Chapter 2
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
Son
3,6,8 3:1,4,10,17 4:1 5:1 7:2 12:3 13:2 14:3,13 15:2 16:2 17:2 20:3 37:3 Psalms 8:4 Daniel 8:17 Matthew 16:13-16 John 3:13,16
stand
1:28 Daniel 10:11,19 Matthew 17:7 Acts 9:6 26:16
And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
3:12,14,24 36:27 Numbers 11:25,26 Judges 13:25 1 Samuel 16:13 Nehemiah 9:30 Joel 2:28,29 Revelation 11:11
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.
I send
3:4-8 2 Chronicles 36:15,16 Isaiah 6:8-10 Jeremiah 1:7 7:2 25:3-7 26:2-6 36:2 Mark 12:2-5 Luke 24:47,48 John 20:21,22 Romans 10:15
a rebellious nation
Heb. rebellious nations.
rebelled
20:18-30 Numbers 20:10 32:13,14 Deuteronomy 9:24,27 1 Samuel 8:7,8 2 Kings 17:17-20 Ezra 9:7 Nehemiah 9:16-18,26,33-35 Psalms 106:16-21,28,32-40 Jeremiah 3:25 Jeremiah 16:11,12 44:21 Daniel 9:5-13 Acts 7:51
For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
they
3:7 Deuteronomy 10:16 31:27 2 Chronicles 30:8 36:13 Psalms 95:8 Isaiah 48:4 Jeremiah 3:3 Jeremiah 5:3 6:15 8:12 Matthew 10:16
impudent
Heb. hard of face.
Thus
1 Kings 22:14 Jeremiah 26:2,3 Acts 20:26,27
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
whether
7 3:10,11,27 Matthew 10:12-15 Acts 13:46 Romans 3:3 2 Corinthians 2:15-17
yet
3:19 33:9,33 Luke 10:10-12 John 15:22
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
be not
3:8,9 2 Kings 1:15 Isaiah 51:12 Jeremiah 1:8,17 Micah 3:8 Matthew 10:28 Luke 12:4 Acts 4:13,19,29 Ephesians 6:19 Philippians 1:28 2 Timothy 1:7
briers
or, rebels.
2 Samuel 23:6,7 Isaiah 9:18 Jeremiah 6:28 Micah 7:4
scorpions
though they
3:9,26,27 Proverbs 30:13,14 Isaiah 51:7 Jeremiah 18:18 Amos 7:10-17 Hebrews 11:27 1 Peter 3:14
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
thou
3:10,17 Jeremiah 1:7,17 23:28 26:2 Jonah 3:2 Matthew 28:20
whether
most rebellious
Heb. rebellion.
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.
Be
Leviticus 10:3 Numbers 20:10-13,24 1 Kings 13:21,22 Isaiah 50:5 1 Peter 5:3
open
3:1-3,10 Jeremiah 15:16 1 Timothy 4:14-16 Revelation 10:9
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
an hand
8:3 Jeremiah 1:9 Daniel 5:5 10:10,16-18
a roll
All ancient books were written so as to be rolled up: hence {volumen,} a volume, from {volvo,} I roll
&
3:1 Hebrews 10:7 Revelation 5:1-5 10:8-11
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
spread
was written within
Contrary to the state of rolls in general, which are written on the inside only.