| King James Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. | 1And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” |
| 2And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. | 2And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. |
| 3And 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. | 3And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. |
| 4For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. | 4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ |
| 5And 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. | 5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. |
| 6And 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. | 6And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. |
| 7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. | 7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. |
| 8But 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. | 8“But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” |
| 9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; | 9And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. |
| 10And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. | 10And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. |
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