And I told the exiles all the things that the Lord had showed me.
And he said to me, “Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God’; he that will hear, let him hear; and he that will refuse to hear, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear; for they are a rebellious house.
The word of the Lord came to me: