Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious. New Living Translation You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won’t listen, for they are completely rebellious! English Standard Version And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. Berean Standard Bible But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. King James Bible And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. New King James Version You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. New American Standard Bible But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. NASB 1995 “But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. NASB 1977 “But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. Legacy Standard Bible But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. Amplified Bible But you shall speak My words to them whether they will listen or refuse [to listen], for they are [most] rebellious. Christian Standard Bible Speak my words to them whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. Holman Christian Standard Bible But speak My words to them whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.” American Standard Version And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. Contemporary English Version and preach my message to them, whether they choose to listen or not. English Revised Version And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. GOD'S WORD® Translation Speak my words to them whether they listen or not, because they are rebellious. Good News Translation You will tell them whatever I tell you to say, whether they listen or not. Remember what rebels they are. International Standard Version You are to tell them whatever I have to say to them, whether they listen or not, since they are rebellious." Majority Standard Bible But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. NET Bible You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. New Heart English Bible You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. World English Bible You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or whether they will refuse; for they are most rebellious. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have spoken My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refrain, for they [are] a rebellion. Young's Literal Translation And thou hast spoken My words unto them, whether they hear or whether they forbear, for they are rebellious. Smith's Literal Translation And speak my word to them, if they will hear and if they will desist: for they are contradiction. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, you shall speak my words to them, so that perhaps they may hear and be quieted. For they are provoking. New American Bible You must speak my words to them, whether they hear or resist, because they are rebellious. New Revised Standard Version You shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear; for they are a rebellious house. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall speak my words to them; perhaps they will listen and tremble; for they are a rebellious house. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated But speak to them my words. Perhaps they shall hear and they shall be moved, for they are a rebellious house OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt speak My words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear or fear: for it is a provoking house. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ezekiel's Call…6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house. 7But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. 8And 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 give you.”… Cross References Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops. Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Jeremiah 26:2 “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word. 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. Isaiah 58:1 “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins. Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. John 12:49-50 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.” Jeremiah 7:27 When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer. Luke 10:16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” Treasury of Scripture And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. Thou Ezekiel 3:10,17 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears… Jeremiah 1:7,17 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak… Jeremiah 23:28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. whether Ezekiel 2:5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. most rebellious [HEB] rebellion Jump to Previous Ear Fail Forbear Hear House Rebellious Refuse Speak Uncontrolled Whether WordsJump to Next Ear Fail Forbear Hear House Rebellious Refuse Speak Uncontrolled Whether WordsEzekiel 2 1. Ezekiel's commission6. His instruction 9. The scroll of his heavy prophecy You must speak The phrase "You must speak" emphasizes the imperative nature of the prophet's mission. In Hebrew, the verb used here is "dabar," which means to speak, declare, or command. This highlights the authority and responsibility given to Ezekiel by God. The role of a prophet in ancient Israel was not merely to predict the future but to communicate God's will to the people. This command underscores the necessity of obedience to God's directive, regardless of the audience's receptivity. My words to them whether they listen or refuse for they are a rebellious house (1) a ground of encouragement in the fact that the words would be given by Jehovah (romp. Jeremiah 1:7, 17; Matthew 10:19, 20); and (2) a warning against the intermingling of lower thoughts and a self-originated message (Ezekiel 13:7; Ezekiel 22:28). They are most rebellious; literally, the Hebrew being a noun, they are rebellion, or stubbornness, itself. Hebrew But speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue My words דְּבָרַי֙ (də·ḇā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause to them, אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to whether אִֽם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they listen יִשְׁמְע֖וּ (yiš·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not refuse יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ (yeḥ·dā·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle to listen, כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction for they הֵֽמָּה׃ (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are rebellious. מְרִ֖י (mə·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4805: Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious Links Ezekiel 2:7 NIVEzekiel 2:7 NLT Ezekiel 2:7 ESV Ezekiel 2:7 NASB Ezekiel 2:7 KJV Ezekiel 2:7 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 2:7 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 2:7 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 2:7 French Bible Ezekiel 2:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 2:7 You shall speak my words to them (Ezek. 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