Ezekiel · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Ezekiel 3 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
1 And he said to me, Son of man, eat this volume, and go and speak to the children of Israel.
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 he opened my mouth, and caused me to eat the volume. And he said to me, Son of man,
2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the scroll.
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 honey.
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 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.
4 He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.
5 For thou art not sent to a people of hard speech, [but] to the house of Israel;
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 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.
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 be willing to hearken to thee; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are stubborn and hard-hearted.
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 And, behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and I will strengthen thy power against their power.
8 Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.
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.
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 And he said to me, Son of man, receive into thy heart all the words that I have spoken to thee, and hear [them] with thine ears.
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 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 the Lord; whether they will hear, [or] whether they will forbear.
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 took me up, and I heard behind me the voice [as] of a great earthquake, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of the Lord from his place.
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 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.
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 And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was mighty upon me.
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 passed through the air and came into the captivity, and went round [to] them that dwelt by the river of Chebar who were there; and I sat there seven days, conversant in the midst of them.
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 And after the seven days the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man,
16 At the end of seven days, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 thy hand.
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 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.
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 And the hand of the Lord came upon me; and he said to me, Arise, and go forth into the plain, and there shalt thou be spoken to.
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 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 Chebar: and I fell on my face.
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 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 thy house.
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 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.
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 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.
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 to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord, He that hears, let him hear; and he that is disobedient, let him be disobedient: because it is a provoking 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.”
Cross references (27)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Revelation 10:9–10; Ezekiel 3:17–21; Ezekiel 2:8–9; 1 Timothy 4:15; Ezekiel 3:15
- 2 Jeremiah 25:17; Acts 26:19
- 3 Jeremiah 15:16; Revelation 10:9–10; Psalm 119:103; Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 2:10–11
- 4 Matthew 15:24; Acts 1:8; Matthew 10:5–6; Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 3:11
- 5 Jonah 1:2; Isaiah 33:19; Ezekiel 3:6; Jonah 3:2–4; Isaiah 28:11
- 6 Matthew 11:20–24; Jonah 3:5–10; Matthew 12:41–42; Romans 9:30–33; Luke 11:30–32
- 7 Luke 10:16; 1 Samuel 8:7; John 15:20–24; Ezekiel 2:4; Jeremiah 44:16
- 8 Jeremiah 1:18; Acts 7:51–56; Micah 3:8; Hebrews 11:27; Exodus 11:4–8
- 9 Ezekiel 2:6; Jeremiah 1:8; Isaiah 50:7; Isaiah 41:10; Zechariah 7:12
- 10 Job 22:22; Psalm 119:11; Luke 8:15; Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 3:1–3
- 11 Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 33:2; Ezekiel 2:5; Ezekiel 3:27; Ezekiel 33:17
- 12 Acts 8:39; Ezekiel 8:3; Acts 2:2; Ezekiel 11:1; 1 Kings 18:12
- 13 Ezekiel 1:24; Ezekiel 10:16–17; Ezekiel 10:5; Ezekiel 1:15; 2 Samuel 5:24
- 14 2 Kings 3:15; Jeremiah 20:7–9; Ezekiel 37:1; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 1:3
- 15 Psalm 137:1; Job 2:13; Ezekiel 1:1; Genesis 50:10; Habakkuk 3:16
- 16 Jeremiah 42:7
- 17 Hebrews 13:17; 2 Chronicles 19:10; Isaiah 52:8; Colossians 1:28; Jeremiah 6:17
- 18 Ezekiel 33:6; James 5:19–20; Ezekiel 3:20; Acts 20:26–27; Ezekiel 33:8–10
- 19 Ezekiel 33:9; Ezekiel 14:20; 1 Timothy 4:16; Hebrews 12:25; Ezekiel 14:14
- 20 Ezekiel 18:24; Ezekiel 33:12–13; Ezekiel 18:26; Hebrews 10:38; Ezekiel 3:18
- 21 1 Timothy 4:16; James 5:20; 1 Corinthians 4:14; Proverbs 9:9; Titus 2:15
- 22 Acts 9:6; Ezekiel 8:4; Ezekiel 37:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:14
- 23 Ezekiel 1:28; Revelation 1:17; Acts 7:55; Numbers 16:42; Daniel 8:17
- 24 Ezekiel 2:2; Daniel 10:19; Daniel 10:8–10; Ezekiel 37:10; Ezekiel 4:1–4
- 25 Ezekiel 4:8; Acts 20:23; Acts 21:11–13; Acts 9:16; John 21:18
- 26 Ezekiel 24:27; Luke 1:20–22; Psalm 51:15; Micah 3:6–7; Amos 8:11–12
- 27 Ezekiel 12:2–3; Ezekiel 24:27; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 29:21; Ezekiel 33:32
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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That watchman, "got out from thence," to whom it was I said, "I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel." For it was told him "If thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his way, that wicked one shall die in his iniquity, and thou shalt deliver thy soul." This if …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel." For it was told him "If thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his way, that wicked one shall die in his iniquity, and thou shalt deliver thy soul." This if he do, he "goes out from him," not by a bodily separation, but …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)