UST EZE Chapter 2

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2 The one sitting on the throne said to me, “Mortal, stand up! Then I will speak to you.” 2 As he said this, the wind of God’s Spirit came upon me and enabled me to stand up. Then I heard the one sitting on the throne speak to me.

3 He said, “Mortal, I am about to dispatch you to the Israelite people. Every one of the family clans of Israel has rejected my authority and refused to obey me as my people, like they promised to do. They, like their ancestors, have never stopped openly defying me—even to this very day! 4 My children, the people of Israel, are obstinate and hard-hearted. So, I am dispatching you to talk to them on my behalf. You must declare to them what I, the Sovereign Yahweh, am speaking to them directly. 5 As for them, when you declare my messages, the Israelite people may indeed heed what you tell them, or they may yet refuse to listen. After all, these people reject my authority and openly defy me! Nevertheless, they will eventually admit that a prophet has been among them, and that Yahweh himself is speaking to them! 6 But as for you, mortal, you must not be afraid of them, nor afraid of what they say. These people will be as hurtful and grievous to you as thorns and thistles are to your skin! Living among them as Yahweh’s prophet will be sitting on a pile of scorpions! Still, you must not allow what they say about you to make you afraid, or let the looks that they give you terrify you. After all, these people reject my authority and openly defy me! 7 Nonetheless, declare my message to them. The Israelite people may indeed heed what you tell them, or they may yet refuse to listen. After all, they openly defy me! 8 So you, mortal, must heed whatever I say to you. You must not openly defy me like these people frequently do! Now, open your mouth! Eat what I am about to give you.”

9 Then, as I watched, I saw him stretch out his hand to me, and I saw that he was holding a scroll that contained writing. 10 He unfurled the scroll so that I could see it. On both sides of it, someone had written the words of poems that expressed despair, grief, and warning.

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