[a]And the Spirit entered into me, when he had spoken unto me, and set me upon my feet, so that I heard him that spake unto me.

And he said unto me, Son of Man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: for they and their fathers have rebelled against me, even unto this very day.

For they are [b]impudent children, and stiff-hearted: I do send thee unto them, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 2:2 So that he could not abide God’s presence, till God’s Spirit did enter into him.
  2. Ezekiel 2:4 Hebrew, hard of face.

As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me(A) to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.(B) The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.(C) Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(D)

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