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4 And he said to me, "Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.
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He then said to me: “Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.
5 For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel--
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You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel—
6 not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you.
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not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they are not willing to listen to me; because all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stubborn heart.
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But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.
8 Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.
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But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.
9 Like adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead; fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house."
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I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.”
10 Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.
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And he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you.
11 And go, get you to the exiles, to your people, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD'; whether they hear or refuse to hear."
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Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ whether they listen or fail to listen.”
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