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Then He said to me, "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.

And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

"For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,

For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

nor to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to the people who understand you;

Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. The entire house of Israel certainly is stubborn and obstinate.

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

"Behold, I have made your face just as hard as their faces, and your forehead just as hard as their foreheads.

Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

"Like emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, since they are a rebellious house."

As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Moreover, He said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and listen closely.

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

"Go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or not, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.'"

And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God ; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.