Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 2:6:
Jeremiah 1:8
Ezekiel 2:1
Micah 7:4
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