Ezekiel 2

1 And he said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.

“Stand up, son of man, because I want to talk to you,” he said to me.

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.

As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and had me stand up. I listened to 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.

“Son of man,” he told me, “I'm sending you to the people of Israel, a disobedient nation that has rebelled against me. They and their forefathers have continued to rebel against me, even up to today.

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.

They are pig-headed; they are hard-hearted children. I am sending you to tell them that 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 know that there has been a prophet among them.

Whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious people—they will realize that a prophet has come to them.

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.

Son of man, don't be afraid of them or what they say. You don't need to be afraid even though you're surrounded by brambles and thorns, even though you live among scorpions. Don't be afraid of what they say or be discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious family.

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

Just tell them what I say, whether they listen or not, because they're rebels.

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.

As for you, son of man, pay attention to what I tell you. Don't be rebellious like those rebellious people. Open your mouth and eat what I'm about to give you.”

9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent to me; and, see, a roll of a book was therein;

I looked up and saw a hand stretched out to me holding a scroll.

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

He spread it out in front of me, and there written on both the front and back were words of grief, mourning, and tragedy.