Ezekiel 2

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

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

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.

Then, as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into 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 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.

He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to rebellious nations that have rebelled against me—both they and their ancestors have sinned against me up to 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.

Their descendants have stubborn faces and hard hearts. I am sending you to them, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord Yahweh says.'

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.

Either they will listen or they will not listen. They are a rebellious house, but they will at least know that a prophet has been 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.

You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, although you are with briers and thorns and although you live with scorpions. Do not fear their words or be dismayed by their faces, since they are 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.

But you will speak my words to them, whether they listen or not, because 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.

But you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am about to give to 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 a hand was extended out to me; in it was a written 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.

He spread it out before me; it had been written on both its front and back, and written on it were lamentations, mourning, and woe.