Ezekiel 2:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.

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  • Rev 10:9 : 9 And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me: Put it in your mouth; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.
  • Isa 50:5 : 5 And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
  • Ezek 3:1-3 : 1 And he said to me, Son of man, take this roll for your food, and go and say my words to the children of Israel. 2 And, on my opening my mouth, he made me take the roll as food. 3 And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
  • Ezek 3:10 : 10 Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them.
  • 1 Tim 4:14-16 : 14 Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you. 15 Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward. 16 Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.
  • 1 Pet 5:3 : 3 Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.
  • Num 20:10-13 : 10 Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock? 11 And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough. 12 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you had not enough faith in me to keep my name holy before the children of Israel, you will not take this people into the land which I have given them. 13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel went against the Lord, and they saw that he was holy among them.
  • Num 20:24 : 24 Aaron will be put to rest with his people; he will not go into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you went against my word at the waters of Meribah.
  • 1 Kgs 13:21-22 : 21 And crying out to the man of God who came from Judah, he said, The Lord says, Because you have gone against the voice of the Lord, and have not done as you were ordered by the Lord, 22 But have come back, and have taken food and water in this place where he said you were to take no food or water; your dead body will not be put to rest with your fathers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 3:1-5
    5 verses
    82%

    1 And he said to me, Son of man, take this roll for your food, and go and say my words to the children of Israel.

    2 And, on my opening my mouth, he made me take the roll as food.

    3 And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.

    4 And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

    5 For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;

  • Ezek 3:25-27
    3 verses
    81%

    25 But see, O son of man, I will put bands on you, prisoning you in them, and you will not go out among them:

    26 And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

    27 But when I have talk with you I will make your mouth open, and you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Let the hearer give ear; and as for him who will not, let him keep his ears shut: for they are an uncontrolled people.

  • Ezek 2:1-7
    7 verses
    81%

    1 And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.

    2 And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears.

    3 And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.

    4 And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.

    5 And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.

    6 And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

    7 And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.

  • Ezek 3:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10 Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them.

    11 And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.

  • Ezek 12:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, you are living among an uncontrolled people, who have eyes to see but see not, and ears for hearing but they do not give ear; for they are an uncontrolled people.

    3 And you, O son of man, by day, before their eyes, get ready the vessels of one who is taken away, and go away from your place to another place before their eyes: it may be that they will see, though they are an uncontrolled people.

  • Ezek 2:9
    77%

    9 And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it;

  • Ezek 12:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 And in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    9 Son of man, has not Israel, the uncontrolled people, said to you, What are you doing?

  • Ezek 3:17
    74%

    17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.

  • Ezek 24:22
    73%

    22 And you will do as I have done, not covering your lips or taking the food of those in grief.

  • Ezek 33:7
    73%

    7 So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger.

  • Ezek 11:4
    73%

    4 For this cause be a prophet against them, be a prophet, O son of man.

  • Ezek 40:4
    73%

    4 And the man said to me, Son of man, see with your eyes and give hearing with your ears, and take to heart everything I am going to let you see; for in order that I might let you see them, you have come here: and give an account of all you see to the children of Israel.

  • Isa 1:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;

    20 But if your hearts are turned against me, I will send destruction on you by the sword; so the Lord has said.

  • Ezek 22:1
    72%

    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 4:15
    72%

    15 Then he said to me, See, I have given you cow's waste in place of man's waste, and you will make your bread ready on it.

  • Ezek 14:2
    72%

    2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 12:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    18 Son of man, take your food with shaking fear, and your water with trouble and care;

  • Ezek 22:17
    71%

    17 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Isa 28:23
    71%

    23 Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.

  • Ezek 33:23
    71%

    23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 17:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,

  • Ezek 14:12
    70%

    12 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 21:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, let your face be turned to Jerusalem, let your words be dropped in the direction of her holy place, and be a prophet against the land of Israel;

  • Ezek 12:26
    70%

    26 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 33:30
    70%

    30 And as for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking together about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, saying to one another, Come now, give ear to the word which comes from the Lord.

  • Ezek 22:23
    70%

    23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 13:1
    70%

    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Rev 10:9
    70%

    9 And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me: Put it in your mouth; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.

  • Ezek 16:19
    69%

    19 And my bread which I gave you, the best meal and oil and honey which I gave you for your food, you put it before them for a sweet smell, says the Lord.

  • Ezek 44:6
    69%

    6 And say to the uncontrolled children of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: O you children of Israel, let it be enough for you, among the disgusting things which you have done,