Ezekiel 2:3 ““Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a…”

Ezekiel 2:3

“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.

World English Bible

He said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.

American Standard Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: for they and their fathers haue rebelled against me, euen vnto this very day.

Darby Translation

Young's Literal Translation

And He saith unto Me, 'Son of man, I am sending thee unto the sons of Israel, unto nations who are rebels, who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, unto this self-same day.

Bible in Basic English

And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.

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Cross references

“I send”

Ezekiel 3:4–8 Isaiah 6:8–10 Jeremiah 1:7 Jeremiah 7:2 Jeremiah 25:3–7 Jeremiah 26:2–6

Ezekiel 3:4–8 · BSB

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.

Isaiah 6:8–10 · BSB

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

Jeremiah 1:7 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 7:2 · BSB

“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.

Jeremiah 25:3–7 · BSB

“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.

Jeremiah 26:2–6 · BSB

“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.

“a rebellious nation”

Ezekiel 16:1–63 Ezekiel 20:1–49 Ezekiel 23:1–49

Ezekiel 16:1–63 · BSB

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 20:1–49 · BSB

In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.

Ezekiel 23:1–49 · BSB

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“rebelled”

Jeremiah 3:25 Deuteronomy 9:24 Daniel 9:5–13 Numbers 20:10 Deuteronomy 9:27 2 Kings 17:17–20

Jeremiah 3:25 · BSB

Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”

Deuteronomy 9:24 · BSB

You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.

Daniel 9:5–13 · BSB

we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.

Numbers 20:10 · BSB

Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”

Deuteronomy 9:27 · BSB

Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin.

2 Kings 17:17–20 · BSB

They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.

4They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’

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