1-5 Ezekiel's commission 6-8 His instruction 9-10 The roll of his heavy prophecy

Son Eze 2:3,6,8 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 Ps 8:4 Da 8:17 Mt 16:13-16 Joh 3:13,16

stand Eze 1:28 Da 10:11,19 Mt 17:7 Ac 9:6 26:16

2 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.

Eze 3:12,14,24 36:27 Nu 11:25,26 Jud 13:25 1Sa 16:13 Ne 9:30 Joe 2:28,29 Re 11:11

3 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 Eze 3:4-8 2Ch 36:15,16 Isa 6:8-10 Jer 1:7 7:2 25:3-7 26:2-6 36:2 Mr 12:2-5 Lu 24:47,48 Joh 20:21,22 Ro 10:15

a rebellious nation. [HEB] rebellious nations. Eze 16:1-63 20:1-49 23:1-49

rebelled Eze 20:18-30 Nu 20:10 32:13,14 De 9:24,27 1Sa 8:7,8 2Ki 17:17-20 Eze 9:7 Ne 9:16-18,26,33-35 Ps 106:16-21,28,32-40 Jer 3:25 16:11,12 Eze 44:21 Da 9:5-13 Ac 7:51

4 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 Eze 3:7 De 10:16 31:27 2Ch 30:8 36:13 Ps 95:8 Isa 48:4 Jer 3:3 5:3 6:15 8:12 Mt 10:16

impudent [heb] hard of face Pr 21:29

Thus 1Ki 22:14 Jer 26:2,3 Ac 20:26,27

5 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 Eze 1:7 3:10,11,27 Mt 10:12-15 Ac 13:46 Ro 3:3 2Co 2:15-17

yet Eze 3:19 33:9,33 Lu 10:10-12 Joh 15:22

6 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 Eze 3:8,9 2Ki 1:15 Isa 51:12 Jer 1:8,17 Mic 3:8 Mt 10:28 Lu 12:4 Ac 4:13,19,29 Eph 6:19 Php 1:28 2Ti 1:7

briers, or, rebels 2Sa 23:6,7 Isa 9:18 Jer 6:28 Mic 7:4

scorpions Lu 10:19 Re 9:3-6

though they Eze 3:9,26,27 Pr 30:13,14 Isa 51:7 Jer 18:18 Am 7:10-17 Heb 11:27 1Pe 3:14

7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

Thou Eze 3:10,17 Jer 1:7,17 23:28 26:2 Jon 3:2 Mt 28:20

whether Eze 2:5

most rebellious [HEB] rebellion

8 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 Le 10:3 Nu 20:10-13,24 1Ki 13:21,22 Isa 50:5 1Pe 5:3

open Eze 3:1-3,10 Jer 15:16 1Ti 4:14-16 Re 10:9

9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

an hand Eze 8:3 Jer 1:9 Da 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. Eze 3:1 Heb 10:7 Re 5:1-5 10:8-11

10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

spread Isa 30:8-11 Hab 2:2

was written within. Contrary to the state of rolls in general, which are written on the inside only Lamentations Isa 3:11 Jer 36:29-32 Re 8:13 9:12 11:14