And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםdo notאַלbe afraidתִּירָאof them,מֵהֶםand of their wordsוּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶםdo notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאthoughכִּיthistlesסָרָבִיםand thornsוְסַלּוֹנִיםare with youאוֹתָךְand youאַתָּהsitיוֹשֵׁבamongוְאֶלscorpions;עַקְרַבִּיםof their wordsמִדִּבְרֵיהֶםdo notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאand at their facesוּמִפְּנֵיהֶםdo notאַלbe dismayed,תֵּחָתforכִּיthey areהֵמָּהa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.בֵּית
Ezekiel 2:6
Study it in the app“And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words do not be afraid, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit among scorpions; of their words do not be afraid, and at their faces do not be dismayed, for they are a rebellious house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 2:6, word by word
- sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- be afraidתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- and of their wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- thistlesסָרָבִיםsaravim
brier
A thistle or brier, a thorny plant.
Where else “saravim” appears- and thornsסַלּוֹנִיםsalonim
brier
A thorn, a prickle.
Where else “salonim” appears- sitיוֹשֵׁבyoshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appears- scorpionsעַקְרַבִּיםakrabim
scorpion
Scorpion; also a whip with knots.
Where else “akrabim” appears- and at their facesפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- be dismayedתֵּחָתtechat
be dismayed
To lose heart from fear, to have no strength to go on.
Where else “techat” appears- a rebelliousמְרִיmeri
rebellion
Rebellion. "Sons of rebellion" are rebels.
Where else “meri” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears
The context
5And they, whether they listen or stop listening —for they are a rebellious house— will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 · This verse (above)
7And you will speak my words to them, whether they listen or stop listening, for they are rebellion.