1 A nd he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”

2 A nd the Spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spoke unto me.

And when He spoke to me, the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. I heard Him speaking to me.

3 A nd he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day;

He said, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to sinful people who have turned against Me. They and their fathers have sinned against Me to this very day.

4 a nd these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

I am sending you to these strong-willed children who show no respect. And you must say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’

5 A nd they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear—for they are a rebellious house—yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.

If they listen or not (for they are sinful people) they will know that a man of God has been among them.

6 A nd thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.

And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or of what they say, even if thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or lose strength of heart by their looks, for they will not obey Me.

7 A nd thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.

You must speak My words to them if they listen or not, for they do not obey Me.

8 A nd thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

“As for you, son of man, listen to what I am telling you. Do not be sinful like these sinful people. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”

9 A nd I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.

Then I looked and saw that a hand was held out to me, and there was a book in it.

10 A nd he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

He held it out in front of me, and it had writing on the front and back. Words of trouble and sorrow were written on it.