Passage
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and listen with your ears.
Ezekiel 3:10 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Ezekiel 3:8 Behold, I have made your face as strong as their faces and your forehead as strong as their foreheads.
Ezekiel 3:9 Like diamond stronger than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.”
Ezekiel 3:10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and listen with your ears.
Ezekiel 3:11 And go now, come to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and you shall speak to them and say to them, whether they listen or whether they refuse, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh.’”
Ezekiel 3:12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of Yahweh in His place.”
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "moreover", "said", "take", "heart", "words", "speak", "listen", and "ears". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moreover" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Like diamond stronger than flint I have..." into verse 11's "And go now come to the exiles...", so "moreover" and "said" 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 "moreover" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.