Ezekiel 2:4-5

New International Version

⁴ The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.^(A) Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’^{(B) 5} And whether they listen or fail to listen^(C)—for they are a rebellious people^(D)—they will know that a prophet has been among them.^(E)