He said to me, “Mortal, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this very day.
Ezekiel 3:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He said to me, “O mortal, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HE SAID to me, Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll; then go and speak to the house of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel. Common English Bible Then he said to me: Human one, eat this thing that you’ve found. Eat this scroll and go, speak to the house of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to me: "Son of man, eat whatever you will find; eat this scroll, and, going forth, speak to the sons of Israel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to me: Son of man, eat all that thou shalt find: eat this book and go speak to the children of Israel. |
He said to me, “Mortal, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this very day.
I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who lived by the River Chebar. And I sat there among them, stunned, for seven days.
Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.
Then I said, ‘See, I have come to do your will, O God’ (in the scroll of the book it is written of me).”