Ezekiel 2

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

“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, that 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 you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even 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 For they are shameless children and stiff hearted. I do send you unto them; and you shall say unto them, Thus says the Lord GOD.

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 know that there has 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 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 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 you shall speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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

8 But you, son of man, hear what I say unto you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that I give you.

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 when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

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

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