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 as for them, whether they listen or not – for they are a rebellious house – they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house! You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. 8As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.” 9Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.

Ezekiel 2:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• unto them, whether they will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• or whether they will forbearחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• most rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805

Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:7

• Ezekiel 3:10And he said to me, “Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.
• Jeremiah 1:7The Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
• Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord, affirm it!
• Jeremiah 26:2The Lord said, “Go stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. Speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of Judah to worship in the Lord’s temple. Tell them everything I command you to tell them. Do not leave out a single word!
• Jonah 3:2“Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”
• Matthew 28:20teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• Ezekiel 2:5And as for them, whether they listen or not – 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