Ezekiel 3:15 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 3:15

I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.

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ASV

Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

KJV

Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel (420)

(Verse 15) For the hand of the Lord was with me, strengthening me. And I came to the exile at the heap of new fruits, to those who lived by the river Chebar. And I sat where they sat, and I stayed there for seven days mourning among them. LXX: And the hand of the Lord became strong upon me, and I entered into captivity exalted. And I went around the inhabitants of the river Chebar who were there, and I sat there for seven days dwelling among them.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Tel-abib - , on the river Chebar was the chief seat of the Jewish exiles in Babylonia. The name “Tel-abib” (“mount of ears of corn”) was probably given on account of its fertility. I sat where they sat - Rather, “And I saw them sitting there and I sat there.” Astonished - Rather, silent, with fixed and determined silence (compare Ezr 9:3-4). “To be silent” was characteristic of mourners Lam 3:28; “to sit” their proper attitude Isa 3:26; Lam 1:1; “seven days” the set time of mourning Job 2:13.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I sat, &c.--This is the Hebrew Margin reading. The text is rather, "I beheld them sitting there" [GESENIUS]; or, "And those that were settled there," namely, the older settlers, as distinguished from the more recent ones alluded to in the previous clause. The ten tribes had been long since settled on the Chabor or Habor (2Ki 17:6) [HAVERNICK].

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאָב֨וֹא	va.'a.Vo'	and I came	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַגּוֹלָ֜ה	ha.go.Lah	the exile[s]	H1473 →
תֵּ֣ל	tel	Tel	H8512 →
אָ֠בִיב	'A.viv	Abib	H8512 →
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים	hai.yo.she.Vim	who were dwelling	H3427 →
אֶֽל־	'el-	to	H413 →
נְהַר־	ne.har-	[the] river of	H5104 →
כְּבָר֙	ke.Var	Kebar	H3529 →
וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב	va.'a.Sher	and I sat	H3427 →
הֵ֖מָּה	He.mah	they	H1992 →
יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים	yo.she.Vim	[were] dwelling	H3427 →
שָׁ֑ם	Sham	there	H8033 →
וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב	va.'e.Shev	and I sat	H3427 →
שָׁ֛ם	sham	there	H8033 →
שִׁבְעַ֥ת	shiv.'At	seven	H7651 →
יָמִ֖ים	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
מַשְׁמִ֥ים	mash.Mim	appalled	H8074 →
בְּתוֹכָֽם׃	be.to.Kham	in midst of them	H8432 →

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Ezekiel 1:1
In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
leads to
- Matthew 3:16
  As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
- Acts 7:56
  “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
- Ezekiel 11:24
  And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me,
- Revelation 19:11
  Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
- Luke 3:21
  When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
Through
Job 2:13
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
leads to
- Genesis 50:10
  When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
Through
Psalms 137:1
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
leads to
- Ezekiel 1:1
  In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
Through
Habakkuk 3:16
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the…
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:9
  As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His…

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