Ezekiel 3:1

3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you ¹  – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 29:21

29:21 On that day I will make Israel powerful, ²  and I will give you the right to be heard ³  among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 3:11

3:11 Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, ⁴  and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”

[3:1]  ¹ tn Heb “eat what you find.”

[29:21]  ² tn Heb “I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel.” The horn is used as a figure for military power in the OT (Ps 92:10). A similar expression is made about the Davidic dynasty in Ps 132:17.

[29:21]  ³ tn Heb “I will grant you an open mouth.”

[3:11]  ³ tn Heb “to the sons of your people.”