Ezekiel 2

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

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

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

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

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day;

“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.

4 and these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

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.’

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

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

6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.

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.

7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.

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

8 And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

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.”

9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.

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

10 And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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