Ezekiel 2

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

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

2 The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke 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 He said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even 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 The children are impudent and stiff-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says.’

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 They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will 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 You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though 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 You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or whether they will refuse; 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 tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which 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 When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

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

10 He spread it before me. It was written within and without; and lamentations, mourning, and woe were written in it.

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