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Ezekiel 2:3

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2:3He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house4 of Israel, to rebellious nations5 who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted6 against me to this very day.

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Footnotes

  1. 4 The Hebrew reads “sons of,” while the reads “house,” implying the more common phrase in Ezekiel. Either could be abbreviated with the first letter ב (bet). In preparation for the characterization “house of rebellion,” in vv. 5, 6, and 8, “house” is preferred (L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [], 1: and W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel [Hermeneia], 2:564–65).
  2. 5 Heb “to the rebellious nations.” The phrase “to the rebellious nations” is omitted in the . Elsewhere in Ezekiel the singular word “nation” is used for Israel (36:13–15; 37:22). Here “nations” may have the meaning of “tribes” or refer to the two nations of Israel and Judah.
  3. 6 This word is omitted from the . The Hebrew term used here is the strongest word available for expressing a covenant violation. The word is used in the diplomatic arena to express a treaty violation (2 Kgs 1:1; 3:5, 7).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to the rebellious pagans who have rebelled against me. The Israelites and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this day.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to nations who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors, they transgressed against me until this very day.

KJV 1900King 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.