1. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And I saw and fell upon my face, and heard the voice of one speaking: and he said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee.
2. And the Spirit came upon me, and took me up, and raised me, and set me on my feet: and I heard him speaking to me.
3. And he said to me, Son of Man, I send thee forth to the house of Israel, them that provoke me; who have provoked me, they and their fathers to this day.
4. [Heb. and Alex. +’for they are impudent children and stiff-hearted, I do send thee to them.’] And thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord.
5. Whether then indeed they shall hear or fear. (for it is a provoking house,) yet they shall know that thou art a prophet in the midst of them.
6. And thou, son of man, fear them not, nor be dismayed at their face; (for they will madden and will [See 2 Co 11:28] rise up against thee round about, and thou dwellest in the midst of scorpions): be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their countenance, for it is a provoking house.
7. And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear or fear: for it is a provoking house.
8. And thou, son of man, hear him that speaks to thee; be not thou provoking, as the provoking house: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee.
9. And I looked, and behold, a hand stretched out to me, and in it a volume of a book.
10. And he unrolled it before me: and in it the front and the back were written upon: and there was written in it Lamentation, and mournful song, and woe.