¹ And he said unto me,

Son of man, stand upon thy feet,

and I will speak unto thee.

² And the spirit entered into me

when he spake unto me,

and set me upon my feet,

that I heard him that spake unto me.

³ And he said unto me,

Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me:

they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.

⁴ For they are impudent children and stiffhearted.

I do send thee unto them;

and thou shalt say unto them,

Thus saith the Lord God.

⁵ And they, {whether they will hear}, {or whether they will forbear}, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know

that there hath been a prophet among them.

⁶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them,

neither be afraid of their words,

though briers and thorns be with thee,

and thou dost dwell among scorpions:

be not afraid of their words,

nor be dismayed at their looks,

though they be a rebellious house.

⁷ And thou shalt speak my words unto them,

whether they will hear,

or whether they will forbear:

for they are most rebellious.

⁸ But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee;

Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house:

open thy mouth,

and eat that I give thee.

⁹ And when I looked,

behold,

an hand was sent unto me;

and, {lo}, a roll of a book was therein;

¹⁰ And he spread it before me;

and it was written within and without:

and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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