Ezekiel’s Call 1 WBS And he said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee. BSB BSB: “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
2 WBS And the spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spoke 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 WBS And he said to me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me: even to this very day. 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 WBS For they are impudent children and obstinate in heart. I send thee to them; and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 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 WBS And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet 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 WBS And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 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 WBS And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. BSB BSB: But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
8 WBS But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. 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 WBS And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent to me; and lo, a roll of a book was in it; BSB BSB: Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
10 WBS And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without: and there was written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe. BSB BSB: which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.