1Ezekiel's commission: 6his instructions. 9The roll of heavy judgments spread before him.
1AND he said unto me, aSon of man, stand bupon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
a v.3,6,8. ch. 3.1,4,10. Ps. 8.4; 49.2. Is. 2.9. Ps. 146.3. Da. 8.17. 2Co. 12.7. b ch. 1.28. v.2. Da. 10.11,19.
2And the cspirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and dset me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
c ch. 3.12,14,24. Ac. 6.3; 9.17; 11.24. Ju. 13.25. Ac. 10.44. d Jn. 15.5. Da. 10.19. Zec. 10.12. Phi. 2.12,13.
3And he said unto me, Son of man, eI send thee to the children of Israel, to a frebellious 1nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
1Heb. nations. ch. 5.6,7.
e Mat. 28.18,19. Jn. 20.21. Je. 44.4,5. Mar. 12.2-5. Ro. 10.15. f De. 9.27. Ac. 7.51. Jos. 22.16. Je. 3.25; 25.3; 35.5. 2Ch. 36.15,16. 2Ki. 17.7-23. Da. 9.5-13. ch. 16; 20; 23.
4For gthey are 2impudent children and stiffhearted. I do hsend thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
2Heb. hard of face.
g ch. 3.7. h Mat. 10.16.
5And they, iwhether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet jshall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
i v.7. ch. 3.11,27. Je. 26.2,3. j ch. 33.33. 2Co. 2.16. Is. 5.3,4. Jn. 15.19,22. Mat. 11.24. Ho. 6.5.
6¶And thou, son of man, kbe not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though 3briers and thorns be lwith thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: mbe not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
3Or, rebels.
k ch. 3.8,9. Je. 1.8,17-19. Lu. 12.4. Mat. 10.28. Ac. 4.13,19,29,31. Ep. 6.19. Phi. 1.28. 2Ti. 1.7. Col. 1.11. l 2Sa. 23.6,7. Is. 9.18. Mi. 7.4. m 1Pe. 3.14. He. 11.27. Lu. 12.4. Is. 8.12; 51.7,12. Pr. 29.25.
7And nthou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most 4rebellious.
4Heb. rebellion. Je. 44.18.
n ch. 3.11,17-22. 1Co. 11.23. Je. 1.7; 23.28. 1Jn. 1.3. Mat. 28.20.
8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; oBe not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and peat that I give thee.
o Ex. 23.2. Ro. 12.2. Is. 8.11-13; 1.19; 50.5. p Re. 10.9,10. ch. 3.1-3,10. Je. 15.16. 1Ti. 4.14-16.
9¶And when I looked, behold, qan hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a r*roll of a book was therein;
*roll-scroll.
q ch. 1.26; 8.3. Je. 1.9. Re. 5.1; 10.2,8-11. Da. 10.10. r ch. 3.1-3.
10And he sspread it before me; and it was twritten within and *without: uand there was written therein vlamentations, and mourning, and woe.
*without-outside.
s Ac. 8.30. 2Co. 2.14. Hab. 2.2. Is. 30.8. t Re. 5.1. v.9. ch. 3.1. u Re. 10.10. v Is. 3.11. Ro. 2.8,9. ch. 4-32; 35; 38; 39.