Yǐsījiēshū 2:8

8 Rénzǐ a , yào tīng wǒ duì nǐ suǒ shuō de huà , búyào beìnì xiàng nà beìnì zhī jiā , nǐ yào kāikǒu chī wǒ suǒ cìgĕi nǐde .

Yǐsījiēshū 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 2:8

But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee
Which was necessary because he was to speak not his own words, but the Lord's, and therefore ought to hear before he spoke; and indeed those that speak in a public way, for the instruction of others, ought to hear and learn of Christ first: be not thou rebellious, like that rebellious house;
who would not hear what was said unto them; but they were not to be imitated no, not in a lesser degree: the prophet was to avoid everything that looked like rebellion; as in, attention to what was said to him hesitation about it, or backwardness to publish it; open thy mouth;
be ready to receive what should be given, as a symbol of the prophecy he was to deliver. The Targum is,

``incline thy soul, and receive what I give thee.''

Jarchi's note is incline thine ear and hear and let it be sweet to thee, as if thou didst eat food for hunger; and Kimchi observes, the intention of the figurative expression is to learn the words of the prophecy, and to remember them: and eat that I give thee;
which may be safely done; for Christ gives his ministers and people nothing but what is wholesome; his doctrines are wholesome words and may be eaten without fear, ( 1 Timothy 6:3 ) .

Yǐsījiēshū 2:8 In-Context

6 Rénzǐ a , suī yǒu jīngjí hé jíli zaì nǐ nàli , nǐ yòu zhù zaì xiēzi zhōngjiān , zǒng búyào pà tāmen , yĕ búyào pà tāmende huà . tāmen suī shì beìnì zhī jiā , hái búyào pà tāmende huà , yĕ búyào yīn tāmende liǎnsè jīng huáng .

7 Tāmen huò tīng , huò bù tīng , nǐ zhǐguǎn jiāng wǒde huà gàosu tāmen . tāmen shì jíqí beìnì de .

8 Rénzǐ a , yào tīng wǒ duì nǐ suǒ shuō de huà , búyào beìnì xiàng nà beìnì zhī jiā , nǐ yào kāikǒu chī wǒ suǒ cìgĕi nǐde .

9 Wǒ guānkàn , jiàn yǒu yī zhǐ shǒu xiàng wǒ shēn chūlai , shǒu zhōng yǒu yī shū juǎn .

10 Tā jiāng shū juǎn zaì wǒ miànqián shaì kāi , neì waì dōu xiĕ zhe zì , qí shang suǒ xiĕ de yǒu āi hào , tànxī , bēi tòng de huà .