Ezekiel 2:5

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Whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

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  • Ezek 33:33 : 33 When it happens—and behold, it will happen—they will know that a prophet was among them.
  • Ezek 3:27 : 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.' Whoever will listen, let them listen, and whoever will refuse, let them refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
  • Ezek 2:7 : 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  • John 15:22 : 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'
  • Matt 10:12-15 : 12 As you enter the house, greet it. 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that house or town and shake off the dust from your feet. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
  • Luke 10:10-12 : 10 But when you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a warning to you. Yet know this: The kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I tell you, on that day it will be more bearable for Sodom than for that town.
  • Rom 3:3 : 3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God?
  • 2 Cor 2:15-17 : 15 For we are the fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To one, we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is adequate for such a task? 17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.
  • Ezek 3:10-11 : 10 And he said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all the words I speak to you and listen closely with your ears." 11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.
  • Ezek 3:19 : 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.
  • Ezek 33:9 : 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, but you will have saved yourself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 2:6-8
    3 verses
    85%

    6You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not fear though briars, thorns, or scorpions are around you. Do not be afraid of their words or terrified by their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

    7You shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

    8But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like this rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.

  • Ezek 3:26-27
    2 verses
    80%

    26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

    27But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.' Whoever will listen, let them listen, and whoever will refuse, let them refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

  • Ezek 2:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this very day.

    4The descendants are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.'

  • Ezek 3:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9I have made your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not fear them or be dismayed by their faces, even though they are a rebellious house.

    10And he said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all the words I speak to you and listen closely with your ears."

    11Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.

  • Ezek 33:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

    32Indeed, to them you are like someone who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays the instrument well. They listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice.

    33When it happens—and behold, it will happen—they will know that a prophet was among them.

  • Ezek 12:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    2Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.

    3Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings as if for exile and go into exile in their sight—by day, in their sight—so that they may see. Move from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

  • Ezek 3:4-7
    4 verses
    74%

    4Then he said to me, "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them."

    5For you are not being sent to a people with an obscure language or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel.

    6You are not sent to many peoples with unintelligible speech or difficult tongues whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

    7But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me. The entire house of Israel is hard-headed and stubborn-hearted.

  • Ezek 12:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

    10Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in the city.’

  • Jer 7:27
    72%

    27When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer you.

  • Mic 2:6
    72%

    6'Do not preach,' they preach. 'Do not preach about such things; disgrace will not overtake us.'

  • Ezek 12:25
    72%

    25For I am the LORD. I will speak, and whatever word I speak will come to pass. It will no longer be delayed, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and fulfill it, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 6:18
    71%

    18Therefore hear, O nations; observe, O congregation, what is among them!

  • Jer 28:7
    71%

    7Nevertheless, listen now to this word I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:

  • 2 Chr 24:19
    71%

    19The Lord sent prophets among them to bring them back to Him, but though the prophets testified against them, they refused to listen.

  • Isa 30:9
    71%

    9These are a rebellious people, deceitful children, unwilling to listen to the LORD's instruction.

  • Ezek 11:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man!

    5The Spirit of the Lord came upon me, and He said to me, 'Say: This is what the Lord says: This is what you have said, house of Israel, and I know the thoughts that come into your mind.'

  • Hos 5:2
    71%

    2Rebels have gone deep into slaughter, but I am disciplining them all.

  • Jer 6:10
    71%

    10To whom can I speak and give warning so they will listen? Their ears are closed, and they cannot pay attention. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they take no pleasure in it.

  • Ezek 3:17
    71%

    17"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them warning from Me.

  • Jer 5:13
    71%

    13The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them; therefore, let what they say be done to them.

  • Jer 5:15
    71%

    15Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, one whose language you do not know and whose speech you cannot understand.

  • Ezek 13:2
    71%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD.

  • Jer 26:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4And you shall say to them, 'The LORD says: If you do not listen to Me and follow My law which I have set before you...

    5...and listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have persistently sent to you (though you have not listened),

  • Jer 5:20
    70%

    20Declare this to the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah, saying:

  • Ezek 6:10
    70%

    10And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not warn about bringing this disaster on them without cause.

  • Ezek 14:2
    70%

    2Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • Jer 29:19
    70%

    19I will do this because they have not listened to my words—this is the LORD's declaration—that I sent to them again and again through my servants the prophets. And you also have not listened—this is the LORD's declaration.

  • Ezek 33:7
    70%

    7Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. So hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.

  • Neh 9:30
    70%

    30For many years, You were patient with them. You warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets, yet they would not listen. So You gave them into the hands of the peoples of the lands.

  • Ezek 17:11
    70%

    11Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Zech 7:12
    70%

    12They made their hearts as hard as flint, refusing to hear the law and the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of Hosts.

  • Amos 7:16
    70%

    16Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'

  • Ezek 13:16
    70%

    16along with the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and claimed visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 11:10
    69%

    10They have turned back to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors.

  • Neh 9:26
    69%

    26But they were disobedient and rebelled against You. They cast Your law behind their backs and killed Your prophets who warned them to turn back to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.