Ezekiel 2:4-3:3
New King James Version
4 (A)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 (B)As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a (C)rebellious house—yet they (D)will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 “And you, son of man, (E)do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though (F)briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; (G)do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, (H)though they are a rebellious house. 7 (I)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 (J)eat what I give you.”
9 Now when I looked, there was (K)a hand stretched out to me; and behold, (L)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.
The Responsibility of the Prophet
3 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; (M)eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.
3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I (N)ate, and it was in my mouth (O)like honey in sweetness.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 2:4 Lit. stiff-faced and hard-hearted sons
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