Ezequiel 2:5

5 Ya sea que te escuchen o se nieguen a escuchar —pues recuerda que son rebeldes—, al menos sabrán que han tenido un profeta entre ellos.

Ezequiel 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 2:5

And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear,
&c.] Or "cease" ^F25; that is, from hearing, as Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it; or from sinning, as the Targum. The sense is, whether they would hear the word of the Lord, as spoken by the prophet, attend unto it, receive it, and obey it; or whether they would reject it, turn their backs on it, and discontinue hearing it; or whether they would so hear as to leave their sinful course of life, or not: this the prophet could not know beforehand, nor should he be concerned about it, or be discouraged if his ministry should be fruitless; since he could not expect much from them: (for they [are] a rebellious house);
or, "a house of rebellion" ^F26; a most rebellious one; hard of heart, face, and neck: yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them;
so that they were left without excuse, which was the end of the prophet's being sent unto them; there was little or no hope of reclaiming them; but, however, by such a step taken, they could not say that they had no prophet sent to reprove them for their sins, and warn them of their danger; had they, they would have listened to him, and so have escaped the evils that came upon them,

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (wldxy) "cessaverint", Pagninas, Montanus, Starckius; "desistent", Calvin, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F26 (yrm tyb) "domus rebellionis", Montanus, Calvin, Piscator, Junius & Tremellius, Starckius.

Ezequiel 2:5 In-Context

3 «Hijo de hombre —me dijo—, te envío a la nación de Israel, un pueblo desobediente que se ha rebelado contra mí. Ellos y sus antepasados se han puesto en mi contra hasta el día de hoy.

4 Son un pueblo terco y duro de corazón. Ahora te envío a decirles: “¡Esto dice el Señor
Soberano!”.

5 Ya sea que te escuchen o se nieguen a escuchar —pues recuerda que son rebeldes—, al menos sabrán que han tenido un profeta entre ellos.

6 »Hijo de hombre, no tengas miedo ni de ellos ni de sus palabras. No temas aunque sus amenazas te rodeen como ortigas, zarzas y escorpiones venenosos. No te desanimes por sus ceños fruncidos, por muy rebeldes que ellos sean.

7 Debes darles mis mensajes, te escuchen o no. Sin embargo, no te escucharán, ¡porque son totalmente rebeldes!