Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,goto the houseof Israeland speakwith My wordsto them.
Then I toldthe exilesallthe thingsthat the LORDhad shownme.
"Therefore,prophesyagainstthem, sonof man,prophesy!"
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,I am sendingyou to the sonsof Israel,to a rebelliouspeoplewhohave rebelledagainst Me; they and their fathershave transgressedagainst Me to thisveryday.
"I am sendingyou to them who are stubbornand obstinatechildren,and you shall sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD.'
"But you shall speakMy wordsto them whetherthey listenornot, for they are rebellious.
"Therefore,sonof man,speakto the houseof Israeland sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Yetin thisyour fathershave blasphemedMe by actingtreacherouslyagainst Me.
"Goto the exiles,to the sonsof your people,and speakto them and tellthem, whetherthey listenornot, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD.'"
He saidto me, "Sonof man,feedyour stomachand fillyour bodywith thisscrollwhichI am givingyou." Then I ateit, and it was sweetas honeyin my mouth.
"For you are not being sentto a peopleof unintelligiblespeechor difficultlanguage,[but] to the houseof Israel,
But He answeredand said,"I was sentonlyto the lostsheepof the houseof Israel."
but you will receivepowerwhen the HolySpirithas comeupon you; and you shall be My witnessesbothin Jerusalem,and in allJudeaand Samaria,and evento the remotest partof the earth."
