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Ezekiel 11:5

And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Caldron;   God Continued...;   Heart;   Holy Spirit;   Jaazaniah;   Pelatiah;   Prophets;   Sin;   Thompson Chain Reference - Concealment-Exposure;   Exposure;   Inspiration;   Prophets;   Secret Sins;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apocalyptic literature;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mind/reason;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pelatiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caldron;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pelati'ah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Caldron;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fall;   Foreknow;   Jaazaniah;   Prophecy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Holy Spirit;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 12;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me, “You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord says: That is what you are thinking, house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your mind.
Hebrew Names Version
The Spirit of the LORD fell on me, and he said to me, Speak, Thus says the LORD: Thus have you said, house of Yisra'el; for I know the things that come into your mind.
King James Version
And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord ; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
English Standard Version
And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the Lord : So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said to me, "Say, 'This is what the LORD says: "This is how you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.
New Century Version
Then the Spirit of the Lord entered me and told me to say: "This is what the Lord says: You have said these things, people of Israel, and I know what you are thinking.
Amplified Bible
Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said to me, "Say, 'Thus says the LORD, "This is what you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.
World English Bible
The Spirit of Yahweh fell on me, and he said to me, Speak, Thus says Yahweh: Thus have you said, house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Spirite of the Lord fell vpon me, and said vnto me, Speake, Thus saith the Lorde, O ye house of Israel, this haue ye said, and I know that which riseth vp of your mindes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said to me, "Say, 'Thus says the LORD, "So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the Spirit of Yahweh fell upon me, and He said to me, "Say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "So you say, house of Israel, for I know what comes up in your spirit.
Berean Standard Bible
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: "That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord 's Spirit took control of me and told me to tell these leaders: I, the Lord God, know what you leaders are saying.
Complete Jewish Bible
The Spirit of Adonai fell on me, and he said to me, "Say, ‘Here is what Adonai says: "What you are saying is correct, house of Isra'el; because I know how your minds work.
Darby Translation
And the Spirit of Jehovah fell on me, and said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; and the things that come into your mind, I know them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me. He said to me, "Tell them that this is what the Lord said: House of Israel, you are planning big things. But I know what you are thinking.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, Speak, Thus says the LORD God: Thus have you desired, O house of Israel; for I know the inclination of your thought.
Good News Translation
The spirit of the Lord took control of me, and the Lord told me to give the people this message: "People of Israel, I know what you are saying and what you are planning.
Lexham English Bible
And the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me, and he said to me, "Say, ‘thus says Yahweh: "This is what you think, house of Israel, and I myself know them, the thoughts of your spirit.
Literal Translation
And the Spirit of Jehovah fell on me and said to me, Speak, So says Jehovah: So you have said, house of Israel, for I Myself know the elevations of your spirit.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And with that, fell the sprete of the LORDE vpon me, and sayde vnto me: Speake, thus saieth the LORDE: On this maner haue yee spoke (O ye house of Israel) and I knowe the ymaginacios of youre hertes.
American Standard Version
And the Spirit of Jehovah fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said unto me: 'Speak: Thus saith the LORD: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
King James Version (1611)
And the Spirit of the Lord fell vpon me, and said vnto me, Speake, thus saith the Lord; Thus haue ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your minde, euery one of them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And with that fell the spirite of the Lorde vpon me, and sayde vnto me, Speake, thus saith the Lorde: On this maner haue ye spoken (O ye house of Israel) and I knowe the imaginations of your heartes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, say;
English Revised Version
And the spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith the LORD: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Spirit of the Lord felle in to me, and seide to me, Speke thou, The Lord seith these thingis, Ye hous of Israel spaken thus, and Y knewe the thouytis of youre herte;
Update Bible Version
And the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me, and he said to me, Speak, Thus says Yahweh: Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said to me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, [every one of] them.
New English Translation
Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me and said to me, "Say: This is what the Lord says: ‘This is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; I know what goes through your minds.
New King James Version
Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said to me, "Speak! "Thus says the LORD: "Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
New Living Translation
Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me, and he told me to say, "This is what the Lord says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds.
New Life Bible
Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me, and He said to me, "Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: "This is what you thought, O people of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
New Revised Standard
Then the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the Lord : This is what you think, O house of Israel; I know the things that come into your mind.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then fell upon me the Spirit of Yahweh, and he said unto me Say - Thus, saith Yahweh, Thus have ye said O house of Israel, Yea the things that come up on your spirit, know every one.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me: Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Thus have you spoken, O house of Israel, for I know the thoughts of your heart.
Revised Standard Version
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the LORD: So you think, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
Young's Literal Translation
And fall upon me doth the Spirit of Jehovah, and He saith unto me, `Say: Thus said Jehovah: Rightly ye have said, O house of Israel, And the steps of your spirit I have known.
THE MESSAGE
Then the Spirit of God came upon me and told me what to say: "This is what God says: ‘That's a fine public speech, Israel, but I know what you are thinking. You've murdered a lot of people in this city. The streets are piled high with corpses.'

Contextual Overview

1 And the wind, lifting me up, took me to the east doorway of the Lord's house, looking to the east: and at the door I saw twenty-five men; and among them I saw Jaazaniah, the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, rulers of the people. 2 Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town: 3 Who say, This is not the time for building houses: this town is the cooking-pot and we are the flesh. 4 For this cause be a prophet against them, be a prophet, O son of man. 5 And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me. 6 You have made great the number of your dead in this town, you have made its streets full of dead men. 7 For this reason the Lord has said: Your dead whom you have put down in its streets, they are the flesh, and this town is the cooking-pot: but I will make you come out from inside it. 8 You have been fearing the sword, and I will send the sword on you, says the Lord. 9 I will make you come out from inside the town and will give you up into the hands of men from other lands, and will be judge among you. 10 You will come to your death by the sword; and I will be your judge in the land of Israel; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Spirit: Ezekiel 2:2, Ezekiel 3:24, Ezekiel 3:27, Ezekiel 8:1, Numbers 11:25, Numbers 11:26, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:10, Acts 10:44, Acts 11:15

Speak: Ezekiel 2:4, Ezekiel 2:5, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:11, Isaiah 58:1

Thus have: Ezekiel 28:2, Ezekiel 29:3, Ezekiel 38:11, Psalms 50:21, Isaiah 28:15, Malachi 3:13, Malachi 3:14, Mark 3:22-30, James 3:6

for: Ezekiel 38:10, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 7:9, Psalms 139:2, Psalms 139:3, Jeremiah 16:17, Jeremiah 17:10, Mark 2:8, John 2:24, John 2:25, John 21:17, Hebrews 4:13, Revelation 2:23

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 20:32 - that which

Cross-References

Genesis 11:13
And after the birth of Shelah, Arpachshad went on living for four hundred and three years, and had sons and daughters:
Genesis 11:14
And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber:
Genesis 11:23
And after the birth of Nahor, Serug went on living for two hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
Genesis 11:24
And Nahor was twenty-nine years old when he became the father of Terah:
Genesis 18:21
I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.
Exodus 3:8
And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
Exodus 19:11
And by the third day let them be ready: for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai, before the eyes of all the people.
Exodus 19:18
And all the mountain of Sinai was smoking, for the Lord had come down on it in fire: and the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a great burning; and all the mountain was shaking.
Exodus 19:20
Then the Lord came down on to Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the Lord sent for Moses to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
Psalms 11:4
The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me,.... In an extraordinary manner, and afresh, and enlightened his mind, and showed him things that should come to pass; and filled him with boldness and courage to declare them. The Targum interprets it of the spirit of prophecy:

and said unto me, speak; what I shall show and put into thy mouth, that speak out; be not afraid, but boldly declare all that I give thee in commission to say:

thus saith the Lord, thus have ye said, O house of Israel; as in

Ezekiel 11:3; which perhaps was said in secret, and spoken privately, but known by the Lord; and it was not only the princes that said it, but the whole body of the people joined in with it, and agreed to it; though it is very probable they were influenced by the former:

for I know the things that come into your mind, [everyone of] them; not only their scoffing words, but the thoughts of their hearts; not one of them escaped the knowledge of God; the consideration of which should command an awe on men, and engage them to a watchfulness over their thoughts, words, and actions.


 
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