2:1And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak
unto thee.
(2:1-7) After Ezekiel saw God's loins ("the glory of the Lord"), he fell on his face.
(1:27-28) Then God tells him to stand up and get ready to tell the Israelites how awful they are.
(2:1) "And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak
unto thee."
(2:2) "And the spirit entered into me ... and set me upon my feet."
2:2
And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my
feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
2:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to
a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers
have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
2:4
For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them;
and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
2:5
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they
are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among
them.
2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their
words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among
scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks,
though they be a rebellious house.
2:7
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or
whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
(2:7) "Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or
whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious."
2:8
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious
like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
(2:8-9) But first, God wants Ezekiel to eat a scroll. And sure enough, a detached hand
shows up from out of nowhere with a scroll for Ezekiel to eat.
(2:8) "Open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."
(2:9) "And when I looked,
behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein."
2:9And when I looked,
behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
2:10
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and
there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
