Ezekiel 2:6

And thou, son of man, a minister of the Lord in spite of his natural frailty, be not afraid of them, with a timidity caused by the insulting impudence of his hearers, neither be afraid of their words, with which they would challenge his authority and ridicule his testimony, though briers and thorns be with thee, namely, in the persons of these refractory, hostile people, and thou dost dwell among scorpions, arachnids, with poisonous stings in their tails, this name being fitly applied to such dangerous persons as would oppose the prophet's labors; be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. The proof of Ezekiel's divine commission would be exhibited in the fulfillment of his prophecies, and the enemies would thereby be confounded.