Ezekiel 2:5

Ezekiel’s Call

4They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’5And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

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Berean Standard Bible
And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
Bible in Basic English
And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
If so be they at least will hear, and if so be they will forbear, for they are a provoking house: and they shall know that there hath been a prophet in the midst of them.
Free Bible Version
Whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious people—they will realize that a prophet has come to them.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
Translation for Translators
Andwhen you tell them my messages, perhaps those rebellious people will heed those messages and perhaps they will not heed them, but they will know thatyou are a prophet who has been among them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Either they will listen or they will not listen. They are a rebellious house, but they will at least know that a prophet has been among them.
Noah Webster Bible
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
World English Bible
They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that there has been a prophet among them.
Young's Literal Translation
and they — whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they [are] — have known that a prophet hath been in their midst.