Yehezkiel 2:6-8

2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ¹  and thorns ²  surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ³  for they are a rebellious house! 2:7 You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. 2:8 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.”

Yehezkiel 33:31

33:31 They come to you in crowds, ⁴  and they sit in front of you as ⁵  my people. They hear your words, but do not obey ⁶  them. For they talk lustfully, ⁷  and their heart is set on ⁸  their own advantage. ⁹ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term occurs only here in the OT.

[2:6]  ² tn The Hebrew term is found elsewhere in the OT only in Ezek 28:24.

[2:6]  sn Here thorns may be a figure for hostility (Ezek 28:24; Mic 7:4).

[2:6]  ³ tn Heb “of their faces.”

[33:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “as people come.” Apparently this is an idiom indicating that they come in crowds. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:264.

[33:31]  ⁵ tn The word “as” is supplied in the translation.

[33:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “do.”

[33:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “They do lust with their mouths.”

[33:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “goes after.”

[33:31]  ⁹ tn The present translation understands the term often used for “unjust gain” in a wider sense, following M. Greenberg, who also notes that the LXX uses a term which can describe either sexual or ritual pollution. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:687.