| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” | 1He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak with you." |
| 2Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. | 2As he spoke to me, a wind came into me and stood me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me. |
| 3And 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. | 3He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the house of Israel, to rebellious nations who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted against me to this very day. |
| 4For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ | 4The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says.' |
| 5As 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. | 5And as for them, whether they listen or not--for they are a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has been among them. |
| 6“And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. | 6But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words--even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions--do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house! |
| 7You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. | 7You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious. |
| 8But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” | 8As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you." |
| 9Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. | 9Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll. |
| 10Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. | 10He unrolled it before me, and it had writing on the front and back; written on it were laments, mourning, and woe. |
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