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1 This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, and I saw, and I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke, and he said to me: Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee.
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He said to me: O mortal, stand up on your feet, and I will speak with you.
2 And the spirit entered into me after that he spoke to me, and he set me upon my feet: and I heard him speaking to me,
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And when he spoke to me, a spirit entered into me and set me on my feet; and I heard him speaking to me.
3 And saying: Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people, that hath revolted from me, they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day.
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He said to me, Mortal, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this very day.
4 And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God:
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The descendants are impudent and stubborn. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord God."
5 If so be they at least will hear, and if so be they will forbear, for they are a provoking house: and they shall know that there hath been a prophet in the midst of them.
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Whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house), they shall know that there has been a prophet among them.
6 And thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words: for thou art among unbelievers and destroyers, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, neither be thou dismayed at their looks: for they are a provoking house.
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And you, O mortal, do not be afraid of them, and do not be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words, and do not be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
7 And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger.
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You shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear; for they are a rebellious house.
8 But thou, O son of man, hear all that I say to thee: and do not thou provoke me, as that house provoketh me: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee.
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But you, mortal, hear what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.
9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was sent to me, wherein was a book rolled up:
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I looked, and a hand was stretched out to me, and a written scroll was in it.
10 (2-9) and he spread it before me, and it was written within and without: and there were written in it lamentations, and canticles, and woe.
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He spread it before me; it had writing on the front and on the back, and written on it were words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
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