2:1 Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”
2:2 And as He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me.
2:3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have revolted against Me to this very day.
2:4 So I am sending you to those who are ①impudent and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord ②GOD says:’
▷ ①Lit hard-faced and hard-hearted ②Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD
2:5 As for them, whether they listen or ①not—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
▷ ①Lit refrain
2:6 And as for you, son of man, you are not to fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; you are not to fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, since they are a rebellious house.
2:7 But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or ①not, for they are rebellious.
▷ ①Lit refrain
2:8 “Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth wide and eat what I am giving you.”
2:9 Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and behold, a ①scroll was in it.
▷ ①Lit scroll of a book
2:10 When He spread it out before me, it was written on the front and back, and written on it were songs of mourning, sighing, and woe.
2:2 And as He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me.
2:3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have revolted against Me to this very day.
2:4 So I am sending you to those who are ①impudent and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord ②GOD says:’
▷ ①Lit hard-faced and hard-hearted ②Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD
2:5 As for them, whether they listen or ①not—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
▷ ①Lit refrain
2:6 And as for you, son of man, you are not to fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; you are not to fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, since they are a rebellious house.
2:7 But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or ①not, for they are rebellious.
▷ ①Lit refrain
2:8 “Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth wide and eat what I am giving you.”
2:9 Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and behold, a ①scroll was in it.
▷ ①Lit scroll of a book
2:10 When He spread it out before me, it was written on the front and back, and written on it were songs of mourning, sighing, and woe.
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