^{1 Ref} And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.

^{2 Ref} So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.

^{3 Ref} And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

^{4 Ref} And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

^{5 Ref} For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

^{6 Ref} not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.

^{7 Ref} But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.

^{8 Ref} Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

^{9 Ref} As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

^{10 Ref} Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears.

^{11 Ref} And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

^{12 Ref} Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, `saying', Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place.

^{13 Ref} And `I heard' the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.

^{14 Ref} So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.

^{15 Ref} Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

^{16 Ref} And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

^{17 Ref} Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

^{18 Ref} When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

^{19 Ref} Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

^{20 Ref} Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

^{21 Ref} Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.

^{22 Ref} And the hand of Jehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

^{23 Ref} Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

^{24 Ref} Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thy house.

^{25 Ref} But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

^{26 Ref} and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

^{27 Ref} But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

^{1 Ref} And he said to me, Son of man, take this roll for your food, and go and say my words to the children of Israel.

^{2 Ref} And, on my opening my mouth, he made me take the roll as food.

^{3 Ref} And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.

^{4 Ref} And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

^{5 Ref} For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;

^{6 Ref} Not to a number of peoples whose talk is strange and whose language is hard and whose words are not clear to you. Truly, if I sent you to them they would give ear to you.

^{7 Ref} But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.

^{8 Ref} See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows.

^{9 Ref} Like a diamond harder than rock I have made your brow: have no fear of them and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

^{10 Ref} Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them.

^{11 Ref} And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.

^{12 Ref} Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.

^{13 Ref} And there was the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels at their side, the sound of a great rushing.

^{14 Ref} And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

^{15 Ref} Then I came to those who had been taken away as prisoners, who were at Telabib by the river Chebar, and I was seated among them full of wonder for seven days.

^{16 Ref} And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

^{17 Ref} Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.

^{18 Ref} When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

^{19 Ref} But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe.

^{20 Ref} Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

^{21 Ref} But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.

^{22 Ref} And the hand of the Lord was on me there; and he said, Get up and go out into the valley and there I will have talk with you.

^{23 Ref} Then I got up and went out into the valley; and I saw the glory of the Lord resting there as I had seen it by the river Chebar; and I went down on my face.

^{24 Ref} Then the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and he had talk with me and said to me, Go and keep yourself shut up inside your house.

^{25 Ref} But see, O son of man, I will put bands on you, prisoning you in them, and you will not go out among them:

^{26 Ref} And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

^{27 Ref} But when I have talk with you I will make your mouth open, and you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Let the hearer give ear; and as for him who will not, let him keep his ears shut: for they are an uncontrolled people.