Ezekiel 2:6 — text, Greek, lexicon

Ezekiel 2:6Ezek.2.6

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.

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Et toi, fils de l'homme, ne les crains pas et ne crains pas leurs discours, quoique tu aies auprès de toi des ronces et des épines, et que tu habites avec des scorpions; ne crains pas leurs discours et ne t'effraie pas de leurs visages, quoiqu'ils soient une famille de rebelles.

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Pericope

Ezekiel 2:6–72 verses

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Lucifer of Cagliari
Book on Not Sparing Those Who Sin Against God
s: do not fear their words, and do not be terrified by their faces, for they are a rebellious house. Ezekiel 2:6. We cannot, I say, fear the threats of your power, because your scorpion-like forces are nothing against us, whom you see protected by God's power, whom you notice God…
Lucifer of Cagliari
Book on Not Sparing Those Who Sin Against God
or they will become furious, and they will rush upon you in a circle, and you dwell among scorpions. Ezekiel 2:6. Hence, we are offensive to you because you see that we call you a scorpion. If God had not said you are a scorpion, you would rightly call me insulting: now your acti…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
e contrary, our Lord said ( Mat. 10:28 ): "Fear ye not them that kill the body," and it is written ( Ezech. 2:6 ): "Fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words." I answer that, A human act is said to be a sin on account of its being inordinate, because the good of a human act…

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