And he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} eat{H398} that which thou findest;{H4672} eat{H398} this roll,{H4039} and go,{H3212} speak{H1696} unto the house{H1004} of Israel.{H3478}

So I opened{H6605} my mouth,{H6310} and he caused me to eat{H398} the roll.{H4039}

And he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} cause thy belly{H990} to eat,{H398} and fill{H4390} thy bowels{H4578} with this roll{H4039} that I give{H5414} thee. Then did I eat{H398} it; and it was in my mouth{H6310} as honey{H1706} for sweetness.{H4966}

And he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} go,{H3212} get{H935} thee unto the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} and speak{H1696} with my words{H1697} unto them.

For thou art not sent{H7971} to a people{H5971} of a strange{H6012} speech{H8193} and of a hard{H3515} language,{H3956} but to the house{H1004} of Israel;{H3478}

not to many{H7227} peoples{H5971} of a strange{H6012} speech{H8193} and of a hard{H3515} language,{H3956} whose words{H1697} thou canst not understand.{H8085} Surely, if I sent{H7971} thee to them, they would hearken{H8085} unto thee.

But the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} will{H14} not hearken{H8085} unto thee; for they will{H14} not hearken{H8085} unto me: for all the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} are of hard forehead{H2389} and of a stiff heart.{H7186}

Behold, I have made{H5414} thy face{H6440} hard{H2389} against{H5980} their faces,{H6440} and thy forehead{H4696} hard{H2389} against{H5980} their foreheads.{H4696}

As an adamant{H8068} harder{H2389} than flint{H6864} have I made{H5414} thy forehead:{H4696} fear{H3372} them not, neither be dismayed{H2865} at their looks,{H6440} though they are a rebellious{H4805} house.{H1004}

Moreover he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} all my words{H1697} that I shall speak{H1696} unto thee receive{H3947} in thy heart,{H3824} and hear{H8085} with thine ears.{H241}

And go,{H3212} get{H935} thee to them of the captivity,{H1473} unto the children{H1121} of thy people,{H5971} and speak{H1696} unto them, and tell{H559} them, Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah;{H3069} whether they will hear,{H8085} or whether they will forbear.{H2308}

Then the Spirit{H7307} lifted me up,{H5375} and I heard{H8085} behind{H310} me the voice{H6963} of a great{H1419} rushing,{H7494} [saying], Blessed{H1288} be the glory{H3519} of Jehovah{H3068} from his place.{H4725}

And [I heard] the noise{H6963} of the wings{H3671} of the living creatures{H2416} as they touched{H5401} one{H802} another,{H269} and the noise{H6963} of the wheels{H212} beside{H5980} them, even the noise{H6963} of a great{H1419} rushing.{H7494}

So the Spirit{H7307} lifted me up,{H5375} and took me away;{H3947} and I went{H3212} in bitterness,{H4751} in the heat{H2534} of my spirit;{H7307} and the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} was strong{H2388} upon me.

Then I came{H935} to them of the captivity{H1473} at Tel-abib,{H8512} that dwelt{H3427} by the river{H5104} Chebar,{H3529} and to where they dwelt;{H3427} and I sat{H3427} there{H3427} overwhelmed{H8074} among{H8432} them seven{H7651} days.{H3117}

And it came to pass at the end{H7097} of seven{H7651} days,{H3117} that the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came unto me, saying,{H559}

Son{H1121} of man,{H120} I have made{H5414} thee a watchman{H6822} unto the house{H1004} of Israel:{H3478} therefore hear{H8085} the word{H1697} at my mouth,{H6310} and give them warning{H2094} from me.

When I say{H559} unto the wicked,{H7563} Thou shalt surely{H4191} die;{H4191} and thou givest him not warning,{H2094} nor speakest{H1696} to warn{H2094} the wicked{H7563} from his wicked{H7563} way,{H1870} to save his life;{H2421} the same wicked{H7563} man shall die{H4191} in his iniquity;{H5771} but his blood{H1818} will I require{H1245} at thy hand.{H3027}

Yet if thou warn{H2094} the wicked,{H7563} and he turn{H7725} not from his wickedness,{H7562} nor from his wicked{H7563} way,{H1870} he shall die{H4191} in his iniquity;{H5771} but thou hast delivered{H5337} thy soul.{H5315}

Again,{H7725} when a righteous{H6662} man doth turn{H7725} from his righteousness,{H6664} and commit{H6213} iniquity,{H5766} and I lay{H5414} a stumblingblock{H4383} before{H6440} him, he shall die:{H4191} because thou hast not given him warning,{H2094} he shall die{H4191} in his sin,{H2403} and his righteous{H6666} deeds which he hath done{H6213} shall not be remembered;{H2142} but his blood{H1818} will I require{H1245} at thy hand.{H3027}

Nevertheless if thou warn{H2094} the righteous{H6662} man, that the righteous{H6662} sin{H2398} not, and he doth not sin,{H2398} he shall surely{H2421} live,{H2421} because he took warning;{H2094} and thou hast delivered{H5337} thy soul.{H5315}

And the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} was there upon me; and he said{H559} unto me, Arise,{H6965} go forth{H3318} into the plain,{H1237} and I will there talk{H1696} with thee.

Then I arose,{H6965} and went forth{H3318} into the plain:{H1237} and, behold, the glory{H3519} of Jehovah{H3068} stood{H5975} there, as the glory{H3519} which I saw{H7200} by the river{H5104} Chebar;{H3529} and I fell{H5307} on my face.{H6440}

Then the Spirit{H7307} entered{H935} into me, and set{H5975} me upon my feet;{H7272} and he spake{H1696} with me, and said{H559} unto me, Go,{H935} shut{H5462} thyself within{H8432} thy house.{H1004}

But thou, son{H1121} of man,{H120} behold, they shall lay{H5414} bands{H5688} upon thee, and shall bind{H631} thee with them, and thou shalt not go out{H3318} among{H8432} them:

and I will make thy tongue{H3956} cleave{H1692} to the roof of thy mouth,{H2441} that thou shalt be dumb,{H481} and shalt not be to them a reprover;{H376} for they are a rebellious{H4805} house.{H1004}

But when I speak{H1696} with{H854} thee, I will open{H6605} thy mouth,{H6310} and thou shalt say{H559} unto them, Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} He that heareth,{H8085} let him hear;{H8085} and he that forbeareth,{H2310} let him forbear:{H2308} for they are a rebellious{H4805} house.{H1004}