Ezekiel 2:3

He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house ¹  of Israel, to rebellious nations ²  who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted ³  against me to this very day.

Nu 20:10; Nu 32:13,14; De 9:24,27; 1Sa 8:7,8; 2Ki 17:17-20; 2Ch 36:15,16; Ezr 9:7; Ne 9:16-18,26,33-35; Ps 106:16-21,28,32-40; Isa 6:8-10; Jer 1:7; Jer 3:25; Jer 7:2; Jer 16:11,12; Jer 25:3-7; Jer 26:2-6; Jer 36:2; Jer 44:21; Eze 3:4-8; Eze 16:1-63; Eze 20:1-49; Eze 20:18-30; Eze 23:1-49; Da 9:5-13; Mr 12:2-5; Lu 24:47,48; Joh 20:21,22; Ac 7:51; Ro 10:15

¹ tc The Hebrew reads “sons of,” while the LXX reads “house,” implying the more common phrase in Ezekiel. Either could be abbreviated with the first letter ב (bet). In preparation for the characterization “house of rebellion,” in vv. 5, 6, and 8, “house” is preferred (L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [WBC], 1:10 and W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel [Hermeneia], 2:564-65).

² tc Heb “to the rebellious nations.” The phrase “to the rebellious nations” is omitted in the LXX. Elsewhere in Ezekiel the singular word “nation” is used for Israel (36:13-15; 37:22). Here “nations” may have the meaning of “tribes” or refer to the two nations of Israel and Judah.

³ tc This word is omitted from the LXX.

tn The Hebrew term used here is the strongest word available for expressing a covenant violation. The word is used in the diplomatic arena to express a treaty violation (2 Kgs 1:1; 3:5, 7).