Ezekiel 2

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

And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.

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

And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears.

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day;

And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.

4 and these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.

5 And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear — for they are a rebellious house — yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.

And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.

6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.

And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

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

And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.

8 And 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.

But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.

9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.

And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it;

10 And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

And he put it open before me, and it had writing on the front and on the back; words of grief and sorrow and trouble were recorded in it.