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 your feet, and I will speak to you.
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 you forth to the house of Israel, them that provoke me; who have provoked me, they and their fathers to this day.
4 And you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord.
5 Whether then indeed they shall hear or fear, (for it is a provoking house,) yet they shall know that you are a prophet in the midst of them.
6 And you, son of man, fear them not, nor be dismayed at their face; (for they will madden and will rise up against you round about, and you dwell 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 you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or fear: for it is a provoking house.
8 And you, son of man, hear him that speaks to you; be not you provoking, as the provoking house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.
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.