1 ARST The voice said to me,“Son of man, stand up while I speak to you.” BSB BSB: “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
2 ARST While he spoke to me, God’ s Spirit entered me and enabled me to stand up. Then I heard him speak to me. BSB BSB: And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.
3 ARST He said,“Son of man, I will send you to the Israelite people. They are people who have turned away from me and rebelled against me. Their ancestors rebelled against me, and they themselves are still rebelling against me. BSB BSB: “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
4 ARST The people to whom I will send you are very stubborn. But say to them,‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you.’ BSB BSB: They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
5 ARST And when you tell them my messages, perhaps those rebellious people will heed those messages and perhaps they will not heed them; but they will know that a prophet has been among them! BSB BSB: And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 ARST And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them or afraid of what they say. Living among them will be like living in the midst of briers or scorpions, but do not be afraid of them. They are rebellious people, but do not allow them to frighten you. BSB BSB: But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
7 ARST Tell them my message, but do not expect them to pay attention to it, because they are very rebellious. BSB BSB: But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
8 ARST But son of man, you must pay attention to what I say. Do not be rebellious like they are. Now open your mouth and eat what I give to you.” BSB BSB: And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
9 ARST Then, as I watched, I saw his hand that was stretched toward me. In his hand was a scroll. BSB BSB: Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
10 ARST He unrolled the scroll. On both sides of it were written words that expressed sorrow and mourning and words about trouble. BSB BSB: which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.