Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you, son of man, hear what I [am] speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like [the] house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I [am] giving to you."
New American Standard Bible
“Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and
King James Version
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
Holman Bible
“And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you: Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
International Standard Version
"Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group. Now, open your mouth and eat what I'm giving you""
A Conservative Version
But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee. Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
American Standard Version
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
Amplified
“As for you, son of man, listen to what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
Bible in Basic English
But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.
Darby Translation
And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou son of man, hear what I speak to thee: Thou shalt not be contradiction as the house of contradiction: open thy mouth and eat what I give to thee.
King James 2000
But you, son of man, hear what I say unto you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.
Modern King James verseion
But you, son of man, hear what I am saying to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore, thou son of man, obey thou all things, that I say unto thee, and be not thou stiffnecked, like as they are a stiffnecked household. Open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."
NET Bible
As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you."
New Heart English Bible
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you."
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, therefore son of man, hear what I am speaking unto thee., become not perverse like the perverse house, - open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.
Webster
But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
World English Bible
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don't be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And thou, son of man, hear that which I am speaking unto thee: Thou art not rebellious like the rebellious house, open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.'
Themes
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Cautioned against
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Ezekiel To Speak God's Words
7 And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail [to listen], for they [are] rebellious. 8 And you, son of man, hear what I [am] speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like [the] house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I [am] giving to you." 9 And I looked, and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it [was] {a scroll with writing}.
Cross References
Revelation 10:9
And I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll, and he said to me, "Take and eat it up, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey."
Isaiah 50:5
The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me, and I, I was not rebellious. I did not turn backwards;
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, Yahweh God of hosts.
Leviticus 10:3
Therefore Moses said to Aaron, "This [is] what Yahweh spoke, saying, 'Among those who are close to me I will show myself holy, and {in the presence of} all the people I will display my glory.'" So Aaron was silent.
Numbers 20:10-13
and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly to the presence of the rock, and he said to them, "Please listen, you rebels; can we bring out water for you from this rock?"
Numbers 20:24
"Let Aaron be gathered to his people; he will not come into the land that I have given to the {Israelites} because you rebelled against {my word} at the waters of Meribah.
1 Kings 13:21-22
He proclaimed to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says Yahweh: 'Because you have disobeyed the word of Yahweh and have not kept the command which Yahweh your God commanded you,
Ezekiel 3:1-3
And he said to me, "Son of man, what you find, eat! Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."
Ezekiel 3:10
And he said to me, "Son of man, all of my words that I shall speak to you, receive into your heart and hear with your ears.
1 Timothy 4:14-16
Do not neglect the gift [that is] in you, that was granted to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
1 Peter 5:3
and not as lording it over {those under your care}, but being examples for the flock.