Ezekiel 2:3-8
Lexham English Bible
3 And he said to me, “Son of man,[a] I am sending you to the Israelites,[b] to nations[c] who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors,[d] they transgressed against me until this very day.[e] 4 And the children[f] are impudent[g] and stubborn,[h] and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’ 5 And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst. 6 And you, son of man,[i] you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because[j] briers and thorns are with you, and you are sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their looks,[k] for they are a rebellious house. 7 And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 And you, son of man,[l] hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.”
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- Ezekiel 2:3 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Or “a people”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Hebrew “fathers”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Literally “until the day the this”
- Ezekiel 2:4 Or “sons”
- Ezekiel 2:4 Literally “hard of face”
- Ezekiel 2:4 Literally “strong of heart”
- Ezekiel 2:6 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 2:6 Or “although”
- Ezekiel 2:6 Literally “faces”
- Ezekiel 2:8 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
Ezekiel 2:3-8
International Standard Version
3 “Son of Man, I’m sending you to that rebellious people, the Israelis, who have rebelled against me the same way their ancestors did. And they’re still rebels[a] to this very day! 4 They’re stubborn[b] and strong willed. I’m sending you to them to tell them what the Lord says. 5 Whether this rebellious group[c] listens to you or not, at least[d] they’ll realize that a prophet had appeared in their midst!
6 “Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don’t be afraid of anything they have to say, and don’t be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group.[e] 7 You are to tell them whatever I have to say to them, whether they listen or not, since they are rebellious.”
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8 “Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group.[f] Now, open your mouth and eat what I’m giving you…”
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- Ezekiel 2:3 The Heb. lacks And they’re still rebels
- Ezekiel 2:4 Lit. They’re children of hard faces
- Ezekiel 2:5 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 2:5 The Heb. lacks at least
- Ezekiel 2:6 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 2:8 Lit. house
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