1. The Lord said, “Ezekiel, son of man, after you eat this scroll, go and speak to the people of Israel.”
4. The Lord said:Ezekiel, I am sending you to your own people.
7. But the people of Israel will refuse to listen, because they have refused to listen to me. All of them are stubborn and hard-headed,
8. so I will make you as stubborn as they are.
9. You will be so determined to speak my message that nothing will stop you. I will make you hard like a diamond, and you'll have no reason to be afraid of those arrogant rebels.
10. Listen carefully to everything I say and then think about it.