Ezekiel 3:11 (GNV)

Passage

And goe and enter to them that are led away captiues vnto the children of thy people, and speake vnto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God: but surely they will not heare, neither will they in deede cease.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:9 I haue made thy forehead as the adamant, and harder then the flint: feare them not therefore, neither be afraid at their lookes: for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 3:10 He said moreouer vnto me, Sonne of man, receiue in thine heart al my words that I speake vnto thee, and heare them with thine eares,

Ezekiel 3:11 And goe and enter to them that are led away captiues vnto the children of thy people, and speake vnto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God: but surely they will not heare, neither will they in deede cease.

Ezekiel 3:12 Then the spirite tooke me vp, and I heard behinde me a noise of a great russhing, saying, Blessed be ye glorie of the Lord out of his place.

Ezekiel 3:13 I heard also the noyse of the wings of the beasts, that touched one another, and the ratling of the wheeles that were by them, euen a noyse of a great russhing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "enter", "away", "captiues", "vnto", "children", "people", and "speake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "enter" and "away", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "He said moreouer vnto me Sonne of..." into verse 12's "Then the spirite tooke me vp and...", so "enter" and "away" 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 "enter" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.