Eze 2:6 | JFB | STEP | 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; Is 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).