Ezekiel 3:11 (LSB)

Passage

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.’”

Nearby Context

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.”

Ezekiel 3:13 And I heard the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "exiles", "sons", "people", "shall", "speak", "whether", and "listen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "exiles", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Moreover He said to me Son of..." into verse 12's "Then the Spirit lifted me up and...", so "come" and "exiles" 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 "come" and "exiles" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.