1 ¶ And 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 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 sons of Israel, to rebellious Gentiles that have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have rebelled against me, even 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 to sons that have hard faces and strong hearts do I send thee; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath the Lord GOD said.

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 will not hear nor forbear (for they are a rebellious house), but they shall know that there has 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 ¶ And thou, son of man, do not be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, for they are rebels; though thou find thyself among thorns and thy dwelling be with briers, do not be afraid of their words, nor fear before them, 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, but they will not hear nor forbear, for they are rebels.

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

8 B ut thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Do not be rebellious like the rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat what 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 sent unto me; and in it was the roll of a book,

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 before me; and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations and mourning and woes.

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.