King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
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saying, "Mortal man, stand up. I want to talk to you."
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.
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While the voice was speaking, God's spirit entered me and raised me to my feet, and I heard the voice continue,
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.
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"Mortal man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They have rebelled and turned against me and are still rebels, just as their ancestors were.
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.
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They are stubborn and do not respect me, so I am sending you to tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to them.
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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Whether those rebels listen to you or not, they will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 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.
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"But you, mortal man, must not be afraid of them or of anything they say. They will defy and despise you; it will be like living among scorpions. Still, don't be afraid of those rebels or of anything they say.
7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
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You will tell them whatever I tell you to say, whether they listen or not. Remember what rebels they are.
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.
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"Mortal man, listen to what I tell you. Don't be rebellious like them. Open your mouth and eat what I am going to give you."
9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
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I saw a hand reaching out toward me, and it was holding a scroll.
10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
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The hand unrolled the scroll, and I saw that there was writing on both sides - cries of grief were written there, and wails and groans.
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.