1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2 And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me. 3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. 4 They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ 5 And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house. 7 But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” 9 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, 10 which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
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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)