Ezekiel 2

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Ezekiel’s Call

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

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

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

²And the Spirit came into me as He spoke to me and set me on my feet, and I heard the One 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.

³And He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me until this very day.

⁴They 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.’

⁴And the sons are hard of face and strong of heart; to them I am sending you, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH.’

⁵And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

⁵And they, whether they hear, or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been in their midst.

⁶But 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.

⁶And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or of their words; do not be afraid—if briers and thorns are with you and among you scorpions are sitting!—Of their words, and do not be afraid of their faces, and do not be dismayed, for they are a rebellious house.

⁷But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

⁷And you shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are rebellious.

⁸And 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.”

⁸And you, son of man, you must hear what I am going to say to you: Do not come to be rebellious like this house of rebellion! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.”

⁹Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,

⁹And I looked, and behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, in it was a scroll of a book.

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

¹⁰And He spread it out before my face, and it was written on the face and on the back; and written on it were lamentations, and mourning, and woe.