He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.
He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.
The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I am sending you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.
They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.
You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don't be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.
When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;
He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein 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.
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