1And he said to me, "Son of man (adam), stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you."
2And the spirit (ruach) entered into me as he spoke to me, and it set me upon my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3And he said to me, "Son of man (adam), I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to rebellious nations that have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.
4And the sons—hard of face and stiff of heart—I am sending you to them; and you shall say to them, 'Thus says my Lord (Adonai) YHWH.'
5And they—whether they hear or whether they forbear, for they are a house of rebellion—yet they shall know that a prophet has been in their midst.
6And you, son of man (adam), do not fear them, and do not fear their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not fear their words, and do not be dismayed at their faces, for they are a house of rebellion.
7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or whether they forbear, for they are rebellious.
8And you, son of man (adam), hear what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like the house of rebellion; open your mouth, and eat what I am giving you."
9And I looked, and behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and behold, in it was a scroll of a book.
10And he spread it before me, and it was written on front and on back; and there was written on it lamentations and moaning and woe.