The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.
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He said to me, "Son of man, stand up, and I will speak to you."
2 And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spoke unto me.
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As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me, stood me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day;
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He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They are people from a nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have rebelled against me to this day.
4 and these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.
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I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says.'
5 And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear -- for they are a rebellious house -- yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.
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Whether these rebellious people listen or not, they will realize that a prophet has been among them.
6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.
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Son of man, don't be afraid of them or the things they say. Don't be afraid, even though thorns and thistles are around you and you live among scorpions. Don't let the things they say frighten you. Don't be terrified in their presence, even though they are rebellious people.
7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.
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Speak my words to them whether they listen or not, because they are rebellious.
8 And 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.
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But you, son of man, listen to what I say. Don't be rebellious like those rebellious people. Open your mouth, and eat what I am giving to you."
9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.
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As I looked, I saw a hand stretched out toward me. In it was a scroll.
10 And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
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He spread the scroll in front of me. There was writing on the front and back. There were funeral songs, songs of mourning, and horrible things written on it.
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