Ezekiel 3:16 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:14 And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.

Ezekiel 3:15 And I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I sat there astonied among them seven days.

Ezekiel 3:16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 3:17 Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Ezekiel 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, that he may live: the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "seven", "days", "word", "jehovah", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And I came to them of the..." into verse 17's "Son of man I have appointed thee...", so "came" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.