Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 2

1“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,”He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “stand upעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975onעַל־'al-H5921your feetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֖רva.'a.da.BerH1696to youאֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.”

2And asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,the Spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּ֧בֹאva.Ta.vo'H935meand set meוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975onעַל־'al-H5921my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272,and I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֕עva.'esh.Ma'H8085אֵ֖ת'etH853Himspeakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696to meאֵלָֽי׃ פ'e.LaiH413.

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,”He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589אֽוֹתְךָ֙'ot.KhaH853am sendingשׁוֹלֵ֨חַsho.Le.achH7971you toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,toאֶל־'el-H413a rebelliousהַמּוֹרְדִ֖יםha.mor.DimH4775nationגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has rebelledמָרְדוּ־ma.re.du-H4775against Me.Toעַד־ עֶ֖צֶם'ad- 'E.tzemH5704 H6106this veryהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117theyהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992and their fathersוַאֲבוֹתָם֙va.'a.vo.TamH1have rebelledפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

4They are obstinateקְשֵׁ֤י פָנִים֙ke.Shei fa.NimH7186 H6440and stubbornוְחִזְקֵי־ לֵ֔בve.chiz.kei- LevH2389 H3820childrenוְהַבָּנִ֗יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121.Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am sendingשׁוֹלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971אוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853you to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413,and you are to sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559.’

5And whetherאִם־'im-H518theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992listenיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518refuse to listenיֶחְדָּ֔לוּyech.Da.luH2308—forכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004—they will knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030has beenהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961among themבְתוֹכָֽם׃ פve.to.KhamH8432.

6But youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֨אti.Ra'H3372of themor their wordsוּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.div.rei.HemH1697.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372,thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588briersסָרָבִ֤יםsa.ra.VimH5621and thornsוְסַלּוֹנִים֙ve.sa.lo.NimH5544surroundאוֹתָ֔ךְ'o.TakhH854youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,and you dwellיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427amongוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413scorpionsעַקְרַבִּ֖ים'ak.ra.BimH6137.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372of their wordsמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤םmi.div.rei.HemH1697or dismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865by their presenceוּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣ם אַל־u.mi.pe.nei.Hem 'al-H6440 H408,thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃me.Ri He.mahH4805 H1992houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

7But speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696אֶת־'et-H853My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413,whetherאִֽם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518refuseיֶחְדָּ֑לוּyech.Da.luH2308to listenכִּ֥יkiH3588,for theyהֵֽמָּה׃ פHe.mahH1992are rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805.

8And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085אֵ֤ת'etH853to whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589tell youמְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָme.da.Ber 'e.Lei.khaH1696 H413.Do notאַל־'al-H408beתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961rebelliousמֶ֖רִיMe.riH4805like that rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004.Openפְּצֵ֣הpe.TzehH6475your mouthפִ֔יךָFi.khaH6310and eatוֶאֱכֹ֕לve.'e.KholH398אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”

9Then I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'EhH7200and sawוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009a handיָ֖דyadH3027reaching outשְׁלוּחָ֣הshe.lu.ChahH7971to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,andוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009in itwas a scrollמְגִלַּת־ סֵֽפֶר׃me.gi.lat- Se.ferH4039 H5612,

10which He unrolledוַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂvai.yif.RosH6566אוֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853before meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440וְהִ֥יאve.Hi'H1931.And writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789on the frontפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440and backוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268וְכָת֣וּבve.kha.TuvH3789of itאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413werewords of lamentationקִנִ֥יםki.NimH7015,mourningוָהֶ֖גֶהva.He.gehH1899,and woeוָהִֽי׃ סva.HiH1958.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2