Eze 2:6 | NETfull | STEP | But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!

Ezekiel 2:6

6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term occurs only here in the OT.} and thorns ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term is found elsewhere in the OT only in Ezek 28:24.} ^{▼▼ Here thorns may be a figure for hostility (Ezek 28:24; Mic 7:4).} surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ^{▼▼ Heb “of their faces.”} for they are a rebellious house!