Ezekiel 3:4-11

The Voice

The Voice: ⁴ Son of man, go to the people of Israel and preach My message to them. ^5-6 You are not being sent to a far away nation with an unintelligible language. I am sending you to the people of Israel. But if I had sent you to foreign peoples with unintelligible languages, surely they would listen to you. ⁷ But the people of Israel will refuse to listen to you because they refuse to listen to Me. As I told you, the Israelites are a hard-headed, stubborn-hearted people. ⁸ But I have set your jaw just as tightly and furrowed your brow just as deeply as theirs. ⁹ I have made your head as hard as any rock. Do not be scared or intimidated by them, even though they are a rebellious lot.

¹⁰ Son of man, take to heart all the words I am speaking to you. Listen carefully to what I am saying. ¹¹ Now go to your people, the exiles in Babylonia, and give them My message. Proclaim to them, “This is what the Eternal Lord has to say.” It doesn’t matter whether they listen to you.