Ezekiel 2:7

Ezekiel 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
• New International Version (NIV)You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

Context of Ezekiel 2:7

5And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6But 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. But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. 8And 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.” 9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,

Ezekiel 2:7 word by word

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ אֶת־דְּבָרַי֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אִֽם־יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם־יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ כִּ֥י מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ פRead the interlinear

• But speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• My wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• to themאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• whetherאִם'im · ifH518
• they listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• refuseחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• to listenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• for theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• are rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805

Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:7

• Ezekiel 3:10“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
• Jeremiah 1:7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
• Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
• Jonah 3:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
• Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Ezekiel 2:5And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Whether they will hear - Whether they receive the message, or persecute thee for it, declare it to them, that they may be without excuse.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Those who will do any thing to purpose in the service of God, must not fear men. Wicked men are as briers and thorns; but they are nigh unto cursing, and their end is to be burned. The prophet must be faithful to the souls of those to whom he was sent. All who speak from God to others, must obey his voice. The discoveries of sin, and the warnings of wrath, should be matter of lamentation. And those acquainted with the word of God, will clearly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Ezekiel was responsible only for delivering God's message faithfully, not for how people responded to it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. most rebellious--literally, "rebellion" itself: its very essence.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Ability
• Forbear
• Living creatures
• Scorpion
• Self-Surrender

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings