And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.
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.
And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.
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.
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God addresses Ezekiel as "son of man" (a recurring title emphasizing his humanity), commissioning him to speak to rebellious Israel, whether they listen or not, and warns of their resistance like facing scorpions, but instructs him not to fear. God presents a scroll written on both sides with lamentations, mourning, and woe, commanding Ezekiel to eat it (it tastes sweet like honey in his mouth), symbolizing internalizing the message of judgment to deliver it faithfully to the house of Israel.
Symbolic actions and visions offering judgment and future hope.
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