Ezekiel 3:4

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God speaks directly to Ezekiel immediately after the prophet finishes eating the scroll. He commands the prophet to travel to the house of Israel and deliver divine speech.

The words — The imperative לֶךְ (lekh) and the noun בֵּית (beit) form the core command to "go" to the "house of Israel." These terms establish the directed movement and specific audience of the commission.

The thread — This commission to the house of Israel echoes the restricted mission in Matthew 15:24 and contrasts with the expanded witness mandate in Acts 1:8. It directly continues the prophetic sending described in Ezekiel 2:3.

Why it lands — The text requires immediate obedience to a specific geographic and ethnic assignment. A reader must recognize that prophetic authority depends on delivering the exact words received, not personal invention.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said אֵלָ֑י'e.La/ito/ me בֶּן־ben-O son of אָדָ֗ם'a.Damhumankind לֶךְ־lekh-go בֹּא֙bo'go אֶל־'el-to בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve./di.bar.Taand/ you will speak בִדְבָרַ֖יvi/d.va.Ra/iwith/ words/ my אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei./Hemto/ them

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Matthew 15:24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Ezekiel 2:3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
Ezekiel 2:7 But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
Ezekiel 3:11 Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.