King James Version
Ezekiel 2:7 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebelli...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. most: Heb. rebellion”
Ezekiel 2:7 · KJV
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.
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. briers: or, rebels
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. most: Heb. rebellion
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.
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
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“And thou shalt speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“my words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“unto them whether they will hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“or whether they will forbear”
H2308properly, to be flabby, i.e., (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for they are most rebellious”
H4805bitterness, i.e., (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
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