Ezekiel 2

1 And he said to me, Son of man, stand 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 the spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet, that I heard him that spoke 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 And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day.

and saying: “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to an apostate nation, which has withdrawn from me.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 For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD.

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 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.

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 And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be 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 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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

8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that 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 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent to me; and, see, a roll of a book was therein;

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

10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and 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.