Ezekiel 2

1 He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”

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

2 The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.

And the spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake with me.

3 He said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who 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 send thee to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious nation, that hath rebelled against me; they and their fathers have rebelled against me to this very day.

4 The children are impudent and stiff-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’

Brazen-faced and stiff-hearted are the sons to whom I send thee. And thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

5 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.

And whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, for they are a rebellious house, yet shall they know that a prophet is in the midst of them.

6 You, son of man, do not be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

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

7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or whether they will refuse; for they are most rebellious.

Speak thou my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, for they are most rebellious.

8 But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”

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.

9 When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and lo, a book-roll was therein.

10 He spread it before me. It was written within and without; and lamentations, mourning, and woe were written in it.

And he spread it before me, and it was written within and without. And therein was written lamentation and mourning and woe.