Ezekiel 2

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

2 Ref And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me.

3 Ref And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day.

4 Ref And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do sent thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

5 Ref And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

6 Ref And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

7 Ref And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

8 Ref But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.

9 Ref And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

10 Ref And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.

2 Ref The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.

3 Ref He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.

4 Ref The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I do sent you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.

5 Ref They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

6 Ref You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

7 Ref You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

8 Ref But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don't be you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.

9 Ref When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;

10 Ref He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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