Ezekiel 2:7 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 2:7

But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

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ASV

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

KJV

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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Commentary

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Commentary on Ezekiel (420)

(Vers. 7, 8.) And you shall speak my words to them: if perhaps they will hear, and be afraid, or be quiet, since they are provokers. But you, son of man, hear what I speak to you. Therefore, you must not cease, although they are wicked to whom we speak; indeed, according to the Apostle (II Tim. IV), we must preach the word of God opportune and importune, because it is possible that even a stubborn person may be corrected to gentleness, and someone who is obedient, with a change of will, may not hear.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And thou shall speak my words unto them,.... Not his own words, but those the Lord should put into his mouth. The Targum is, "and thou shall prophesy the words of my prophecy unto them:'' whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; See Gill on Eze 2:5; for they are most rebellious; or "rebellion" (c) itself; as the carnal mind is said to be "enmity" itself against God, Rom 8:7; which aggravates their character and state. (c) מרי המה "rebellio ipsi", Montanus, Polanus, Starckius; "inobedientia sunt", Cocceius.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤	ve.di.bar.Ta	and you will speak	H1696 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דְּבָרַי֙	de.va.Rai	words my	H1697 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
אִֽם־	'im-	whether	H518 →
יִשְׁמְע֖וּ	yish.me.'U	they will listen	H8085 →
וְאִם־	ve.'im-	and or	H518 →
יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ	yech.Da.lu	they will refrain	H2308 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
מְרִ֖י	me.Ri	[are] rebellious	H4805 →
הֵֽמָּה׃ פ	He.mah	they	H1992 →

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Through
Jeremiah 1:7
But 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.
leads to
- Ezekiel 3:27
  But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 16:15–16
  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Through
Ezekiel 2:5
And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
leads to
- Ezekiel 33:33
  So when it comes to pass—and surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
- Matthew 10:12–15
  As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
Through
Ezekiel 3:10
“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
leads to
- Psalms 119:11
  I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Job 22:22
  Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
- Luke 8:15
  But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Through
Jeremiah 23:28
Let 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.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 3:12–13
  If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Ezekiel