Ezekiel 2

1 And He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.3 And He said to me: Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord God.5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refusefor they are a rebellious houseyet they will know that a prophet has been among them.6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house.7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.

EZEKIEL 2

The [Lord] Chooses Ezekiel

1 The [Lord]t said, “Ezekiel, son of man, t I want you to stand up and listen.”

2 After he said this, his Spirit took control of me and lifted me to my feet. Then the [Lord] said:
3 Ezekiel, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They are just like their ancestors who rebelled against me and refused to stop. 4 They are stubborn and hardheaded. But I, the [Lord] God, have chosen you to tell them what I say.

5 Those rebels may not even listen, but at least they will know that a prophet has come to them.
6 Don't be afraid of them or of anything they say. You may think you're in the middle of a thorn patch or a bunch of scorpions. But be brave 7 and preach my message to them, whether they choose to listen or not.

8 Ezekiel, don't rebel against me, as they have done. Instead, listen to everything I tell you.
And now, Ezekiel, open your mouth and eat what I am going to give you.
9  t Just then, I saw a hand stretched out toward me. And in it was a scroll.t 10 The hand opened the scroll, and both sides of it were filled with words of sadness, mourning, and grief.