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| 1"Son of Man," the LORD said, "get up on your feet. I want to talk to you." | 1He said to me, "Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you." |
| 2Even while he was speaking to me, the Spirit entered me, set me on my feet, and I listened to the voice that had been speaking to me. | 2As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. |
| 3"Son of Man, I'm sending you to that rebellious people, the Israelis, who have rebelled against me the same way their ancestors did. And they're still rebels to this very day! | 3He said: "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day. |
| 4They're stubborn and strong willed. I'm sending you to them to tell them what the LORD says. | 4The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.' |
| 5Whether this rebellious group listens to you or not, at least they'll realize that a prophet had appeared in their midst! | 5And whether they listen or fail to listen--for they are a rebellious people--they will know that a prophet has been among them. |
| 6"Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don't be afraid of anything they have to say, and don't be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group. | 6And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people. |
| 7You are to tell them whatever I have to say to them, whether they listen or not, since they are rebellious." | 7You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious. |
| 8"Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group. Now, open your mouth and eat what I'm giving you…" | 8But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you." |
| 9As I watched, all of a sudden there was a hand being stretched out in my direction! And there was a scroll | 9Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, |
| 10being unrolled right in front of me! Written on both sides were lamentations, mourning, and cries of grief. | 10which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe. |
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