Ezek 12:17
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17Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,