3:1 And he said to me, Son of Man, eat this
volume, and go and speak to the children of Israel.
3:2 So he opened my mouth, and caused me to eat the volume. And he said to
me, Son of man,
3:3 thy mouth shall eat, and thy belly shall be filled with this volume that
is given to thee. So I ate it; and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.
3:4 And he said to me, Son of man, go thy way, and go in to the house of
Israel, and speak my words to them.
3:5 For thou art not sent to a people of hard speech, [but] to the house of
Israel;
3:6 neither to many nations of other speech and other tongues, nor of harsh
language, whose words thou wouldest not understand: although if I [had] sent
thee to such, they would have hearkened to thee.
3:7 But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken to thee; for they
will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are stubborn and
hard-hearted.
3:8 And, behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and I will
strengthen thy power against their power.
3:9 And it shall be continually stronger than a rock: be not afraid of them,
neither be dismayed at their faces, because it is a provoking house.
3:10 And he said to me, Son of man, receive into thine heart all the words
that I have spoken to thee, and hear [them] with thine ears.
3:11 And go thy way, go in to the captivity, to the children of thy people,
and thou shalt speak to them, and say to them, Thus saith Yehovah; whether
they will hear, [or] whether they will forbear.
3:12 Then the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice [as] of a
great earthquake, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of Yehovah from his
place.
3:13 And I perceived the sound of the wings of the living creatures clapping
one to the other, and the sound of the wheels was near them, and the sound
of the earthquake.
3:14 And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of
my spirit; and the hand of Yehovah was mighty upon me.
3:15 Then I passed through the air and came into the captivity, and went
round [to] them that dwelt by the river of Chobar who were there; and I sat
there seven days, conversant in the midst of them.
3:16 And after the seven days the word of Yehovah came to me, saying, Son
of man,
3:17 I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel; and thou shalt hear
a word of my mouth, and shalt threaten them from me.
3:18 When I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou hast not
warned him, to give warning to the wicked, to turn from his ways, that he
should live; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I
require at thy hand.
3:19 But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, and
from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, and thou shalt
deliver thy soul.
3:20 And when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits a
trespass, and I shall bring punishment before him, he shall die, because
thou didst not warn him: he shall even die in his sins, because his
righteousness shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine
hand.
3:21 But if thou warn the righteous not to sin, and he sin not, the
righteous shall surely live, because thou hast warned him; and thou shalt
deliver thine own soul.
3:22 And the hand of Yehovah came upon me; and he said to me, Arise, and go
forth into the plain, and there shalt thou be spoken to.
3:23 And I arose, and went forth to the plain: and, behold, the glory of the
Lord stood there, according to the vision, and according to the glory of the
Lord, which I saw by the river of Chobar: and I fell on my face.
3:24 Then the Spirit came upon me, and set me on my feet, and spoke to me,
and said to me, Go in, and shut thyself up in the midst of thine house.
3:25 And thou, son of man, behold, bonds are prepared for thee, and they
shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not come forth of the midst of
them.
3:26 Also I will bind thy tongue, and thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be
to them a reprover: because it is a provoking house.
3:27 But when I speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to
them, Thus saith Yehovah, He that hears, let him hear; and he that is
disobedient, let him be disobedient: because it is a provoking house. |
3:1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man,
eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
3:2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
3:3 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.
3:4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel,
and speak with my words unto them.
3:5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard
language, but to the house of Israel;
3:6 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.
3:7 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.
3:8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy
forehead strong against their foreheads.
3:9 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.
3:10 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.
3:11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy
people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith Yehovah GOD; whether
they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
3:12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great
rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Yehovah from his place.
3:13 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.
3:14 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 Yehovah was strong upon me.
3:15 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.
3:16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Yehovah
came unto me, saying,
3:17 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.
3:18 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.
3:19 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.
3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and
commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block 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.
3:21 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.
3:22 And the hand of Yehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise,
go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
3:23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of
Yehovah stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I
fell on my face.
3:24 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.
3:25 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:
3:26 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.
3:27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say
unto them, Thus saith Yehovah GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he
that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. |