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

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

³ And 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;

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

⁵ And 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.

⁶ And 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.

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

⁸ And 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.

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

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

³ And thou, son of man, prepare thee a captive's baggage, and go captive by day in their sight; and thou shalt go captive from thy place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.