Ezekiel 2:6

Ezekiel 2:6

4 ^aFor they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

5 ^aAs for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a ^brebellious house—yet they ^cwill know that a prophet has been among them.

6 “And you, son of man, ^ado not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though ^bbriers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; ^cdo not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, ^dthough they are a rebellious house.

7 ^aYou shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and ^aeat what I give you.”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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briers—not as the Margin and GESENIUS, "rebels," which would not correspond so well to "thorns." The Hebrew is from a root meaning "to sting" as nettles do. The wicked are often so called (II Samuel 23:6; Song of Solomon 2:2; Isaiah 9:18).

scorpions—a reptile about six inches long with a deadly sting at the end of the tail.

be not afraid— (Luke 12:4; I Peter 3:14).

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