Ezekiel 2

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

This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking. And he said to me: “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”

2 And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.

And after this was spoken to me, the Spirit entered into me, and he set me on my feet. And I heard him speaking to me,

3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.

and saying: “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to an apostate nation, which has withdrawn from me. They and their fathers have betrayed my covenant, even to this day.

4 They 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.’

And those to whom I am sending you are sons with a hard face and an unyielding heart. And you shall say to them: ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

5 And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

Perhaps it may be that they will hear, and perhaps they may be quieted. For they are a provoking house. And they shall know that there has been a prophet in their midst.

6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

But as for you, son of man, you should not fear them, and you should not dread their words. For you are among unbelievers and subversives, and you are living with scorpions. You should not fear their words, and you should not dread their faces. For they are a provoking house.

7 But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

Therefore, you shall speak my words to them, so that perhaps they may hear and be quieted. For they are provoking.

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

But as for you, son of man, listen to all that I say to you. And do not choose to be provoking, as that house is a provoker. Open your mouth, and eat whatever I give to you.”

9 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,

And I looked, and behold: a hand was put forth toward me; there was a scroll rolled up in it.

10 which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.

And he spread it out before me, and there was writing on the inside and on the outside. And there were written in it lamentations, and verses, and woes.