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Ezekiel 2
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Ezekiel’s Call to Be a Prophet

2 He said to me, “Son of man,[a](A) stand(B) up on your feet and I will speak to you.(C)” 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me(D) to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

3 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.(E) 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.(F) Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(G) 5 And whether they listen or fail to listen(H)—for they are a rebellious people(I)—they will know that a prophet has been among them.(J) 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid(K) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns(L) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(M) 7 You must speak(N) my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.(O) 8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel(P) like that rebellious people;(Q) open your mouth and eat(R) what I give you.”

9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand(S) stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,(T) 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.(U)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 2:1 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here and throughout Ezekiel because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.
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Ezekiel 2
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The Call of Ezekiel to Speak God’s Words

2 And he said to me, “Son of man,[a] stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you.” 2 And the Spirit[b] came into me as he was speaking to me, and it set me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man,[c] I am sending you to the Israelites,[d] to nations[e] who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors,[f] they transgressed against me until this very day.[g] 4 And the children[h] are impudent[i] and stubborn,[j] and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’ 5 And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst. 6 And you, son of man,[k] you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because[l] briers and thorns are with you, and you are sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their looks,[m] for they are a rebellious house. 7 And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 And you, son of man,[n] hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.” 9 And I looked,[o] and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it was a scroll with writing.[p] 10 And he rolled it out[q] before me,[r] and it was written on the front and back, and there were written on it laments and mourning and wailing.[s]

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 2:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 2:2 Or “a spirit”
  3. Ezekiel 2:3 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 2:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Ezekiel 2:3 Or “a people”
  6. Ezekiel 2:3 Hebrew “fathers”
  7. Ezekiel 2:3 Literally “until the day the this”
  8. Ezekiel 2:4 Or “sons”
  9. Ezekiel 2:4 Literally “hard of face”
  10. Ezekiel 2:4 Literally “strong of heart”
  11. Ezekiel 2:6 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  12. Ezekiel 2:6 Or “although”
  13. Ezekiel 2:6 Literally “faces”
  14. Ezekiel 2:8 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  15. Ezekiel 2:9 Or “saw”
  16. Ezekiel 2:9 Literally “a scroll of a book”
  17. Ezekiel 2:10 Or “he spread it out”
  18. Ezekiel 2:10 Literally “to the face of me”
  19. Ezekiel 2:10 Or “woe”
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