But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house. Cross References Revelation 9:3 And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. Revelation 9:5 The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion. Revelation 9:10 They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months. 2 Samuel 23:6 But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand. 2 Samuel 23:7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie." 2 Kings 1:15 Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king. Isaiah 51:12 "I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass? Jeremiah 1:8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. Ezekiel 3:9 I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel 24:3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. Ezekiel 28:24 For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.' Micah 7:4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. Treasury of Scripture And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. be not Ezekiel 3:8,9 2 Kings 1:15 Isaiah 51:12 briers, or, rebels 2 Samuel 23:6,7 Isaiah 9:18 Jeremiah 6:28 scorpions Luke 10:19 Revelation 9:3-6 though they Ezekiel 3:9,26,27 Proverbs 30:13,14 Isaiah 51:7 |