Ezekiel 3:1-11

1“SonH1121 of manH120,” He saidH559 to meH413, “eatH398 whatH834 you find hereH4672. EatH398 thisH2063 scrollH4039, then goH1980 and speakH1696 toH413 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.”

2So I openedH6605 my mouthH6310, and He fedH398 meH853 the scrollH4039H2063.

3“SonH1121 of manH120H990,” He saidH559 to meH413, “eatH398 and fillH4390 your stomachH4578 with thisH2063 scrollH4039 IH589 am giving youH5414H413.”

So I ateH398, and it wasH1961 as sweetH4966 as honeyH1706 in my mouthH6310.

4Then He saidH559 to meH413, “SonH1121 of manH120, go nowH1980H935 toH413 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and speakH1696 My wordsH1697 to themH413. 5ForH3588 youH859 are notH3808 being sentH7971 toH413 a peopleH5971 of unfamiliarH6012 speechH8193 or difficultH3515 languageH3956, but toH413 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478— 6notH3808 toH413 the manyH7227 peoplesH5971 of unfamiliarH6012 speechH8193 and difficultH3515 languageH3956 whoseH834 wordsH1697 you cannotH3808 understandH8085. SurelyH518H3808 if I had sent youH7971 to themH413, theyH1992 would have listenedH8085 to youH413.

7But the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 will be unwillingH3808H14 to listenH8085 to youH413, sinceH3588 they are unwillingH369H14 to listenH8085 to MeH413. ForH3588 the wholeH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is hard-headedH2389H4696 and hard-heartedH7186H3820H1992.

8BeholdH2009, I will makeH5414 your faceH6440 as hardH2389 asH5980 their facesH6440, and your foreheadH4696 as hardH2389 asH5980 their foreheadsH4696. 9I will makeH5414 your foreheadH4696 like a diamondH8068, harderH2389 than flintH6864. Do notH3808 be afraidH3372 of themH853 or dismayedH2865 at their presenceH6440, even thoughH3588 theyH1992 are a rebelliousH4805 houseH1004.”

10“SonH1121 of manH120,” He addedH559H413, “listen carefullyH241H8085 to allH3605 the wordsH1697 I speakH1696 to youH413, and take themH3947 to heartH3824. 11GoH935 toH413 your peopleH1121H5971, the exilesH1473; speakH1696H413 to themH413 and tellH559 themH413, ‘This is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559,’ whetherH518 they listenH8085 orH518 refuse to listenH2308.”