1 And he said to me, Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak to you.⁠a 2 And the Spirit came upon me, and took me up, and raised me, and set me on my feet: and I heard him speaking to me. 3 And he said to me, Son of Man, I send you forth to the house of Israel, those who provoke me; who have provoked me, they and their fathers to this day. 4 And you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord. 5 Whether then indeed they shall hear or fear, (for it is a provoking house,) yet they shall know that you are a prophet in the midst of them. 6 And you, son of man, do not fear them, nor be dismayed at their face; (for they will madden and will rise up against you all around, and you dwell in the midst of scorpions): do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their face, for it is a provoking house. 7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or fear: for it is a provoking house. 8 And you, son of man, hear him that speaks to you; do not be provoking, as the provoking house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you. 9 And I looked, and look, a hand stretched out to me, and in it a volume of a book. 10 And he unrolled it before me: and in it the front and the back were written upon: and there was written in it Lamentation, and mournful song, and woe.