1And he said unto me , Son of man , stand upon thy feet , and I will speak with thee . 2And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me , and set me upon my feet ; and I heard him that spake unto me . 3And he said unto me , Son of man , I send thee to the children of Israel , to nations that are rebellious , which have rebelled against me : they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day . 4And the children are impudent and stiffhearted : I do send thee unto them ; and thou shalt say unto them , Thus saith the Lord Jehovah . 5And they , whether they will hear , or whether they will forbear ( for they are a rebellious house ), yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them . 6And thou , son of man , be not afraid of them , neither be afraid of their words , though briers and thorns are with thee , and thou dost dwell among scorpions : be not afraid of their words , nor be dismayed at their looks , though they are a rebellious house . 7And thou shalt speak my words unto them , whether they will hear , or whether they will forbear ; for they are most rebellious .
The Commissioning of the Prophet
8But thou , son of man , hear what I say unto thee ; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house : open thy mouth , and eat that which I give thee . 9And when I looked , behold , a hand was put forth unto me ; and , lo , a roll of a book was therein; 10and he spread it before me : and it was written within and without ; and there were written therein lamentations , and mourning , and woe .