Ezekiel 3:1-11

3¹ And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, that which thou findest eat, eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.' ² And I open my mouth, and He causeth me to eat this roll. ³ And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, thy belly thou dost feed, and thy bowels thou dost fill with this roll that I am giving unto thee;' and I eat it, and it is in my mouth as honey for sweetness. ⁴ And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, go, enter in unto the house of Israel, and thou hast spoken with My words unto them. ⁵ For, not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue 'art' thou sent—unto the house of Israel; ⁶ not unto many peoples, deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou dost not understand. If I had not sent thee unto them—they, they do hearken unto thee, ⁷ but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted. ⁸ 'Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead. ⁹ As an adamant harder than a rock I have made thy forehead; thou dost not fear them, nor art thou affrighted before them, for a rebellious house 'are' they.' ¹⁰ And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, all My words, that I speak unto thee, receive with thy heart, and with thine ears hear; ¹¹ and go, enter in unto the Removed, unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast spoken unto them, and hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: whether they hear, or whether they forbear.'