Ezekiel 2

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

2 And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.

3 “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 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 whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

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

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

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

1 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.

2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, [even] unto this very day.

4 For [they are] impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith 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 hath been a prophet among them.

6 ¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.

7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most rebellious.

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

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

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

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

2 And when he spake thus unto me, I was refreshed, and stood upon my feet, and hearkened unto him that spake unto me.

2 And I opened my mouth, and he gave me the letter to eat.

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee unto the children of Israel, to the apostate people, which have gone astray from me. They and their fathers have done evil against me unto this day.

3 And said unto me, Son of man, thou must eat this letter which I give thee into thy womb, and fill thy belly therewith. So I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.

4 But the children to whom I send thee have hard heads and hardened hearts. To them shalt thou say, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go unto the house of Israel, and preach my word unto them.

5 They shall obey, or else they shall not obey. It is a disobedient house: nevertheless they shall know that there is a prophet among them.

5 For I send thee not unto a people that have a strange speech and an unknown language, but unto the house of Israel;

6 And thou, son of man, shalt not fear them, nor be afraid of their words. There are thorns among thee, stubborn and prickly, and thou dwellest among scorpions: but thou shalt not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their faces, though they be a rebellious house,

6 Not, indeed, to great nations, which have strange speech and unknown language, whose words thou canst not hear. Even if I sent thee to them, they would gladly hear thee.

7 But thou shalt tell them my word, and they shall obey, or else they shall not: for they are a rebellious people.

7 But the house of Israel will not hear thee; for they themselves will not hear me: for all the house of Israel have hard faces, and hardened hearts.

8 But thou, son of man, hear thou what I say unto thee, and be not disobedient, as the disobedient house is. Open your mouth and eat what I will give you.

8 Yet have I made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead against their foreheads.

9 And I looked, and, behold, there was a hand stretched out toward me, having a letter folded up.

9 Yea, I have made thy forehead as hard as a demon, harder than a rock. Therefore fear not, neither be dismayed at them, because they are a rebellious house.

10 This she spread out before me, and it was written within and without; and within it was written: Lamentation, and woe. Ch. 3, v. 1. And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which is before thee, even this letter, and go and preach unto the house of Israel.