Ezekiel 3:8-12 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

8. But I will make you just as stubborn as they are.

9. I will make you very brave. So do not be afraid of them. Do not let them terrify you, even though they refuse to obey me."

10. He continued, "Son of man, listen carefully. Take to heart everything I tell you.

11. Go now to your own people who were brought here as prisoners. Speak to them. Tell them, 'Here is what the Lord and King says.' Speak to them whether they listen or not."

12. Then the Spirit of the Lord lifted me up. I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. May the glory of the Lord be praised in the place where he lives!

Ezekiel 3