| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” | 1“Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.” |
| 2Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. | 2The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words. |
| 3And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. | 3“Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day. |
| 4For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ | 4They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says!’ |
| 5As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. | 5And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for remember, they are rebels—at least they will know they have had a prophet among them. |
| 6“And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. | 6“Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don’t be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels. |
| 7You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. | 7You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won’t listen, for they are completely rebellious! |
| 8But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” | 8Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you.” |
| 9Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. | 9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll, |
| 10Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. | 10which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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