Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words, nor frightened by their faces, though they are a rebellious house.
New American Standard Bible
And you, son of man,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words,
International Standard Version
"Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don't be afraid of anything they have to say, and don't be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group.
A Conservative Version
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dwell among scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebe
American Standard Version
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
Amplified
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Bible in Basic English
And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
Darby Translation
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou son of man, thou shalt not be afraid of them, and thou shalt not be afraid of their words, if rebels and thorns with thee, and thou art dwelling with scorpions: thou shalt not be afraid of their words, and thou shalt not be terrified from their face, for they a house of contradiction.
King James 2000
And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because briers and thorns [are] with you, and you [are] sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their {looks}, for they [are] a rebellious house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Therefore, thou son of man, fear them not; neither be afraid of their words: for they shall rebel against thee, and despise thee. Yea, thou shalt dwell among scorpions. But fear not their words, be not abashed at their looks: for it is a froward household.
NET Bible
But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words -- even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions -- do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!
New Heart English Bible
You, son of man, do not be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
The Emphasized Bible
But thou son of man Be not afraid of them Nor of their words, be afraid Though thorns and thistles are about thee, And amongst prickly plants, thou dost dwell, Of their words, be not afraid nor At their faces, be thou dismayed, For a perverse house, they are!
Webster
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
World English Bible
You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou, son of man, thou art not afraid of them, yea, of their words thou art not afraid, for briers and thorns are with thee, and near scorpions thou art dwelling, of their words thou art not afraid, and of their faces thou art not affrighted, for they are a rebellious house,
Themes
Courage » Scriptures relating to
Ministers » Should preach » With boldness
Prophets » Were required » To be bold and undaunted
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
Reproof » Ministers should give » Fearlessly
Reviling and reproaching » Ministers should not fear
Scorpion » Figurative » Of enemies
Scorpions » Illustrative » Wicked men
Wicked people » Compared with » Briers add thorns
Wicked people » Compared with » Scorpions
Interlinear
Yare'
ירא
Yare'
fear, afraid, terrible, terrible thing, dreadful, reverence, fearful, terrible acts,
Usage: 334
Yare'
Dabar
דּבר
Dabar
word, thing, matter, acts, chronicles, saying, commandment,
Usage: 1438
Yashab
Chathath
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 2:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Ezekiel To Speak God's Words
5 And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are a rebellious house. Yea, they shall know that there has been a prophet among them. 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words, nor frightened by their faces, though they are a rebellious house. 7 And you shall speak My Words to them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear, for they are rebellious.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of their faces; for I am with you to deliver you, says Jehovah.
Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a briar; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen and your punishment comes; now their shame shall come.
Jeremiah 1:17
And you must gird up your loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified at their faces, lest I prostrate you before them.
2 Samuel 23:6-7
But the wicked, all of them, shall be like a thorn thrust away, because they cannot be taken by the hand.
Isaiah 9:18
For wickedness burns like the fire; it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall roll upwards like the lifting up of smoke.
Isaiah 51:12
I, I, am He who comforts you. Who are you, that you should fear a man. He shall die, or from the son of man? He shall be made as grass?
2 Kings 1:15
And the Angel of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him. And he arose and went down with him to the king.
Proverbs 30:13-14
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Isaiah 51:7
Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My Law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.
Jeremiah 6:28
They are all grievous revolters, walking in slanders; they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, Come and let us plot schemes against Jeremiah. For the Law shall not perish from the priest, nor wisdom from the wise, nor the Word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.
Ezekiel 3:8-9
Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces and your forehead strong against their foreheads.
Ezekiel 3:26-27
And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be dumb and shall not be one who warns them. For they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 28:24
And there will not be a pricking brier, or a painful thorn to the house of Israel any more, from all who surround them, those who hate them. And they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
Amos 7:10-17
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has plotted against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.
Micah 3:8
But I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and justice, and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 10:19
Behold, I give to you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the authority of the enemy. And nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 12:4
And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
Acts 4:13
But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right before God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word,
Ephesians 6:19
And pray for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Philippians 1:28
and terrified in nothing by your adversaries. For this is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
1 Peter 3:14
But if you also suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. And do not fear their fear, nor be troubled,
Revelation 9:3-6
And out of the smoke came forth locusts onto the earth. And authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.