²⁸^lLike the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. ^mThis was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.

Ezekiel Sent to Rebellious Israel

So when I saw it, ⁿI fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

2And He said to me, “Son of man, ^astand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” ²Then ^bthe Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. ³And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has ^crebelled against Me; ^dthey and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. ⁴^eFor they are ¹impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ ⁵^fAs for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a ^grebellious house—yet they ^hwill know that a prophet has been among them.

⁶“And you, son of man, ⁱdo not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though ^jbriers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; ^kdo not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, ^lthough they are a rebellious house. ⁷^mYou shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

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Footnotes

1Lit. stiff-faced and hard-hearted sons

Cross references

l[Gen. 9:13]; Rev. 4:3; 10:1
m Ezek. 3:23; 8:4
n Gen. 17:3; Ezek. 3:23; Dan. 8:17; Acts 9:4; Rev. 1:17
a Dan. 10:11; Acts 9:6
b Ezek. 3:24; Dan. 8:18
c Ezek. 5:6; 20:8, 13, 18
d 1 Sam. 8:7, 8; Jer. 3:25; Ezek. 20:18, 21, 30
e Ps. 95:8; Is. 48:4; Jer. 5:3; 6:15; Ezek. 3:7
f Is. 6:9, 10; Ezek. 3:11, 26, 27; [Matt. 10:12–15; Acts 13:46]
g Ezek. 3:26
h Ezek. 33:33; [Luke 10:10, 11; John 15:22]
i Is. 51:12; Jer. 1:8, 17; Ezek. 3:9; Luke 12:4
j[2 Sam. 23:6, 7; Is. 9:18]; Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 28:24; Mic. 7:4
k Ezek. 3:9; [1 Pet. 3:14]
l Ezek. 3:9, 26, 27
m Jer. 1:7, 17; [Ezek. 3:10, 17]