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Ezekiel 2:4

They are pig-headed; they are hard-hearted children. I am sending you to tell them that this is what the Lord God says.

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In The King James Version

For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

In Context

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.

5Whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious people—they will realize that a prophet has come to them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:16Dedicate yourselves to God. Don't be stubborn and hard-hearted anymore.

1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah replied, “As the Lord lives, I can only say what my God tells me.”

2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath of loyalty by God. Zedekiah was arrogant and hard-hearted, and refused to come back to the Lord, the God of Israel.

Proverbs 21:29The wicked act as bold as brass, but those who live right consider carefully what they're doing.

Jeremiah 3:3That's why no showers have been sent, and no spring rains have fallen. But you just stare back shamelessly like a prostitute; you refuse to accept you've done anything wrong.

Jeremiah 6:15Were they ashamed of the disgusting things they did? No, they weren't ashamed at all, they couldn't even blush. So they will fall just like the others, when I punish them; they will drop down dead, says the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 2:2-6

The Prophet Commissioned to Reprove. ( b. c. 595.) 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and stiff-hearted. I do… Read the whole commentary →

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