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Chapter 2 |
1 | And he said
unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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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And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether
they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. |
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. |
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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| And he spread it before me; and it was written within and
without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. |