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

¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

2 T hen the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.

And spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me and set me upon my feet, and I heard him that spoke unto me.

3 A nd 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.

And 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.

4 F or they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

And 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.

5 A s for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.

And they will not hear nor forbear (for they are a rebellious house), but they shall know that there has been a prophet 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.

¶ 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.

7 Y ou shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, but they will not hear nor forbear, for they are rebels.

8 B ut 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.”

But 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.

9 N ow when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

And I looked, and behold, a hand was sent unto me; and in it was the roll of a book,

10 T hen 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.

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