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Ezekiel 2:4 They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.'

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Say to them, &#8216This is what the Sovereign LORD says.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, &#8216;This is what the Sovereign LORD says!&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, &#8216;Thus says the Lord GOD.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, &#8216;This is what the Lord GOD says.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For <i>they are</i> impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For <i>they are</i> impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, &#8216;Thus says the Lord GOD.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I am sending you to those who are impudent and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, &#8216;This is what the Lord GOD says:&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;And I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children; and you shall say to them, &#8216;Thus says the Lord GOD.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am sending you to them who are stiff-faced and strong-hearted children, and you shall say to them, &#8216;Thus says Lord Yahweh.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, &#8216;Thus says the Lord GOD.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, &#8216;This is what the Lord GOD says.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The children are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, &#8216This is what the Lord GOD says.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are stubborn and hardheaded. But I, the LORD God, have chosen you to tell them what I say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children are impudent and stiffhearted; I do send thee unto them: and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They are stubborn and do not respect me, so I am sending you to tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They're stubborn and strong willed. I'm sending you to them to tell them what the LORD says. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ?This is what the Lord GOD says.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they are impudent children and obstinate in heart. I send thee to them; and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children are impudent and stiff-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, &#8216;This is what the Lord Yahweh says.&#8217; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons [are] brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I am sending you, and you have said to them: Thus said Lord YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons are brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I am sending thee, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons hard of face and strong of heart. I send thee to them; and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And those to whom I am sending you are sons with a hard face and an unyielding heart. And you shall say to them: &#8216;Thus says the Lord God.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their children are bold of face and stubborn of heart&#8212;to them I am sending you. You shall say to them: Thus says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The descendants are impudent and stubborn. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, &#8220;Thus says the Lord GOD.&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they to whom I am sending you are impudent and stubborn children; and you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to children who harden their faces and harden their hearts, I am sending you. Say to them, &#8216;Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS&#8217;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and the children are brazen-faced and stiff-hearted, I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=321" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Ezekiel's Call</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">3</span>&#8220;Son of man,&#8221; He said to me, &#8220;I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7186.htm" title="7186: q&#601;&#183;&#353;&#234; (Adj-mpc) -- Hard, severe. From qashah; severe.">They are obstinate</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p&#772;&#257;&#183;n&#238;m (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: w&#601;&#183;&#7717;iz&#183;q&#234;- (Conj-w:: Adj-mpc) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">and stubborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: l&#234;&#7687; (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: w&#601;&#183;hab&#183;b&#257;&#183;n&#238;m (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">children.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;n&#238; (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: &#353;&#333;&#183;w&#183;l&#234;&#183;a&#7717; (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">am sending</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;&#333;&#183;w&#7791;&#183;&#7733;&#257; (DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;&#183;hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">you to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#183;mar&#183;t&#257; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and you are to say</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;&#183;hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: k&#333;h (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">&#8216;This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#7695;&#333;&#183;n&#257;y (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah&#183;weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: &#8217;&#257;&#183;mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says.&#8217;</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>And whether they listen or refuse to listen&#8212;for they are a rebellious house&#8212;they will know that a prophet has been among them.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-23.htm">Jeremiah 5:23</a></span><br />But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a></span><br />For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: &#8220;Go and tell this people, &#8216;Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.&#8217; / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: &#8216;You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people&#8217;s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD&#8217;s instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-18</a></span><br />Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, &#8220;Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? / &#8216;Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?&#8217; And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: &#8220;All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a></span><br />To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></span><br />All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD.</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a></b></br> But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel <i>are</i> impudent and hardhearted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></b></br> Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Deuteronomy 31:27</a></b></br> For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?</p><p class="hdg">impudent [heb] hard of face</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Proverbs 21:29</a></b></br> A wicked man hardeneth his face: but <i>as for</i> the upright, he directeth his way.</p><p class="hdg">Thus</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-14.htm">1 Kings 22:14</a></b></br> And Micaiah said, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2,3</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Acts 20:26,27</a></b></br> Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I <i>am</i> pure from the blood of all <i>men</i>&#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Brazen-Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-13.htm">Impudent</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Obstinate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-12.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Brazen-Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-5.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Impudent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Obstinate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Ezekiel's commission</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">His instruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">The scroll of his heavy prophecy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>They are obstinate and stubborn children.</b><br>This phrase characterizes the Israelites during Ezekiel's time, reflecting their persistent rebellion against God. The terms "obstinate" and "stubborn" suggest a deep-seated resistance to divine authority, reminiscent of the Israelites' behavior during their wilderness journey (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>). This rebellion is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting the people's tendency to turn away from God's commandments despite His continuous guidance and provision. The imagery of "children" underscores their immaturity and need for correction, akin to a parent-child relationship where the parent seeks to guide the child back to the right path.<p><b>I am sending you to them,</b><br>God's commissioning of Ezekiel emphasizes the prophet's role as a divine messenger. This sending mirrors the calling of other prophets, such as Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7</a>), who were also sent to a rebellious people. The act of sending signifies God's continued pursuit of His people, despite their disobedience. It underscores the importance of prophetic ministry in conveying God's will and calling His people to repentance. This mission is not just a task but a divine mandate, reflecting God's sovereignty and His desire for His people to return to Him.<p><b>and you are to say to them,</b><br>Ezekiel's role is to deliver God's message faithfully, regardless of the people's response. This directive highlights the prophet's duty to speak God's words, not his own, ensuring that the message remains untainted by personal bias. The emphasis on speaking directly to the people underscores the importance of clear and direct communication in prophetic ministry. This mirrors the role of Jesus Christ, who spoke with authority and clarity, delivering God's message to humanity (<a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49-50</a>).<p><b>&#8216;This is what the Lord GOD says.&#8217;</b><br>The phrase establishes the divine authority behind Ezekiel's message. It is a common prophetic formula that authenticates the message as coming directly from God, not from human origin. This declaration is crucial for distinguishing true prophecy from false, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a>. The use of "Lord GOD" (YHWH Elohim) emphasizes God's covenantal relationship with Israel and His supreme authority. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate revelation of God's word through Jesus Christ, who is the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), embodying the fullness of divine truth and authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. His role is to be a watchman and a voice for God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>Referred to as "obstinate and stubborn children," they are the people of God who have turned away from His commandments and are living in rebellion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel is prophesying. The Israelites are in captivity due to their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who commissions Ezekiel to speak His words to the rebellious Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_commission.htm">Prophetic Commission</a></b><br>The event where God calls and sends Ezekiel to deliver His message to the people, despite their resistance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_rebellion.htm">The Nature of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God is characterized by obstinacy and stubbornness. It is a refusal to listen and submit to God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a></b><br>Prophets are called to speak God's truth, regardless of the audience's receptiveness. Their duty is to be faithful to God's message.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_patience.htm">God's Sovereignty and Patience</a></b><br>Despite the people's rebellion, God continues to reach out to them through His prophets, demonstrating His patience and desire for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_proclaiming_truth.htm">Courage in Proclaiming Truth</a></b><br>Like Ezekiel, believers today are called to stand firm and proclaim God's truth, even in the face of opposition or indifference.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>The Israelites' failure to listen serves as a warning to us to remain open and responsive to God's word.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Impudent children.</span>--Literally, as in margin, <span class= "ital">hard of face. </span>The epithet is repeated in <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm" title="But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.">Ezekiel 3:7</a>, and it is with reference to this that in <a href="/context/ezekiel/3-7.htm" title="But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.">Ezekiel 3:7-8</a> the prophet's face is to be made strong, and his forehead "harder than flint." "The Lord God" is in the original "the Lord Jehovah," the second name taking the pointing of, and being translated "God," because of the word "Lord" preceding.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Impudent children and stiff-hearted;</span> literally, <span class="accented">hard of face</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> callous to their shame) <span class="accented">and stiff of heart.</span> The LXX. gives aptly, <span class="greek">&#x3c3;&#x3ba;&#x3bb;&#x3b7;&#x3c1;&#x3bf;&#x3c0;&#x3c1;&#x1f79;&#x3c3;&#x3c9;&#x3c0;&#x3bf;&#x3b9;&#x20;&#x3ba;&#x3b1;&#x1f76;&#x20;&#x3c3;&#x3ba;&#x3bb;&#x3b7;&#x3c1;&#x3bf;&#x3ba;&#x1f71;&#x3c1;&#x3b4;&#x3b9;&#x3bf;&#x3b9;</span> (compare the "past feeling" of <a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Ephesians 4:19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thus saith the Lord God.</span> In the Hebrew, <span class="accented">Adoaai Jehovah</span>; which the LXX. represents by <span class="greek">&#x39a;&#x1f7b;&#x3c1;&#x3b9;&#x3bf;&#x3c2;&#x20;&#x39a;&#x1f7b;&#x3c1;&#x3b9;&#x3bf;&#x3c2;</span>, and Luther by "der Herr Herr." The two highest names of the God of Israel were 'used to denote the fulness of the prophet's inspiration. The same formula occurs in <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Ezekiel 3:11, 27</a>: 13:8; 22:28, and <span class="accented">passim</span>. So also in <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">2 Samuel 7:18, 19, 20, 29</a>; and elsewhere. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They are obstinate</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1511;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1444;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(q&#601;&#183;&#353;&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7186.htm">Strong's 7186: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hard, severe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hardhearted</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1495;&#1460;&#1494;&#1456;&#1511;&#1461;&#1497;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#7717;iz&#183;q&#234;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, stout, mighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">children.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1504;&#1460;&#1431;&#1497;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;hab&#183;b&#257;&#183;n&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1504;&#1460;&#1435;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;n&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am sending</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1461;&#1445;&#1495;&#1463;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#333;&#183;w&#183;l&#234;&#183;a&#7717;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you to them,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1425;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;&#183;hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you are to say</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1464;&#1443;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#183;mar&#183;t&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1428;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;&#183;hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8216;This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1465;&#1445;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#333;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1491;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1445;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#7695;&#333;&#183;n&#257;y)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1465;&#1493;&#1460;&#1469;&#1492;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(Yah&#183;weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says.&#8217;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1430;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#257;&#183;mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Ezekiel 2:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/2-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 2:4 The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: (Ezek. 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