Ezekiel 2:3-5

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3} Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have ^(A)rebelled against Me; ^(B)they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. ^{Tools
4} I am sending you to them who are ^(a)^(C)stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord ^(b)God.’ ^{Tools
5} As for them, ^(D)whether they listen or ^(c)not—for they are a rebellious house—they will ^(E)know that a prophet has been among them.

Footnotes:

a. Ezekiel 2:4: ['Lit ', the sons, stiff-faced and hard-hearted]

b. Ezekiel 2:4: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]

c. Ezekiel 2:5: ['Lit ', forbear]

Cross references:

A. Ezekiel 2:3: 1 Samuel 8:7; 1 Samuel 8:8; Jeremiah 3:25

B. Ezekiel 2:3: Ezekiel 20:18; Ezekiel 20:30

C. Ezekiel 2:4: Psalm 95:8; Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah 5:3; Jeremiah 6:15; Ezekiel 3:7

D. Ezekiel 2:5: Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 3:27; Matthew 10:12-15; Acts 13:46

E. Ezekiel 2:5: Ezekiel 33:33; Luke 10:10; Luke 10:11; John 15:22