Ezekiel 3:16

Ezekiel’s Task as Watchman

16 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 3:16 in Other Translations

16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

16 And at the end of seven days, the word of the LORD came to me:

16 After seven days the LORD gave me a message. He said,

16 At the end of the seven days, I received this Message from God:

16 Now at the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 3:16

And it came to pass at the end of seven days
Some think it was on the sabbath day he had the following declaration made to him, and instructions given him; but this is not certain; nor does it follow, or to be concluded, from such a way of speaking: that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying;
the Targum is,

``the word of prophecy from before the Lord.''

Ezekiel 3:16 In-Context

14 The Spirit then 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 on me.

15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—deeply distressed.

16 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me:

17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.

18 When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 42:7