Ezekiel 2:3-7
New American Standard Bible
3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have (A)rebelled against Me; (B)they and their fathers have revolted against Me to this very day. 4 So I am sending you to those who are [a](C)impudent and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord [b]God says:’ 5 As for them, (D)whether they listen or [c]not—for they are a rebellious house—they will (E)know that a prophet has been among them. 6 And as for you, son of man, you are (F)not to fear them nor fear their words, though (G)thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; you are not to fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, since they are a rebellious house. 7 But you shall (H)speak My words to them (I)whether they listen or [d]not, for they are rebellious.
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- Ezekiel 2:4 Lit hard-faced and hard-hearted
- Ezekiel 2:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Ezekiel 2:5 Lit refrain
- Ezekiel 2:7 Lit refrain
Ezekiel 2:3-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 He said to me, “Mortal, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation[a] of rebels who have rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this very day.(A) 4 The descendants are impudent and stubborn. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’(B) 5 Whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house), they shall know that there has been a prophet among them.(C) 6 And you, O mortal, do not be afraid of them, and do not be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words, and do not be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.(D) 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.(E)
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- 2.3 Syr: Heb to nations
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