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The descendants also are (A)impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ And (B)whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are (C)a rebellious house) (D)they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, (E)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, (F)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on (G)scorpions.[a] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

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  1. Ezekiel 2:6 Or on scorpion plants

The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.(A) Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(B) And whether they listen or fail to listen(C)—for they are a rebellious people(D)—they will know that a prophet has been among them.(E) And you, son of man, do not be afraid(F) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns(G) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(H)

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