1And he said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you. 2And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me. 3And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, who have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day. 4And the children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord Yehovah. 5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), yet they shall know that there has been a prophet among them. 6And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. 8But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you. 9And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and, look, a scroll of a book was in it; 10and he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.