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Ezekiel 2:6

But 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.

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ASV

And 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.

KJV

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.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
בֶן־ven-O son ofH1121 →
אָ֠דָם'A.domhumankindH120 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּירָ֨אti.Ra'you be afraidH3372 →
מֵהֶ֜םme.Hemfrom them
וּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.div.rei.Hemand from words theirH1697 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּירָ֗אti.Ra'you be afraidH3372 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
סָרָבִ֤יםsa.ra.VimnettlesH5621 →
וְסַלּוֹנִים֙ve.sa.lo.Nimand thornsH5544 →
אוֹתָ֔ךְ'o.Takhwith youH854 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
עַקְרַבִּ֖ים'ak.ra.BimscorpionsH6137 →
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859 →
יוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.Shev[are] dwellingH3427 →
מִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤םmi.div.rei.Hemfrom words theirH1697 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּירָא֙ti.Ra'you be afraidH3372 →
וּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.pe.nei.Hemand from faces theirH6440 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תֵּחָ֔תte.Chatyou be dismayedH2865 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[are] a house ofH1004 →
מְרִ֖יme.RirebellionH4805 →
הֵֽמָּה׃He.mahtheyH1992 →

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Jeremiah 1:8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?1 Peter 3:14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.Ezekiel 3:9I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.Jeremiah 1:17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.Micah 7:4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.Ezekiel 3:8–9Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”Micah 3:8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.Matthew 10:26So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.Proverbs 30:13–14There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—2 Samuel 23:6–7But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.Acts 4:29And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

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