Ezekiel 3:11 (KJV)

Passage

And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 3:10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

Ezekiel 3:11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

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

Ezekiel 3:13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "captivity", "children", "people", "speak", "tell", "thus", and "saith". 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 "Moreover he said unto me Son of..." into verse 12's "Then 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.