The Meaning of Ezekiel 2:5 Explained

Ezekiel 2:5

KJV: 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.

YLT: and they -- whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they are -- have known that a prophet hath been in their midst.

Darby: And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear for they are a rebellious house yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 2:5?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 2:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 2:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 2:5?

What is the context of Ezekiel 2:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Ezekiel 2:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

As a result of Ezekiel"s ministry these people would know that a prophet had been among them, that God had sent a messenger to them, whether they chose to listen or not. They might not listen because they were a rebellious "house" (nation), but Ezekiel was not to change his message to accommodate his hearers.

Context Summary

Ezekiel 2:1-10 - A Hard Commission

The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was commissioned to go on with his divine mission, undeterred by their opposition. Under such circumstances we must be sure of a Thus saith the Lord. But no man can stand against the continual opposition of his fellows, unless his strength is renewed, as Ezekiel's was, by eating that which God gives. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee, Ezekiel 2:8. Let us specially consider the divine denunciations of sin, that our words may be sharper than any two-edged sword. Nothing makes us so strong as feeding perpetually upon the roll of the Book, and especially on the Word within the words. We must eat the flesh and drink in the life of the Son of man, if we can deal aright with the needs of the sons of men. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 2

¹ Ezekiel's commission
⁶ His instruction
⁹ The scroll of his heavy prophecy

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 2:5 mean?

And they whether they hear or whether they refuse for a house rebellious they [are] and yet they will know that a prophet has been among them -

וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ אִם־ יִשְׁמְע֣וּ וְאִם־ יֶחְדָּ֔לוּ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵ֑מָּה וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י נָבִ֖יא הָיָ֥ה בְתוֹכָֽם פ

וְהֵ֙מָּה֙	And they
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
אִם־	whether
Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
יִשְׁמְע֣וּ	they hear
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
וְאִם־	or whether
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
יֶחְדָּ֔לוּ	they refuse
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: חָדַל Sense: to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear.
בֵּ֥ית	a house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
מְרִ֖י	rebellious
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מְרִי Sense: rebellion.
הֵ֑מָּה	they [are]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ	and yet they will know
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
כִּ֥י	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נָבִ֖יא	a prophet
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
הָיָ֥ה	has been
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְתוֹכָֽם	among them
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: תָּוֶךְ Sense: midst, middle.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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