Discovery BoxEzekiel 2:5 
Context2:5 And as for them, 1 whether they listen 2 or not – for they are a rebellious 3 house 4 – they will know that a prophet has been among them.
Ezekiel 3:6
Context3:6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand 5 – surely if 6 I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!
Ezekiel 3:10
Context3:10 And he said to me, “Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.
1 tn Heb “they”; the phrase “And as for them” has been used in the translation for clarity.
2 tn The Hebrew word implies obedience rather than mere hearing or paying attention.
3 tn This Hebrew adjective is also used to describe the Israelites in Num 17:25 and Isa 30:9.
4 sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).
5 tn Heb “hear.”
6 tc The MT reads “if not” but most ancient versions translate only “if.” The expression occurs with this sense in Isa 5:9; 14:24. See also Ezek 34:8; 36:5; 38:19.
