1. “Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.”
2. The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words.
3. “Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day.
4. They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign lord says!’