1. He said to me, “Son of man, stand up, and I will speak to you.”
2. As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me, stood me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3. He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They are people from a nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have rebelled against me to this day.
4. I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says.’