Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group. Now, open your mouth and eat what I'm giving you""
New American Standard Bible
“Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you: Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
A Conservative Version
But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee. Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
American Standard Version
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 which I give thee.
Amplified
“As for you, son of man, listen to what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
Bible in Basic English
But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.
Darby Translation
And 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou son of man, hear what I speak to thee: Thou shalt not be contradiction as the house of contradiction: open thy mouth and eat what I give to thee.
King James 2000
But you, son of man, hear what I say unto you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you, son of man, hear what I [am] speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like [the] house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I [am] giving to you."
Modern King James verseion
But you, son of man, hear what I am saying to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore, thou son of man, obey thou all things, that I say unto thee, and be not thou stiffnecked, like as they are a stiffnecked household. Open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."
NET Bible
As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you."
New Heart English Bible
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you."
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, therefore son of man, hear what I am speaking unto thee., become not perverse like the perverse house, - open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.
Webster
But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
World English Bible
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don't be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And thou, son of man, hear that which I am speaking unto thee: Thou art not rebellious like the rebellious house, open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.'
Themes
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Cautioned against
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Ezekiel To Speak God's Words
7 You are to tell them whatever I have to say to them, whether they listen or not, since they are rebellious." 8 "Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group. Now, open your mouth and eat what I'm giving you"" 9 As I watched, all of a sudden there was a hand being stretched out in my direction! And there was a scroll
Cross References
Revelation 10:9
So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. "Take it and eat it," he told me. "It will turn bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth."
Isaiah 50:5
My Lord GOD has opened my ears, and I did not rebel; I did not shrink back.
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I consumed them. Your words were joy and my hearts delight, because I bear your name, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies.
Leviticus 10:3
Moses spoke with Aaron about what the LORD had said: "Among those who are near me, I'll show myself holy so that I'll be glorified before all people." So Aaron remained silent.
Numbers 20:10-13
Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock. "Pay attention, you rebels!" Moses told them. "Are we to bring you water from this rock?"
Numbers 20:24
"Aaron is to be gathered to his people, since he is not to enter the land that I'm about to give the Israelis. After all, you both rebelled against my command at the Meribah Springs.
1 Kings 13:21-22
so he cried out to the man of God from Judah: "This is what the LORD says: "Because you disobeyed a command from the LORD and haven't done what the LORD your God commanded you to do,
Ezekiel 3:1-3
Then he told me, "Son of Man, eat! Eat what you see this scroll and then go talk to the house of Israel."
Ezekiel 3:10
Next, he told me, "Son of Man, take to heart every word that I'm telling you. Listen carefully,
1 Timothy 4:14-16
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy when the elders laid their hands on you.
1 Peter 5:3
Do not lord it over the people entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.