Ezekiel 2:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Be not

Briers

Though they

1 Peter 3:14

General references

Habakkuk 1:3

Bible References

Be not

Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So he arose and went down with him to the king

"I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD."

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

"I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Briers

But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand;

For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns; it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.

The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.

Though they

Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house."

There are those--how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!

"Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings.

Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words."

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.

By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

General references

Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.