2 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.
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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.