Ezekiel 2:8

But thou, son of man, hear what I am speaking unto thee, Be not thou rebellious like this rebellious family: open thy mouth, and eat what I give unto thee.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

In Context

7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.

9And then I looked, and behold, a hand was stretched out toward me; and, lo, a roll-book was therein;

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Cross References

Numbers 20:10And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels! shall we out of this rock bring forth water for you?

1 Kings 13:21And he called unto the man of God that was come from Judah, saying, Thus hath said the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the order of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God had commanded thee;

Isaiah 8:11For thus said the Lord to me with the strength of prophecy, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

Jeremiah 15:16When thy words were made manifest to me, then I greedily received them; and thy word became unto me the gladness and joy of my heart; for thy name is called upon me, O Lord of hosts.

Ezekiel 3:10And he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I will speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear [them] with thy ears.

Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tharshish from the presence of the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tharshish, and paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tharshish, from the presence of the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 2:7-10

The Prophet Cautioned Not to Fear; Charge Given to the Prophet. ( b. c. 595.) 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not… Read the whole commentary →

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