Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; ^aeat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I ^aopened my mouth, and He ¹fed me this scroll. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, ¹feed your stomach and ^afill your ²body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ^bate it, and it was sweet as ^choney in my mouth.

4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now, come to the house of Israel, and you shall speak with My words to them. 5 For ^ayou are not being sent to a people of ^1bunintelligible lips or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel, 6 nor to many peoples of ¹unintelligible lips or a difficult tongue, whose words you cannot ²understand. ³But I have sent you to them ⁴who should listen to you; 7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are ^anot willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is ¹stubborn with a strong forehead and stiff heart. 8 Behold, I have made your face as strong as their faces and your forehead as strong as their foreheads. 9 Like ¹diamond stronger than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My ^awords which I will speak to you and listen with your ears. 11 And go now, come to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and you shall speak to them and say to them, whether they listen or whether they refuse, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh.’”

12 Then the ^aSpirit lifted me up, and I heard a great ^brumbling sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of Yahweh ¹in His place.” 13 And I heard the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the sound of the ^awheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the wrath of my spirit, and ^athe hand of Yahweh was strong on me. 15 Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there ^aseven days where they were living, causing ¹consternation among them.

16 ^aNow it happened at the end of seven days, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 17 “Son of man, I have given you as a ^awatchman to the house of Israel; so you will hear a word from My mouth, and you shall ^bwarn them from Me. 18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his ^ablood I will require at your hand. 19 Yet if you have ^awarned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have ^bdelivered yourself. 20 Again, ^awhen a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a ^bstumbling block before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 However, if you have ^awarned ¹the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.”

22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will ^aspeak to you.” 23 So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the ^aglory of Yahweh was standing there, like the glory which ^bI saw by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face. 24 The ^aSpirit then entered me and caused me to stand on my feet, and He spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house. 25 Now as for you, son of man, they will ^aput ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them. 26 Moreover, ^aI will make your tongue cling to ¹the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and cannot be a man who reproves them, for they are a rebellious house. 27 But ^awhen I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; ^bfor they are a rebellious house.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; ^aeat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I ^aopened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and ^afill your ¹body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ^bate it, and it was sweet as ^choney in my mouth.

4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, ¹go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. 5 For ^ayou are not being sent to a people of ^1bunintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel, 6 nor to many peoples of ¹unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. ²But I have sent you to them ³who should listen to you; 7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are ^anot willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is ¹stubborn and obstinate. 8 Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like ¹emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My ^awords which I will speak to you and listen ¹closely. 11 ¹Go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or ²not, ‘Thus says the Lord ³GOD.’”

12 Then the ^aSpirit lifted me up, and I heard a great ^brumbling sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of the LORD ¹in His place.” 13 And I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another and the sound of the ^awheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and ^athe hand of the LORD was strong on me. 15 Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there ^aseven days where they were living, causing consternation among them.

16 ^aAt the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 “Son of man, I have appointed you a ^awatchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, ^bwarn them from Me. 18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his ^ablood I will require at your hand. 19 Yet if you have ^awarned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have ^bdelivered yourself. 20 Again, ^awhen a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an ^bobstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 However, if you have ^awarned ¹the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.”

22 The hand of the LORD was on me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will ^aspeak to you.” 23 So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the ^aglory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory which ^bI saw by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face. 24 The ^aSpirit then entered me and made me stand on my feet, and He spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house. 25 As for you, son of man, they will ^aput ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them. 26 Moreover, ^aI will make your tongue stick to ¹the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and cannot be a man who rebukes them, for they are a rebellious house. 27 But ^awhen I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord ¹GOD.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; ^bfor they are a rebellious house.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; ^aeat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I ^aopened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and ^afill your ¹body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ^bate it, and it was as sweet as ^choney in my mouth.

4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, ¹go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. 5 For ^ayou are not being sent to a people of ^1bunintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel, 6 nor to many peoples of ¹unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. ²But I have sent you to ³the people who understand you; 7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are ^anot willing to listen to Me. The entire house of Israel certainly is ¹stubborn and obstinate. 8 Behold, I have made your face just as hard as their faces, and your forehead just as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, since they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My ^awords which I will speak to you and listen ¹closely. 11 ¹Go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or ²not, ‘This is what the Lord ³GOD says.’”

12 Then the ^aSpirit lifted me up, and I heard a great ^brumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place!” 13 And I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another and the sound of the ^awheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and ^athe hand of the LORD was strong on me. 15 Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there for ^aseven days where they were living, causing consternation among them.

16 Now ^aat the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 “Son of man, I have appointed you as a ^awatchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, ^bwarn them from Me. 18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person shall die for wrongdoing, but his ^ablood I will require from your hand. 19 However if you have ^awarned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die for wrongdoing, but you have ^bsaved yourself. 20 Again, ^awhen a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits sin, and I place an ^bobstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require from your hand. 21 However, if you have ^awarned ¹the righteous person that the righteous is not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall certainly live because he took warning; and you have saved yourself.”

22 Now the hand of the LORD was on me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will ^aspeak to you.” 23 So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the ^aglory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory that ^bI saw by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face. 24 But the ^aSpirit entered me and set me up on my feet; and He spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself inside your house. 25 And as for you, son of man, they will ^aput ropes ¹around you and bind you with them so that you do not go out among them. 26 Moreover, ^aI will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be unable to speak and will not be a man who reprimands them, since they are a rebellious house. 27 But ^awhen I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord ¹GOD says:’ The one who hears, let him hear; and the one who refuses, let him refuse; ^bfor they are a rebellious house.

He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find in this book; ^aeat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I ^aopened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I am giving you and ^afill your stomach with it.” So I ^bate it, and it was as sweet as ^choney in my mouth.

4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them. 5 For ^ayou are not being sent to a people of ^bunintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel, 6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to them who should listen to you and pay attention to My message; 7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you and obey you, since they are ^anot willing to listen to Me and obey Me, for the entire house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate. 8 Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 I have made your forehead like emery (diamond) , harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.” Is 50:7; Jer 1:18; 15:20; Mic 3:8 10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, receive into your heart all My ^awords which I will speak to you and hear with your ears (listen closely) . 11 Go to the Jewish exiles in Babylon, to the children of your people, and speak to them, whether they listen or not, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’”

12 Then the ^aSpirit lifted me up, and I heard a great ^brushing sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His place above the expanse.” 13 And then I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings as they touched one another and I heard the sound of the ^awheels beside them, a great rushing sound. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went embittered by the sins of Israel in the rage of my spirit; and ^athe hand of the LORD was strong on me. 15 Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the River Chebar at Tel Abib. I sat there for ^aseven days in the place where they were living, overwhelmed with astonishment by my vision and the work before me.

16 At ^athe end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 “Son of man, I have appointed you as a ^awatchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, ^bwarn them from Me. Is 52:8; 56:10; 62:6; Jer 6:17 18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his ^ablood. 19 However, if you have ^awarned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he will die in his sin; but you have ^1bfreed yourself from responsibility. 20 Again, ^awhen a righteous man turns from his righteousness (right standing with God) and sins, and I place an ^bobstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered; but you will be responsible for his blood. 21 However, if you have ^awarned the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning; also you have ¹freed yourself from responsibility.”

22 The hand of the LORD was on me there, and He said to me, “Arise, go out to the plain, and I will ^aspeak to you.” 23 So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the ^aglory and brilliance of the LORD was standing there, like the glory ^bI had seen by the River Chebar, and I fell face downward. 24 Then the ^aSpirit entered me and made me stand on my feet; He spoke and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house. 25 As for you, son of man, they will ^aput ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them. 26 And ^aI will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk and you cannot be a man who rebukes the people, for they are a rebellious house. 27 But ^awhen I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses to hear, let him refuse; ^bfor they are a rebellious house.