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Ezekiel 2

The Message Bible MSG

1 It said, "Son of man, stand up. I have something to say to you."

2 The moment I heard the voice, the Spirit entered me and put me on my feet. As he spoke to me, I listened.

3 He said, "Son of man, I'm sending you to the family of Israel, a rebellious nation if there ever was one. They and their ancestors have fomented rebellion right up to the present.

4 They're a hard case, these people to whom I'm sending you - hardened in their sin. Tell them, 'This is the Message of God, the Master.'

5 They are a defiant bunch. Whether or not they listen, at least they'll know that a prophet's been here.

6 But don't be afraid of them, son of man, and don't be afraid of anything they say. Don't be afraid when living among them is like stepping on thorns or finding scorpions in your bed. Don't be afraid of their mean words or their hard looks. They're a bunch of rebels.

7 Your job is to speak to them. Whether they listen is not your concern. They're hardened rebels.

8 "Only take care, son of man, that you don't rebel like these rebels. Open your mouth and eat what I give you."

9 When I looked he had his hand stretched out to me, and in the hand a book, a scroll.

10 He unrolled the scroll. On both sides, front and back, were written lamentations and mourning and doom.

English Standard Version ESV

1 And he said to me, "Son of man,stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."

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

3 And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

4 The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.'

5 And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.

6 And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.

8 "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you."

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

10 And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.