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| 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee. |
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| 2 And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spoke unto me. |
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| 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day; |
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| 4 and these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah. |
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| 5 And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear--for they are a rebellious house--yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them. |
Hear, or...forbear – Heed or refuse to heed. R3280:1
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| 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house. |
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| 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious. |
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| 8 And 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. |
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| 9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein. |
A roll of a book – The plan and purpose of God, as written in the Law and the prophets. (Rev. 10:2) R530:3*[R530:11*]
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| 10 And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe. |
He spread it – It was sealed until Christ began to open it. (Rev. 5:5) R530:3*
Lamentations – We are sent to preach a message that is offensive to "a rebellious house," the nominal "Israel of God." (Verse 5) R530:4*
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