Ezekiel, 2

1. He said, 'Son of man, get to your feet; I will speak to you.'

1. And he said to me, "Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you."

2. As he said these words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

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. He said, 'Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to the rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been in revolt against me up to the present day.

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. Because they are stubborn and obstinate children, I am sending you to them, to say, "Lord Yahweh says this."

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. Whether they listen or not, this tribe of rebels will know there is a prophet among them.

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, do not be afraid of them or of what they say, though you find yourself surrounded with brambles and sitting on scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or alarmed by their looks, for they are a tribe of rebels.

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. You are to deliver my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are a tribe of rebels.

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, are to listen to what I say to you; do not be a rebel like that rebellious tribe. Open your mouth and eat what I am about to give you.'

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. When I looked, there was a hand stretch- ing out to me, holding a scroll.

9. And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and, lo, a written scroll was in it;

10. He un- rolled it in front of me; it was written on, front and back; on it was written 'Lamentations, dirges and cries of grief '.

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.