1:1 In the thirtieth year, 1 on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles 2 at the Kebar River, 3 the heavens opened 4 and I saw a divine vision. 5
2:1 He said to me, “Son of man, 6 stand on your feet and I will speak with you.” 2:2 As he spoke to me, 7 a wind 8 came into me and stood me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.
2:3 He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house 9 of Israel, to rebellious nations 10 who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted 11 against me to this very day. 2:4 The people 12 to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, 13 and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ 14 2:5 And as for them, 15 whether they listen 16 or not – for they are a rebellious 17 house 18 – they will know that a prophet has been among them. 2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers 19 and thorns 20 surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, 21 for they are a rebellious house! 2:7 You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. 2:8 As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
2:9 Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll. 2:10 He unrolled it before me, and it had writing on the front 22 and back; 23 written on it were laments, mourning, and woe.