Ezekiel 2:4-8

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.”