Ezekiel 3:11 (YLT)

Passage

and go, enter in unto the Removed, unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast spoken unto them, and hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: whether they hear, or whether they forbear.'

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:9 As an adamant harder than a rock I have made thy forehead; thou dost not fear them, nor art thou affrighted before them, for a rebellious house <FI>are<Fi> they.'

Ezekiel 3:10 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, all My words, that I speak unto thee, receive with thy heart, and with thine ears hear;

Ezekiel 3:11 and go, enter in unto the Removed, unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast spoken unto them, and hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: whether they hear, or whether they forbear.'

Ezekiel 3:12 And lift me up doth a spirit, and I hear behind me a noise, a great rushing--`Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the honour of Jehovah from His place!' --

Ezekiel 3:13 even a noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and a noise of the wheels over-against them, even a noise of a great rushing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "enter", "removed", "sons", "people", "thou", "hast", and "spoken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "enter" and "removed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And He saith unto me Son of..." into verse 12's "And lift me up doth a spirit...", so "enter" and "removed" 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 "removed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.