Ezekiel 2

1 His appearance [was] of the likeness of the glory of YHWH, and I see, and fall on my face, and I hear a voice speaking, and He says to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I speak with you.”

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

2 And [the] Spirit comes into me when He has spoken to me, and causes me to stand on my feet, and I hear Him who is speaking to 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 says to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to rebelling nations who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, to 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 the sons [are] brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I am sending you, and you have said to them: Thus said Lord YHWH.

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 hear, or whether they refrain, for they [are] a house of rebellion—have known that a prophet has been in their midst.

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, you are not afraid of them, indeed, you are not afraid of their words, for briers and thorns are with you, and you are dwelling near scorpions, you are not afraid of their words, and you are not frightened of their faces, for they [are] a house of rebellion,

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 have spoken My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refrain, for they [are] a rebellion.

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

8 And you, son of man, hear that which I am speaking to you; do not be of rebellion like the house of rebellion, open your mouth and eat that which I am giving to 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 I look, and behold, a hand [is] sent forth to me, and behold, a roll of a scroll [is] in it,

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

10 and He spreads it before me, and it is written in front and behind, and written on it [are] 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.