Ezekiel 2

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

1He said to me, 'Human, stand up on your feet, and I will speak to you.'

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

2As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

3And 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 even unto this very day.

3He said, 'Human, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a collection of rebellious nations that have rebelled against me. Both they and their ancestors have broken my laws to this very day.'

4And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

4These people are stubborn and hard-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you must tell them, "This is what the Lord God says."

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

5Whether they listen or refuse to listen—since they are a rebellious people—they will at least know that a prophet has been among them.

6And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

6And you, human, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid even though you are surrounded by thorns and briers and live among scorpions. Do not fear their words or be terrified by their looks, even though they are a rebellious people.

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

7You must speak my words to them whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are very rebellious.

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

8But you, human, listen to what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like those people. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.'

9And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

9Then I looked, and I saw a hand reaching out toward me, and it was holding a scroll.

10and he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

10He unrolled it in front of me, and it had writing on both the front and the back. Written on it were songs of sadness, mourning, and cries of grief.