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| 1And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” | 1"Son of Man," the LORD said, "get up on your feet. I want to talk to you." |
| 2And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. | 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. |
| 3And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. | 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! |
| 4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ | 4They're stubborn and strong willed. I'm sending you to them to tell them what the LORD says. |
| 5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. | 5Whether this rebellious group listens to you or not, at least they'll realize that a prophet had appeared in their midst! |
| 6And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. | 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. |
| 7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. | 7You are to tell them whatever I have to say to them, whether they listen or not, since they are rebellious." |
| 8“But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” | 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…" |
| 9And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. | 9As I watched, all of a sudden there was a hand being stretched out in my direction! And there was a scroll |
| 10And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. | 10being unrolled right in front of me! Written on both sides were lamentations, mourning, and cries of grief. |
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