1 Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find—eat this scroll. Then go, speak to the house of Israel.”
2 So I opened my mouth, and He gave me that scroll to eat,
3 as He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” I ate it and it tasted as sweet as honey.
4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
5 For you are not sent to a people of unintelligible speech and difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel,
6 nor to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult tongue, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you.
7 But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel has a hard forehead and a stubborn heart.