2“Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.”H559H1121H120H5975H7272H16962The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words.H7307H935H1696H5975H7272H8085H16963“Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day.H559H1121H120H7971H1121H3478H4775H1471H4775H1H6586H6106H31174They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’H7186H6440H1121H2389H3820H7971H559H559H136H30695And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for remember, they are rebels—at least they will know they have had a prophet among them.H8085H2308H4805H1004H3045H5030H84326“Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don’t be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels.H1121H120H3372H3372H1697H5621H5544H3427H6137H3372H1697H2865H6440H4805H10047You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won’t listen, for they are completely rebellious!H1696H1697H8085H2308H48058Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you.”H1121H120H8085H1696H1961H4805H4805H1004H6475H6310H398H54149Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll,H7200H3027H7971H4039H561210which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom.H6566H6440H3789H6440H268H3789H7015H1899H1958
