Ezekiel 2

1 And he said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.

2 And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me upon my feet. And I heard him who spoke to me.

And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears.

3 And he said to me, Son of man, I send thee to the sons of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.

And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.

4 And the sons are impudent and stiff hearted. I send thee to them, and thou shall say to them, Thus says the lord Jehovah.

And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.

5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

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.

6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dwell among scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

7 And thou shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, for they are most rebellious.

And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.

8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee. Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.

But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.

9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me, and, lo, a roll of a book was in it,

And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it;

10 And he spread it before me, and it was written inside and outside. And there were written in it lamentations and mourning and woe.

And he put it open before me, and it had writing on the front and on the back; words of grief and sorrow and trouble were recorded in it.