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Contemporary English Version

Ezekiel 11:5

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.

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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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 The Lord 's Spirit lifted me up and took me to the east gate of the temple, where I saw twenty-five men, including the two leaders, Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah. 2 The Lord said, "Ezekiel, son of man, these men are making evil plans and giving dangerous advice to the people of Jerusalem. 3 They say things like, ‘Let's build more houses. This city is like a cooking pot over a fire, and we are the meat, but at least the pot keeps us from being burned in the fire.' 4 So, Ezekiel, condemn them!" 5 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. 6 You have murdered so many people that the city is filled with dead bodies! 7 This city is indeed a cooking pot, but the bodies of those you killed are the meat. And so I will force you to leave Jerusalem, 8 and I'll send armies to attack you, just as you fear. 9 Then you will be captured and punished by foreign enemies. 10 You will be killed in your own country, but not before you realize that I, the Lord , have done these things.

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
Arpachshad had more children and died at the age of four hundred thirty-eight.
Genesis 11:14
When Shelah was thirty, he had a son named Eber.
Genesis 11:23
Serug had more children and died at the age of two hundred thirty.
Genesis 11:24
When Nahor was twenty-nine, he had a son named Terah.
Genesis 18:21
Now I am going down to see for myself if those people really are that bad. If they aren't, I want to know about it."
Exodus 3:8
and I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians. I will bring my people out of Egypt into a country where there is good land, rich with milk and honey. I will give them the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.
Exodus 19:11
and be ready by the day after tomorrow, when I will come down to Mount Sinai, where all of them can see me.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had come down in a flaming fire. Smoke poured out of the mountain just like a furnace, and the whole mountain shook.
Exodus 19:20
The Lord came down to the top of Mount Sinai and told Moses to meet him there.
Psalms 11:4
The Lord is sitting in his sacred temple on his throne in heaven. He knows everything we do because he sees us all.

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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