Ezekiel 2
10 verses
The Lord addresses the overwhelmed prophet, calling him to rise and receive his prophetic commission, acknowledging the difficult and rebellious nature of his audience—the exiled house of Israel. God provides Ezekiel with a scroll inscribed with "lamentation, mourning, and woe" to consume, symbolizing the integration of God's word into his being and the bitter content of his message. The emphasis on Israel's stubbornness and resistance frames the prophet's task as inherently confrontational; he must speak whether people listen or refuse, establishing the watchman motif central to his role. This chapter establishes the theological paradox of prophecy: divine word transcends human receptivity, so the prophet's duty is proclamation rather than successful persuasion. The scroll-eating imagery connects to later Jewish and Christian mystical traditions of interiorizing scripture. Ezekiel is commissioned as an advocate for divine justice despite communal opposition, prefiguring the New Testament's understanding of prophetic suffering and faithful witness.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
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And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
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And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
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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.
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For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.
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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.
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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.
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And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
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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.
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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 he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
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