1 And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you. 2 And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears. 3 And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day. 4 And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord. 5 And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them. 6 And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people. 7 And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled. 8 But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you. 9 And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it; 10 And he put it open before me, and it had writing on the front and on the back; words of grief and sorrow and trouble were recorded in it.
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Cross references (10)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 10:11; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 4:1; Ezekiel 3:4; Ezekiel 5:1
- 2 Ezekiel 3:24; Numbers 11:25–26; Ezekiel 3:12; Revelation 11:11; Ezekiel 36:27
- 3 Jeremiah 3:25; 1 Samuel 8:7–8; Deuteronomy 9:24; Daniel 9:5–13; 2 Chronicles 36:15–16
- 4 Ezekiel 3:7; Jeremiah 6:15; Psalm 95:8; Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah 5:3
- 5 Ezekiel 33:33; Ezekiel 3:27; John 15:22; Matthew 10:12–15; Ezekiel 2:7
- 6 Jeremiah 1:8; Isaiah 51:12; Luke 10:19; 1 Peter 3:14; 2 Timothy 1:7
- 7 Jeremiah 23:28; Ezekiel 3:10; Jeremiah 1:7; Ezekiel 2:5; Ezekiel 3:17
- 8 Revelation 10:9; Jeremiah 15:16; Isaiah 50:5; Ezekiel 3:1–3; Ezekiel 3:10
- 9 Ezekiel 8:3; Revelation 5:1–5; Ezekiel 3:1; Revelation 10:8–11; Daniel 10:10
- 10 Revelation 8:13; Isaiah 30:8–11; Isaiah 3:11; Jeremiah 36:29–32; Revelation 9:12
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
I will go down therefore, and see whether their doings be according to their cry which cometh unto me, and if not, I will know." And elsewhere He saith, "Whether they will hear, whether they will understand." And in the gospel too, "It may be they will reverence my Son:" all which are expressions of ignorance.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)