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you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There, son of man, you will be tied with ropes so you cannot go out among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you, O son of man, behold, cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as for you, son of man, they will put ropes around you and bind you with them so that you do not go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now as for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so you cannot go out among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will be tied up to keep you inside, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People will tie you up with ropes, son of man, so that you can't go outside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will be tied with ropes, mortal man, and you will not be able to go out in public. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now pay attention! They're going to bind you with ropes, tying you up right in their midst, so you won't be able to circulate freely among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But you, son of man, look, they shall lay bands on you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you, son of man, behold, they have put thick bands on you, and have bound you with them, and you do not go forth in their midst;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou, son of man, lo, they have put on thee thick bands, and have bound thee with them, and thou goest not forth in their midst;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou, son of man; behold, they gave bands upon thee, and they bound thee with them, and thou shalt not go forth in the midst of them:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou, O son of man, behold they shall put bands upon thee, and they shall bind thee with them: and thou shalt not go forth from the midst of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And as for you, son of man, behold: they shall put chains upon you and bind you with them. And you shall not go out from their midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, know that they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As for you, mortal, cords shall be placed on you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you, O Son of man, behold, they shall put chains upon you, and shall bind you with them, that you cannot go out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you, son of man, behold, they shall cast chains upon you and they shall bind you in them that you will not go out among them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But thou, son of man, behold, bands shall be put upon thee, and thou shalt be bound with them, and thou shalt not go out among them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=656" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">A Watchman for Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">And you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">they will tie</a> <a href="/hebrew/5688.htm" title="5688: ‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm (N-cp) -- Cord, rope, cordage. Or rabowth; or tabothah; the same as aboth; something intwined, i.e. A string, wreath or foliage.">with ropes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: wa·’ă·sā·rū·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp:: 2ms) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">and you will be bound</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that you cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among the people.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a></span><br />If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-22.htm">Acts 20:22-23</a></span><br />And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. / I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17-19</a></span><br />Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. / Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. / They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15-16</a></span><br />“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel. / I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-11.htm">Acts 21:11-14</a></span><br />Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’” / When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. / Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16-17</a></span><br />Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. / I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14</a></span><br />For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4-7</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. / The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back. / I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19-20</a></span><br />But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Jeremiah 13:15-17</a></span><br />Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken. / Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness. / But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-8.htm">2 Timothy 1:8</a></span><br />So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Isaiah 8:11-13</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people: / “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. / The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-39.htm">John 12:39-41</a></span><br />For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” / Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm">Jeremiah 7:27-28</a></span><br />When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer. / Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands on you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8</a></b></br> And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/3-21.htm">Mark 3:21</a></b></br> And when his friends heard <i>of it</i>, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18</a></b></br> Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry <i>thee</i> whither thou wouldest not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-53.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Tie</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-4.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-15.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Tie</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And you, son of man</b><br />The phrase "son of man" is a title used frequently in the book of Ezekiel, emphasizing the prophet's humanity and his role as a representative of the people. In Hebrew, "ben adam" underscores the connection between Ezekiel and the rest of humanity, highlighting his role as a mediator between God and Israel. This title also foreshadows the use of "Son of Man" in the New Testament, where it is applied to Jesus Christ, emphasizing His incarnation and identification with humanity.<p><b>behold</b><br />The word "behold" is a call to attention, urging the listener or reader to pay close attention to what follows. In Hebrew, the word "hinneh" serves as a divine spotlight, indicating the importance of the message. It is a reminder that the events described are not merely historical but carry spiritual significance, demanding reflection and understanding.<p><b>they will put ropes around you</b><br />The imagery of "ropes" suggests restraint and limitation. In the historical context, this could symbolize the opposition Ezekiel faced from his contemporaries who were resistant to his prophetic message. Spiritually, it represents the constraints placed upon those who are called to deliver God's message, often facing societal or spiritual opposition. The ropes signify the challenges and trials that come with obedience to God's call.<p><b>and bind you with them</b><br />The act of binding further emphasizes the theme of restriction. In Hebrew culture, binding was often associated with captivity or punishment. For Ezekiel, this binding is both literal and symbolic, representing the spiritual bondage of Israel due to their disobedience. It also reflects the cost of discipleship, where the prophet is bound by his commitment to God's word, regardless of personal freedom.<p><b>so you cannot go out among the people</b><br />This phrase highlights the isolation that often accompanies prophetic ministry. Ezekiel's inability to "go out among the people" signifies the separation required to maintain spiritual integrity and focus on God's message. Historically, prophets were often set apart, both physically and spiritually, to deliver God's word without the influence of societal pressures. This separation underscores the holiness and distinctiveness required of those who serve as God's messengers.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">They shall put bands upon thee.</span>--Ezekiel's contemporary prophet, Jeremiah, was actually thrown into prison in Judaea, and even into a foul dungeon (<a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm" title="Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.">Jeremiah 37:21</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm" title="Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.">Jeremiah 38:6</a>); but nothing of this kind is to be understood here. There is no trace of such treatment throughout the book, nor is it likely that it would have been suffered by Nebuchadnezzar among his captives, or possible under the administration of Daniel. Besides, a similar laying of bands upon him (although for a different purpose) is mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm" title="And, behold, I will lay bands on you, and you shall not turn you from one side to another, till you have ended the days of your siege.">Ezekiel 4:8</a>, which must necessarily be understood figuratively. The compulsion described in this and the following verse was a moral one. Ezekiel's countrymen, especially during the period of his warnings until the destruction of Jerusalem, should so absolutely refuse to hear him, that it would become practically impossible for him to declare his prophecies; he would be as if he were bound.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall put bands</span> <span class="cmt_word">upon thee,</span> etc. Did the warning mean that the prophet's hearers would treat him as the men of Jerusalem treated Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/32-3.htm">Jeremiah 32:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Jeremiah 33:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a>)? Of this, at all events, we have no record, and so far we are led to the other alternative of taking the words (as in <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8</a>) in a figurative sense. The prophet would feel, as he stood in the presence of the rebellious house, as tongue tied, bound hand and foot by their hardness of heart, teaching by strange and startling signs only, and, it may be, writing his prophecies. In <a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Ezekiel 24:27</a>, four years later, and again in <a href="/ezekiel/29-21.htm">Ezekiel 29:21</a>, we have a distinct reference to a long period of such protracted silence. We may compare, as in some sense parallel, the silence of Zacharias (<a href="/luke/1-22.htm">Luke 1:22</a>). That silence unbroken for nine months was a sign to those who "were looking for redemption in Jerusalem," more eloquent than speech. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And you,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will tie</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתְנ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with ropes,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבוֹתִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5688.htm">Strong's 5688: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something intwined, a string, wreath, foliage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will be bound</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲסָר֖וּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·sā·rū·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that you cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go out</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵצֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among [the people].</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:25 But you son of man behold they (Ezek. 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