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1 He
said to me, “Son
of man, stand
on your feet,
and I will
speak with you.”
2 The
Spirit entered
into me when
he spoke to
me, and set
me on my
feet; and I
heard him who
spoke to me.
3 He said
to me, “Son
of man, I
send you to
the children of
Israel, to a
nation of rebels
who have rebelled
against me. They
and their fathers
have transgressed
against me even
to this very
day.
4 The
children are
impudent and stiff-hearted.
I am sending you
to them, and
you shall tell
them, ‘This is
what the Lord
GOD says.’
5 They,
whether they will
hear, or whether
they will refuse—for
they are a
rebellious house—yet
they will know
that there has
been a prophet
among them.
6 You,
son of man, don’t
be afraid of
them, neither be
afraid of their
words, though
briers and thorns
are with you,
and you dwell
among scorpions. Don’t
be afraid of
their words, nor
be dismayed at
their looks,
though they are
a rebellious house.
7 You
shall speak my
words to them,
whether they will
hear or whether
they will refuse;
for they are most
rebellious.
8 But
you, son of
man, hear what
I tell you. Don’t
be rebellious like
that rebellious
house. Open your
mouth, and eat
that which I
give you.”
9 When
I looked, behold,
a hand was
stretched out to
me; and behold,
a scroll of
a book was
in it.
10 He
spread it before
me. It was
written within and
without; and
lamentations, mourning,
and woe were
written in it.