1. God said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see. Eat this scroll, and then go tell these things to the family of Israel.”
2. So I opened my mouth and he put the scroll into my mouth.
3. Then God said, “Son of man, I am giving you this scroll. Swallow it! Let that scroll fill your body.” So I ate the scroll. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
4. Then God said to me, “Son of man, go to the family of Israel. Speak my words to them.
5. I am not sending you to some foreigners you cannot understand. You don’t have to learn another language. I am sending you to the family of Israel.
6. I am not sending you to many different countries where people speak languages you cannot understand. If you went to those people and spoke to them, they would listen to you. But you will not have to learn those hard languages.
7. No, I am sending you to the family of Israel. Only, these people have hard heads—they are very stubborn! And the people of Israel will refuse to listen to you. They don’t want to listen to me.