[1] And he said to me, "Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak
with you." [2] And when he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set
me upon my feet; and I heard him speaking to me. [3] And he said to me,
"Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels, who
have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against
me to this very day. [4] The people also are impudent and stubborn: I send
you to them; and you shall say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD.' [5] And
whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they
will know that there has been a prophet among them. [6] And 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 upon scorpions; be not afraid of their
words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. [7]
And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear;
for they are a rebellious house. [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." [9] And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched
out to me, and, lo, a written scroll was in it; [10] and 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.