1 The|strong="H0559" voice said|strong="H0559", “Son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120", stand|strong="H5975" up|strong="H5975" and|strong="H1121" I|strong="H0559" will|strong="H1121" speak|strong="H1696" with|strong="H0854" you|strong="H5921".”
2 Then|strong="H1696" the|strong="H0853" Spirit|strong="H7307" came|strong="H0935" into|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" and|strong="H0935" lifted|strong="H0935" me|strong="H0413" up|strong="H5975" on|strong="H5921" my|strong="H8085" feet|strong="H7272", and|strong="H0935" I|strong="H0834" listened|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" one|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" spoke|strong="H1696" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413".
3 He|strong="H0834" said|strong="H0559", “Son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120", I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" sending|strong="H7971" you|strong="H0834" to|strong="H0413" speak|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" family|strong="H0001" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478". Those|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0120" and|strong="H1121" their|strong="H1992" ancestors|strong="H0001" turned|strong="H0413" against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" many times|strong="H3117". They|strong="H1992" have|strong="H0834" sinned against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" many times|strong="H3117"—and|strong="H1121" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H0834" still|strong="H5704" sinning against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" today|strong="H3117".
4 I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" sending|strong="H7971" you|strong="H6440" to|strong="H0413" speak|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413", but|strong="H0559" they|strong="H0559" are|strong="H1121" very stubborn|strong="H7186". They|strong="H0559" are|strong="H1121" very hardheaded, but|strong="H0559" you|strong="H6440" must|strong="H0853" speak|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413". You|strong="H6440" must|strong="H0853" say|strong="H0559", ‘This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3820" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0853" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H0559".’
5 They|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" people|strong="H8085" who|strong="H5030" refuse|strong="H2308" to|strong="H1961" obey|strong="H8085", so|strong="H1961" they|strong="H1992" may|strong="H1961" not|strong="H2308" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H1961" you|strong="H3588". But|strong="H3588" even|strong="H3588" if|strong="H0518" they|strong="H1992" don’t stop|strong="H2308" sinning, at|strong="H1004" least they|strong="H1992" will|strong="H1961" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" there|strong="H1961" is|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" prophet|strong="H5030" living among|strong="H8432" them|strong="H1992".
6 “Son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120", don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" afraid|strong="H3372" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H6440" people|strong="H0120" or|strong="H0408" what|strong="H1697" they|strong="H1992" say|strong="H1697". It|strong="H3588" is|strong="H1697" true: they|strong="H1992" will|strong="H1004" turn against|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0859" and|strong="H1121" try to|strong="H0413" hurt you|strong="H0859". Their|strong="H1992" words|strong="H1697" will|strong="H1004" be|strong="H0408" sharp like|strong="H1004" thorns|strong="H5544" and|strong="H1121" will|strong="H1004" sting like|strong="H1004" scorpions|strong="H6137". But|strong="H3588" don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" afraid|strong="H3372" of|strong="H1121" what|strong="H1697" they|strong="H1992" say|strong="H1697". They|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" people|strong="H0120" who|strong="H1121" refuse to|strong="H0413" obey|strong="H3372", but|strong="H3588" don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" afraid|strong="H3372" of|strong="H1121" them|strong="H0413".
7 You|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" tell|strong="H1696" them|strong="H0413" what|strong="H1697" I|strong="H3588" say|strong="H1696", whether|strong="H0518" they|strong="H1992" listen|strong="H8085" or|strong="H0518" not|strong="H2308". They|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" people|strong="H8085" who|strong="H3588" usually refuse|strong="H2308" to|strong="H0413" listen|strong="H8085"!
8 “Son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120", listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" what|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" telling|strong="H1696" you|strong="H0859". Don’t|strong="H0408" turn|strong="H5414" against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" like|strong="H1961" those|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0120" who|strong="H0834" refuse to|strong="H0413" obey|strong="H8085". Now|strong="H1961" open|strong="H6475" your|strong="H5414" mouth|strong="H6310" to|strong="H0413" receive|strong="H5414" the|strong="H0853" words|strong="H6310" I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H1961" give|strong="H5414" you|strong="H0859" to|strong="H0413" speak|strong="H1696".”
9 Then|strong="H2009" I|strong="H2009" saw|strong="H7200" an|strong="H7200" arm|strong="H3027" reach|strong="H7971" out|strong="H7971" toward|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". It|strong="H7200" was|strong="H3027" holding a|strong="H7200" scroll|strong="H5612" with|strong="H0413" words written on|strong="H0413" it|strong="H7200".
10 It|strong="H1931" rolled the|strong="H0853" scroll open|strong="H6440" in|strong="H0413" front|strong="H6440" of|strong="H6440" me|strong="H0413". Words were|strong="H6440" on|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" front|strong="H6440" and|strong="H6440" on|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" back|strong="H0268" of|strong="H6440" the|strong="H0853" scroll. There were|strong="H6440" all kinds of|strong="H6440" sad songs, sad stories, and|strong="H6440" warnings.