“‘Therefore O prostitute, hear the word of the Lord:

“‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

but there is one who hears the sound of the trumpet yet does not heed the warning. Then the sword comes and sweeps him away. He will be responsible for his own death.

I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

You exalted yourselves against me with your speech and hurled many insults against me – I have heard them all!

I heard someone speaking to me from the temple, while the man was standing beside me.

You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.

Then a wind lifted me up and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the Lord rose from its place,

“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.

The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes;

not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand – surely if I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!

But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.

But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

“Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, because they are a rebellious house.

When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings – it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Almighty, or the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

As he spoke to me, a wind came into me and stood me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.

And as for them, whether they listen or not – for they are a rebellious house – they will know that a prophet has been among them.