Ezekiel 2:5

“Inasmuch as the Lord says also to Ezekiel: “Son of man, I will send thee unto the house of Israel, to those who have angered Me, both themselves and their fathers, unto this day, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, if perchance they will hear and be afraid.”” — editor's note: Ezek. ii. 4, 5.

“And that it is so, hearken: “And Thou,” he saith, “Son of man, testify unto this people, if they will hear, and if they will understand.” ( Ezek. ii. 5 , not from LXX.) And Ezekiel says, “If the watchman give warning what it behooves to flee from, and what to choose, he hath delivered his own soul,…” — the author cites it

“Since elsewhere also He saith, “if perchance they will hear;”not in this case either being ignorant, but lest any of the obstinate should say, that His prediction was the thing that necessitated their disobedience, therefore He frames His expressions in this way, saying, “Whether they will,” and, “It may be.”” — editor's note: Ezek. ii. 5.

“And elsewhere He saith, “Whether they will hear, whether they will understand.”” — editor's note: Ezek. ii. 5.