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The Call of Ezekiel to Speak God's Words

¹ And he said to me, "Son of man,^[a] stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you." ² And the Spirit^[b] came into me as he was speaking to me, and it set me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me. ³ And he said to me, "Son of man,^[c] I am sending you to the Israelites,^[d] to nations^[e] who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors,^[f] they transgressed against me until this very day.^{[g] 4} And the children^[h] are impudent^[i] and stubborn,^[j] and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!' ⁵ And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst. ⁶ And you, son of man,^[k] you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because^[l] briers and thorns are with you, and you are sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their looks,^[m] for they are a rebellious house. ⁷ And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are rebellious. ⁸ And you, son of man,^[n] hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you." ⁹ And I looked,^[o] and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it was a scroll with writing.^{[p] 10} And he rolled it out^[q] before me,^[r] and it was written on the front and back, and there were written on it laments and mourning and wailing.^[s]