1He said to me, ‘Son of man, stand up on your feet. I will speak to you.’2As he spoke, the Spirit of the LORD came into me. He raised me to my feet. I heard him speaking to me.3He said, ‘Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. That nation has refused to obey me. They have turned against me. They and their people of long ago have been against me to this day.4The people I am sending you to are very stubborn. Tell them, “Here is what the LORD and King says.”5They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me. But whether they listen or not, they will know that a prophet was among them.6Son of man, do not be afraid of them or of what they say. Do not be afraid, even if thorns and bushes are all around you. Do not be afraid, even if you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say. Do not be terrified by them. They always refuse to obey me.7You must give them my message. They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me.8Son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be like those who refuse to obey me. Open your mouth. Eat what I give you.’9Then I looked up. I saw a hand reach out to me. A scroll was in it.10He unrolled it in front of me. Both sides had words written on them. They spoke about sadness, sorrow and trouble.
Ezekiel 2
English Standard Version
Ezekiel’s Call
1And he said to me, “Son of man,[1] stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” (Eze 3:1; Eze 3:3; Eze 3:17; Eze 3:25; Eze 4:1; Eze 4:16; Eze 5:1; Da 10:11)2And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. (Eze 3:24; Da 8:18)3And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. (Eze 2:5; Eze 2:8; Eze 3:26; Eze 20:16; Eze 20:18; Eze 20:21; Eze 24:3; Eze 44:6)4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ (Eze 3:7)5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. (Eze 2:3; Eze 3:11; Eze 3:27; Eze 17:12; Eze 33:33)6And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions.[2] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. (De 8:15; 2Sa 23:6; Jer 1:8; Eze 3:9; Eze 28:24; Mic 7:4)7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. (Eze 2:5)8“But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” (Isa 50:5; Eze 3:1; Eze 3:3; Re 10:9)9And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. (Jer 36:2; Eze 8:3; Da 10:10; Re 10:2)10And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. (Re 5:1)