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And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.”
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So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
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Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
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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.
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You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel—
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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.
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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.