Ezekiel 2:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.”

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BSBPD

“But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And thou hast spoken My words unto them, whether they hear or whether they forbear, for they <FI>are<Fi> rebellious.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 2:7 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 6:29He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
  2. Jeremiah 1:7But 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.
  3. Jeremiah 1:17Get 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.
  4. Jeremiah 6:28All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
  5. Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
  6. 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.
  7. Jeremiah 34:6In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah
  8. Jeremiah 44:20Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
  9. Ezekiel 2:5And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
  10. Ezekiel 3:4Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
  11. Ezekiel 3:10“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
  12. Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
  13. Jonah 3:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
  14. Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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