And thou shall speak my words unto them Not his own words, but those the Lord should put into his mouth. The Targum is,
``and thou shall prophesy the words of my prophecy unto them:''
whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; (See Gill on Ezekiel 2:5); for they are most rebellious; or "rebellion" F3 itself; as the carnal mind is said to be "enmity" itself against God, ( Romans 8:7 ) ; which aggravates their character and state. FOOTNOTES:
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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;