Ezekiel's Call

2 And he said to me, ^(A)“Son of man,^{[a] (B)}stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”

³ And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to ^(A)nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. ^(B)They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

⁶ And you, son of man, ^(A)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, ^(B)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on ^(C)scorpions.^[a] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

⁸ “But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. ^(A)Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and ^(B)eat what I give you.”

3 And he said to me, ^(A)“Son of man, eat whatever you find here. ^(B)Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”

³ And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” ^(A)Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth ^(B)as sweet as honey.

⁴ And he said to me, ^(A)“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them.

¹⁰ Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, ^(A)all my words that I shall speak to you receive ^(B)in your heart, and hear with your ears.

^17 (A)“Son of man, ^(B)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall ^(C)give them warning from me.

²⁵ And you, O son of man, behold, ^(A)cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.