Ezekiel 2:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 2:5

3 And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has ^arebelled against Me; ^bthey and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.

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.”

9 Now when I looked, there was ^aa hand stretched out to me; and behold, ^ba scroll of a book was in it.

10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 2:5

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American Standard Version
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

Amplified® Bible
And they, whether they will hear or refuse to hear--for they are a rebellious house--yet shall they know {and} realize that there has been a prophet among them.

Contemporary English Version
Those rebels may not even listen, but at least they will know that a prophet has come to them.

Darby English Version
And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear -- for they are a rebellious house -- yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.

Good News Bible
Whether those rebels listen to you or not, they will know that a prophet has been among them.

King James Version
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

New American Standard Bible
"As for them, whether they listen or not--for they are a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has been among them.

New International Version
And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

New King James Version
As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for them, whether they listen or not--for they have proved themselves a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has lived among them.

Revised Standard Version
And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that there has been a prophet among them.

Young's Literal Translation
and they -- whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they `are' -- have known that a prophet hath been in their midst.

New English Translation
And as for them,¹ whether they listen² or not – for they are a rebellious³ house⁴ – they will know that a prophet has been among them.

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