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 they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. 9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent to me; and, lo, a scroll was in it;

Ezekiel 2:7 word by word

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

• speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• forbearחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805

Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:7

• Ezekiel 3:10Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears.
• Jeremiah 1:7But the LORD said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatever I command thee thou shalt speak.
• Jeremiah 23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
• Jeremiah 26:2Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’S house, all the words that I command thee to speak to them; diminish not a word:
• Jonah 3:2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid thee.
• Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.
• Ezekiel 2:5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet 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