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
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)
8 “But you, mortal, hear what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.”(F)
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- 2.3 Syr: Heb to nations
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