George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ezekiel 2:6
Scorpions. This people is no less destructive (Haydock) and hardened, Psalm cxvii. 12. --- For might be better rendered, "though." (Calmet)
Scorpions. This people is no less destructive (Haydock) and hardened, Psalm cxvii. 12. --- For might be better rendered, "though." (Calmet)
Verse Ezekiel 2:6. _BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM_] They will maltreat thee for thy message; but let not the apprehension of this induce thee to suppress it. Though they be _rebels_, fear them not; I will sus...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. PREDICTIONS BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM A. judgment Predictions Concerning Jerusalem (1-24) Chapter S 1:1-3:14 The Vision of Glory and the Call of the Prophet _ 1. The...
Ezekiel 2:1. We see Ezekiel prostrate upon his face. Then a voice spoke, not the voice of a cherubim; while in Revelation the cherubim speak, in Ezekiel they are silent, Jehovah addressed Ezekiel as s...
EZEKIEL 2:1 TO EZEKIEL 3:15. THE CALL. Ezekiel 2:1. The awful silence is broken by a voice from the Almighty upon His throne, bidding the prostrate prophet rise and accept his commission for service;...
BRIERS AND THORNS... SCORPIONS. Put by Figure of speech _Hypocatastasis_ (App-6), for the rebellious....
Thorns and briars, that pierce and wound, and scorpions, that strike and sting, are figures for intractable and injurious men. The prophet must understand their character and not fear them. _though th...
AND THOU—BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM— The prophets and messengers of God are often exhorted to take courage, and are promised a proportionable assistance in discharge of their office, without fearing any ma...
C. Ezekiel Charged 2:6-7 TRANSLATION (6) But as for you, son of man, do not fear them nor be afraid of their words; for thorns[109] and thistles are with you, and you are sitting upon scorpions. Do...
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 dismaye...
2:6 faces; (c-42) Or 'at them,' as Jeremiah 1:17 ....
BRIERS.. THORNS.. SCORPIONS] figures for the opposition of the Israelites to Ezekiel and his divine message. _(b) A Symbol of Inspiration (Ezekiel 2:8 to Ezekiel 3:3)_ In Jeremiah's commission God sa...
§ 1. EZEKIEL'S CALL AND CONSECRATION AS A PROPHET (EZEKIEL 1-3) Date, June-July, 592 b.c. Ezekiel's call and consecration to his prophetic work took place by means of a vision of God's glory (Ezekiel...
EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 THE *LORD SENDS EZEKIEL TO THE *ISRAELITES – EZEKIEL 2:1-7...
BRIERS AND THORNS. — These words occur only here, but their meaning is sufficiently plain. _Briers,_ indeed, might admit of the marginal translation, _rebels,_ but both words should be taken together,...
וְ אַתָּ֣ה בֶן ־אָ֠דָם אַל ־תִּירָ֨א מֵהֶ֜ם
EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1; Ezekiel 3:1 THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man who has truly s...
A HARD COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1-10; Ezekiel 3:1-11 The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was commissio...
As the prophet lay prostrate, he heard a voice commanding him to stand on his feet, and he was immediately empowered to do so by the entrance of the Spirit. He was then commissioned to deliver the mes...
And thou, son of man, (e) be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [are] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be d...
Observe, how the Lord arms his faithful servants to a boldness in his cause: and what assurance he gives them of his support. So he did Jeremiah. Jer_1:7-8; Jer_1:17-18. So did the three worthies. Dan...
Here God again commands his servant to break forth boldly, even if the people deny him all approach through their malice and wickedness. But because we often fail through terror; God arms his Prophet...
In testimony and example, as to his prophetic relation, the same thing happens in Ezekiel's case. God is rejected; His prophet takes this place, with the throne, to judge the whole nation, and especia...
AND THOU, SON OF MAN, BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM,.... Of any of them, the greatest among them, their princes and nobles; who, by their grandeur and authority, their stern looks, and big words, might awe an...
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 dismay...
_And thou, be not afraid of them_ “The prophets and messengers of God are often exhorted to take courage, and are promised a proportionable assistance in the discharge of their office, without fearing...
And thou, son of man, a minister of the Lord in spite of his natural frailty, BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM, with a timidity caused by the insulting impudence of his hearers, NEITHER BE AFRAID OF THEIR WORDS,...
THE COMMISSION OF EZEKIEL TO BE THE LORD'S PROPHET. The Lord, having revealed Himself to His servant in the fullness of His divine power and majesty, now issued to him the formal call, extended to hi...
BRIERS: Or, rebels...
6-10 Those who will do any thing to purpose in the service of God, must not fear men. Wicked men are as briers and thorns; but they are nigh unto cursing, and their end is to be burned. The prophet m...
THOU, SON OF MAN; thou a prophet, sent by him whose throne is highest, whom thou sawest as the appearance of a man in glory, and provided with power to protect thee. BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM; cast away d...
Ezekiel 2:6 son H1121 man H120 afraid H3372 (H8799) afraid H3372 (H8799) words H1697 briers H5621 thorns...
“And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words. Though briars and thorns be with you, and you dwell among scorpions, do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at t...
Ezekiel 2:6 What is here implied, as the trial of the prophet Ezekiel, was fulfilled more or less in the case of all the prophets. They were not teachers merely, but confessors. They came not merely t...
CONTENTS: Ezekiel filled with the Spirit, and his divine command. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: If we stand ready to be used of God, we may expect that He will give us a...
Ezekiel 2:1. _Son of man._ Here the Messiah, speaking from the throne of glory, gives his servant a humble title, but a title which he himself assumed after his incarnation, being meek and lowly in he...
_Be not afraid of them._ ENDURANCE OF THE WORLD’S CENSURE What is here implied, as the trial of the prophet Ezekiel, was fulfilled more or less in the case of all the prophets. They were not teachers...
_HOMILETICS_ (1.) REQUISITES FOR EXECUTING THE COMMISSION (Ezekiel 2:1) I. LIVELY ATTENTION. Ezekiel must no longer lie upon his face; he must stand upon his feet if he is rightly to hear the voice o...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 2:1 SON OF MAN, etc. It is noticeable that the phrase (_ben adam_)_, _as addressed to a prophet, occurs only in Ezekiel, in whom we find it not less than eighty times, and in Danie...
CHAPTER 2:1-3:11. CALL TO THE PROPHETICAL OFFICE. Ezekiel 2:1. _And he said to me, Son of man,_ (Hävernick, after many leading commentators, both ancient and modern, still lays stress on this express...
And he said unto me, Son of man (Ezekiel 2:1), Now this is a title that Ezekiel uses quite often. It is a title that Jesus uses in the New Testament concerning Himself. It is a title that was used he...
1 Peter 3:14; 2 Kings 1:15; 2 Samuel 23:6; 2 Samuel 23:7; 2 Timothy 1:7
Words — Accusations, threats, or whatever else a malicious heart can suggest to the tongue. Briars — Which usually run up among thorns, are a very fit emblem of the frowardness and keenness of sinners...