Ezekiel 2
1THIS was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and I heard a voice of One speaking and He said to me, Son of man, stand on thy feet and I will speak to thee.
2Whereupon a blast of wind came upon me and took me and lifted me up and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me and He said to me:
3Son of man, I am about to send thee to the house of Israel, to them who are provoking Me; who have provoked Me, both they and their fathers even to this day.
4And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord,
5whether they hear or be affrighted; (for they are a provoking house) and let them know that thou art a prophet among them.
6And thou son of man, be not afraid of them nor daunted at their presence. Because they will sting thee and rise up against thee on all sides and thou dwellest in the midst of scorpions. Be not afraid of their words nor terrified at their looks—because they are a provoking house,
7therefore thou shalt deliver My words to them whether they hear or be affrighted.
8Because they are a provoking house, thou therefore, son of man, hear Him Who is speaking to thee and be not thou rebellious like this rebellious house. Open thy mouth and eat what I give thee.
9Then I looked, and lo! a hand stretched out towards me and in it a roll of a book
10and He unfolded it before me and there were writings on it on both sides. And the writings were funeral odes and songs of woe.