Ezekiel 2New King James Version
Ezekiel Called to Be a Prophet
2 And He said to me, “Son of man,(A)stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.”2 Then(B)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(C)rebelled against Me;(D)they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.4 (E)Forthey are[a]impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LordGod.’5 (F)As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for theyarea(G)rebellious house—yet they(H)will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 “And you, son of man,(I)do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though(J)briers and thornsarewith you and you dwell among scorpions;(K)do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks,(L)though theyarea rebellious house.7 (M)You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for theyarerebellious.8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and(N)eat what I give you.”
9 Now when I looked, there was(O)a hand stretched out to me; and behold,(P)a scroll of a bookwasin it.10 Then He spread it before me; andthere waswriting on the inside and on the outside, and written on itwerelamentations and mourning and woe.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 2:4Lit.stiff-faced and hard-hearted sons
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