1. He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
2. As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3. He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.
4. The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’