Ezekiel 2
New King James Version
Ezekiel Called to Be a Prophet
2 And He said to me, “Son of man, (A)stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” 2 Then (B)the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has (C)rebelled against Me; (D)they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4 (E)For they are [a]impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 (F)As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a (G)rebellious house—yet they (H)will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 “And you, son of man, (I)do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though (J)briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; (K)do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, (L)though they are a rebellious house. 7 (M)You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and (N)eat what I give you.”
9 Now when I looked, there was (O)a hand stretched out to me; and behold, (P)a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 2:4 Lit. stiff-faced and hard-hearted sons
Ezekiel 2
Lexham English Bible
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
- Ezekiel 2:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 2:2 Or “a spirit”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Or “a people”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Hebrew “fathers”
- Ezekiel 2:3 Literally “until the day the this”
- Ezekiel 2:4 Or “sons”
- Ezekiel 2:4 Literally “hard of face”
- Ezekiel 2:4 Literally “strong of heart”
- Ezekiel 2:6 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 2:6 Or “although”
- Ezekiel 2:6 Literally “faces”
- Ezekiel 2:8 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 2:9 Or “saw”
- Ezekiel 2:9 Literally “a scroll of a book”
- Ezekiel 2:10 Or “he spread it out”
- Ezekiel 2:10 Literally “to the face of me”
- Ezekiel 2:10 Or “woe”
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