Ezekiel 3:11 (DRB)

Passage

And go get thee in to them of the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak to them, and shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If so be they will hear, and will forbear.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:9 I have made thy face like an adamant and like flint: fear them not, neither be thou dismayed at their presence: for they are a provoking house.

Ezekiel 3:10 And he said to me: Son of man, receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears, all the words that I speak to thee:

Ezekiel 3:11 And go get thee in to them of the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak to them, and shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If so be they will hear, and will forbear.

Ezekiel 3:12 And the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying: Blessed be the glory of the Lord, from his place.

Ezekiel 3:13 The noise of the wings of the living creatures striking one against another, and the noise of the wheels following the living creatures, and the noise of a great commotion.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "captivity", "children", "people", "thou", "shalt", and "speak". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thee" and "captivity", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And he said to me Son of..." into verse 12's "And the spirit took me up and...", so "thee" and "captivity" 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 "thee" and "captivity" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.