But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
They shall put bands upon thee - not literally, but spiritually the binding, depressing influence which their rebellious conduct would exert on his spirit. Their perversity, like bands, would repress his freedom in preaching. As in, 2 Corinthians 6:12 Paul uses the term "straitened" of the constraint which the Corinthians laboured under in relation to him, from their want of the largeness of affection toward him which he had toward them. Or else it is said to console the prophet for being shut, up: if thou wert now at once to announce God's message they would rush on thee and bind thee with "bands" (Calvin).