For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD.'
Ezekiel 2:4
Surrounding context
2:3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.
2:4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD.'
2:5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse--for they are a rebellious house--yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.