1And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”
2And a spirit entered into me as he spoke to me, and it set 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 sons of Israel, to nations, the rebels who have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me down to this very day.
4And the sons are hard of face and stubborn of heart; I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh.’
5And they—whether they listen or whether they refrain, for they are a house of rebellion—they will know that a prophet has been in their midst.
6And you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not fear their words, and do not be dismayed at their faces, for they are a house of rebellion.
7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or whether they refrain, for they are rebellion.
8And you, son of man, hear what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like the rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.”
9And I looked, and behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, in it was a scroll of a book.
10And he spread it out before me, and it was written on the front and on the back; and written on it were laments and mourning and woe.
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