1. God said, “Mortal man, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.”
2. So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
3. He said, “Mortal man, eat this scroll that I give you; fill your stomach with it.” I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey.
4. Then God said, “Mortal man, go to the people of Israel and say to them whatever I tell you to say.
5. I am not sending you to a nation that speaks a difficult foreign language, but to the Israelites.
6. If I sent you to great nations that spoke difficult languages you didn't understand, they would listen to you.
7. But none of the people of Israel will be willing to listen; they will not even listen to me. All of them are stubborn and defiant.
8. Now I will make you as stubborn and as tough as they are.
9. I will make you as firm as a rock, as hard as a diamond; don't be afraid of those rebels.”
10. God continued, “Mortal man, pay close attention and remember everything I tell you.