1 “Stand up, son of man, because I want to talk to you,” he said to me. 2 As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and had me stand up. I listened to him speaking to me. 3 “Son of man,” he told me, “I'm sending you to the people of Israel, a disobedient nation that has rebelled against me. They and their forefathers have continued to rebel against me, even up to today. 4 They are pig-headed; they are hard-hearted children. I am sending you to tell them that this is what the Lord God says. 5 Whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious people—they will realize that a prophet has come to them. 6 Son of man, don't be afraid of them or what they say. You don't need to be afraid even though you're surrounded by brambles and thorns, even though you live among scorpions. Don't be afraid of what they say or be discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious family. 7 Just tell them what I say, whether they listen or not, because they're rebels. 8 As for you, son of man, pay attention to what I tell you. Don't be rebellious like those rebellious people. Open your mouth and eat what I'm about to give you.” 9 I looked up and saw a hand stretched out to me holding a scroll. 10 He spread it out in front of me, and there written on both the front and back were words of grief, mourning, and tragedy.
Ezekiel 2 Free Bible Version
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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.
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