Ezekiel 2:6

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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 hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.

The angel of Yahweh said to Elijah, "Go down with him. Don't be afraid of him." He arose, and went down with him to the king.

"I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;

Don't be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you," says Yahweh.

But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Yahweh, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

"I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Briers

But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,

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

They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.

The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.

Though they

As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: don't be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

"Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; don't fear the reproach of men, neither be dismayed at their insults.

Then they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed 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 fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

General references

Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.