{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/ezekiel/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:42:04.575Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Ezekiel","bookSlug":"ezekiel","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":48,"totalVerses":10},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spoke unto me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And 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 unto this very day;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear for they are a rebellious house yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe."}],"citation":{"inline":"Ezekiel 2 (DBT)","markdown":"[Ezekiel 2](https://primebible.com/dbt/ezekiel/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/ezekiel/2 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}