Ezekiel 3:1-11

3¹ He told me, "Son of man, eat what you see. Eat this book. Then go and speak to the family of Israel." ² As I opened my mouth, he gave me the scroll to eat, ³ saying, "Son of man, eat this book that I am giving you. Make a full meal of it!" So I ate it. It tasted so good - just like honey. ⁴ Then he told me, "Son of man, go to the family of Israel and speak my Message. ⁵ Look, I'm not sending you to a people who speak a hard-to-learn language with words you can hardly pronounce. ⁶ If I had sent you to such people, their ears would have perked up and they would have listened immediately. ⁷ "But it won't work that way with the family of Israel. They won't listen to you because they won't listen to me. They are, as I said, a hard case, hardened in their sin. ⁸ But I'll make you as hard in your way as they are in theirs. ⁹ I'll make your face as hard as rock, harder than granite. Don't let them intimidate you. Don't be afraid of them, even though they're a bunch of rebels." ¹⁰ Then he said, "Son of man, get all these words that I'm giving you inside you. Listen to them obediently. Make them your own. ¹¹ And now go. Go to the exiles, your people, and speak. Tell them, 'This is the Message of God, the Master.' Speak your piece, whether they listen or not."