Ezekiel 2:3-7
3Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have arebelled against Me; bthey and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4“I am sending you to them who are 1,astiff-2faced and strong-hearted children, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh.’ 5“As for them, awhether they listen or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—they will bknow that a prophet has been among them. 6“Now as for you, son of man, ado not fear them and do not fear their words, though bthistles and briers are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house. 7“But you shall aspeak My words to them bwhether they listen or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.