Eze 2:6, 3:9 | JFB | e4.org | 6. briers —not as the Margin and GESENIUS , "rebels," which would not correspond so well to "thorns." The Hebrew is from a root meaning "to sting" as nettles do. The wicked are often so called ( ). scorpions —a reptile about six inches long with a deadly sting at the end of the tail. be not afraid

‏ Ezekiel 2:6

6. briers—not as the Margin and GESENIUS, "rebels," which would not correspond so well to "thorns." The Hebrew is from a root meaning "to sting" as nettles do. The wicked are often so called (2Sa 23:6; So 2:2; Isa 9:18).

scorpions—a reptile about six inches long with a deadly sting at the end of the tail.

be not afraid— (Lu 12:4; 1Pe 3:14).

‏ Ezekiel 3:9

9. As . . . flint—so Messiah the antitype (Isa 50:7; compare Jer 1:8, 17).