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And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—deeply distressed. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I was overwhelmed and sat among them for seven days. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling. And I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there for seven days where they were living, causing consternation among them. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there seven days where they were living, causing consternation among them. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Telabib, and I sat there seven days where they were living, causing consternation among them. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there seven days where they were living, causing consternation among them. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the River Chebar at Tel Abib. I sat there for seven days [in the place] where they were living, overwhelmed with astonishment [by my vision and the work before me]. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were living by the Chebar Canal, and I sat there among them stunned for seven days. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were living by the Chebar Canal, and I sat there among them stunned for seven days. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When I was back with the others living at Abib Hill near the Chebar River, I sat among them for seven days, shocked at what had happened to me. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there astonied among them seven days. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I went to Tel Abib, to the exiles who lived by the Chebar River. I sat there among them for seven days. I was stunned. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> So I came to Tel Abib beside the Chebar River, where the exiles were living, and for seven days I stayed there, overcome by what I had seen and heard. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> I came to the exiles at Tel-abib by the Chebar River and sat down among them for seven days, appalled. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed. <a href="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> I came to the exiles at Tel Abib, who lived by the Kebar River. I sat dumbfounded among them there, where they were living, for seven days. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then I came to them of the exiles at Tel Aviv, that lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Kebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. <a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I come to the expulsion, at Tel-Ahib, who are dwelling at the river Chebar, and where they are dwelling I also dwell [for] seven days, causing astonishment in their midst. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I come in unto the Removed, at Tel-Ahib, who are dwelling at the river Chebar, and where they are dwelling I also dwell seven days, causing astonishment in their midst. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I shall go to the captivity, the hill of the green ears, those dwelling at the river Chebar, and where they are sitting there, I shall sit there seven days, being astonished in the midst of them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I came to them of the captivity, to the heap of new corn, to them that dwelt by the river Chobar, and I sat where they sat: and I remained there seven days mourning in the midst of them. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I went to those of the transmigration, to the stockpile of new crops, to those who were living beside the river Chebar. And I sat where they were sitting. And I remained there for seven days, while mourning in their midst. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus I came to the exiles who lived at Tel-abib by the river Chebar; and there where they dwelt, I stayed among them distraught for seven days. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who lived by the river Chebar. And I sat there among them, stunned, for seven days.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then I came to the exiles at Tel-akib, who dwelt by the river Chebar, and I stayed there astonished among them seven days. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I entered the captivity at Telakiv that dwelt on the River Kebar, and I dwelt there seven days, as I was speechless among them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I remained there appalled among them seven days. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=534" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Ezekiel Eats the Scroll</a> …14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me. 15<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wā·’ā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: hag·gō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">the exiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/8512.htm" title="8512: têl Hill of grain, a place in Bab. From tel and 'abiyb; mound of green growth; Tel-Abib, a place in Chaldaea."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8512.htm" title="8512: ’ā·ḇîḇ (N-proper-fs) -- Hill of grain, a place in Bab. From tel and 'abiyb; mound of green growth; Tel-Abib, a place in Chaldaea.">at Tel-abib</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who dwelt</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: nə·har- (N-msc) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">the River</a> <a href="/hebrew/3529.htm" title="3529: kə·ḇār (N-proper-fs) -- A river of Bab. The same as kbar; length; Kebar, a river of Mesopotamia.">Kebar.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">And for seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wå̄·ʾă·šɛr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">I sat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šə·ḇîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wā·’ê·šêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and remained</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</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 them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: maš·mîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">overwhelmed.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Jeremiah 29:7</a> Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.” <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Lamentations 3:28-29</a> Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him. / Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope. <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Daniel 4:19</a> For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies! <a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4</a> When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a> 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. <a href="/acts/17-16.htm">Acts 17:16</a> While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols. <a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a> When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Acts 20:31</a> Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. <a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Romans 9:2-3</a> I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. / For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, <a href="/2_corinthians/11-29.htm">2 Corinthians 11:29</a> Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief? <a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">1 Corinthians 9:19-22</a> Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. / To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. / To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. ... <a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18</a> For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">1 Peter 3:8</a> Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelled by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.that dwelt<a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Ezekiel 3:23</a> Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.<a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a> Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.<a href="/ezekiel/10-15.htm">Ezekiel 10:15</a> And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.sat<a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Genesis 50:10</a> And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.<a href="/job/2-13.htm">Job 2:13</a> So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.<a href="/psalms/137-1.htm">Psalm 137:1</a> By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Abib</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">Astonied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Chebar</a> <a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Consternation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Kebar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">River</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Tel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/13-4.htm">Abib</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Astonied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Chebar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm">Consternation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Kebar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">River</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-16.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">Tel</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </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>I came to the exiles The phrase "I came to the exiles" indicates Ezekiel's physical movement towards the people of Israel who were in captivity in Babylon. The Hebrew word for "exiles" is "גּוֹלָה" (golah), which refers to those who have been taken away from their homeland. This highlights the historical context of the Babylonian Exile, a period of great trial and transformation for the Israelites. Ezekiel's journey to the exiles signifies his role as a prophet sent by God to minister to His people in their time of distress, emphasizing God's continued presence and concern for His people even in foreign lands.at Tel-abib "Tel-abib" is a location mentioned only in the book of Ezekiel, and its exact historical and archaeological identification remains uncertain. The name "Tel-abib" can be translated as "mound of ears of grain," suggesting a place of fertility or harvest. This could symbolize hope and future restoration for the exiles, as God often uses agricultural imagery to convey His promises of renewal and blessing. The mention of a specific location underscores the reality of the exile and the tangible nature of God's message through Ezekiel.who were dwelling by the Kebar River The "Kebar River" is a canal near the city of Nippur in Babylon, where many of the Jewish exiles settled. The mention of the Kebar River situates Ezekiel's ministry in a real geographical context, reminding readers of the historical reality of the Babylonian captivity. The river may also symbolize the flow of God's word and presence among His people, even in a foreign land. It serves as a reminder that God's reach is not limited by geography, and His care extends to His people wherever they are.And I sat among them for seven days The act of sitting among the exiles for "seven days" is significant. In Hebrew culture, the number seven often represents completeness or perfection. Ezekiel's seven-day period of sitting among the people can be seen as a time of complete identification with their suffering and a period of preparation for his prophetic ministry. This time of silence and observation allowed Ezekiel to fully understand the condition of the people and the gravity of the message he was to deliver. It reflects the importance of empathy and patience in ministry, as well as the need for spiritual preparation before undertaking God's work.overwhelmed The word "overwhelmed" captures Ezekiel's emotional and spiritual state after witnessing the condition of the exiles. The Hebrew word used here is "מֵשׁוֹמֵם" (meshomem), which can also mean "astonished" or "desolate." This reaction underscores the weight of the prophetic calling and the deep compassion Ezekiel felt for his people. It highlights the seriousness of the message he was to deliver and the profound impact of God's revelation on the prophet. This emotional response is a testament to the genuine burden of a prophet and the heart of God for His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) I came to them of the captivity at Telabib.--Ezekiel now leaves the place where he had been, and comes to Tel-abib, which is described as still by the same "river of Chebar," and which signifies the "mound of ears (of grain)," and was probably a place of especial fruitfulness, but which cannot be further identified. It appears to have been the central place of the captivity.I sat where they sat is an expression of so much difficulty in the Hebrew, that it has given rise to various readings in the manuscripts, and to a marginal correction which has been followed by the English. Probably the vowel-pointing of the first word should be changed, and it will then read, "and I saw where they sat."Remained there astonished among them seven days.--Comp. <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm" title="Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate you, and the interpretation thereof to your enemies.">Daniel 4:19</a>; <a href="/context/ezra/9-3.htm" title="And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonished.">Ezra 9:3-4</a>. The word implies a fixed and determined silence. "To be silent was the characteristic of mourners (<a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm" title="He sits alone and keeps silence, because he has borne it on him.">Lamentations 3:28</a>); to sit, their proper attitude (<a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm" title="And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit on the ground.">Isaiah 3:26</a>; <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm" title="How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!">Lamentations 1:1</a>); seven days, the set time of mourning (<a href="/job/2-13.htm" title="So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him: for they saw that his grief was very great.">Job 2:13</a>)." By this act the prophet shows his deep sympathy with his people in their affliction. This week of silent meditation among those to whom he was commissioned to speak corresponds, as already said, to the week of the consecration of his fathers to their priestly office (Leviticus 8). Such a season of retirement and thought has been given to other great religious leaders--to Moses, in his forty years of exile; to Elijah, in his forty days in Mount Horeb (<a href="/context/1_kings/19-4.htm" title="But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.">1Kings 19:4-8</a>); to St. Paul, in his journey to Arabia (<a href="/galatians/1-17.htm" title="Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.">Galatians 1:17</a>); and to our Lord Himself, when He went into the wilderness after His baptism. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - At Tel-Abib, etc., We now enter on the first scene of the prophet's ministry. The LXX. leaves the proper name. The Vulgate rightly translates it as acervus novarum frugum, the "mound of ears of corn" (the meaning appears in the name of the Passover month, Abib). Luther gives, strangely enough, "where the almond trees stood, in the mouth Abib"). Jerome's suggestion, that here also there was a nomen et omen. and that those who shared Ezekiel's exile were regarded as the "firstfruits" of the future, is at least ingenious, and finds some support in <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5, 6</a>. The place has not been identified, and its position depends on that of the river with which it is connected (see note on Ezekiel 1:1). The word "Tel" is commonly applied to the mounds formed out of masses of ruins, which are common all over the plains of Mesopotamia. The name in this case may suggest that the earth had gathered over it, and that it was cultivated. I sat where they sat, etc. The ministry begins not with speech, but silence. Our Western habits hardly enable us to enter into the impressiveness of such a procedure. The conduct of Job's friends (<a href="/job/2-13.htm">Job 2:13</a>) presents a parallel, and as Ezekiel seems to have known that book (<a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14, 20</a>), he may have been influenced by it. Like actions meet us in <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3-5</a>; <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Daniel 4:19</a>. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I came וָאָב֨וֹא (wā·’ā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the exiles הַגּוֹלָ֜ה (hag·gō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> Exile, exiles at Tel-abib אָ֠בִיב (’ā·ḇîḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8512.htm">Strong's 8512: </a> Tel-abib -- 'hill of grain', a place in Babylon who dwelt הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry by אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the River נְהַר־ (nə·har-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> A stream, prosperity Kebar. כְּבָר֙ (kə·ḇār) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3529.htm">Strong's 3529: </a> Chebar -- a river of Babylon And for seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I sat וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב (wā·’ê·šêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that where שָׁ֑ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither they sat יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים (yō·wō·šə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and remained וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב (wā·’ê·šêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there שָׁ֛ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither among them, בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre overwhelmed. מַשְׁמִ֥ים (maš·mîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Ezekiel 3:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:15 Then I came to them (Ezek. 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