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Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."
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So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.
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And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.
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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.
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For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel,
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not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
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But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.
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Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.