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Ezekiel 2:5-8

5And they, whether they will hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085,or whether they will forbearיֶחְדָּ֔לוּyech.Da.luH2308, (for they area rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,)yet shall knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that there hath been a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030amongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ פve.to.KhamH8432them.

6And thou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,be not afraidתִּירָ֨אti.Ra'H3372of them, neither be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372of their wordsוּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.div.rei.HemH1697,though briersסָרָבִ֤יםsa.ra.VimH5621and thornsוְסַלּוֹנִים֙ve.sa.lo.NimH5544bewith thee, and thou dost dwellיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427among scorpionsעַקְרַבִּ֖ים'ak.ra.BimH6137:be not afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372of their wordsמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤םmi.div.rei.HemH1697,nor be dismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865at their looksוּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.pe.nei.HemH6440, though they bea rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

7And thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696my wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697unto them, whether they will hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085,or whether they will forbearיֶחְדָּ֑לוּyech.Da.luH2308: for they aremost rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805.

8But thou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085what I sayמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696unto thee; Be notתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961thou rebelliousמֶ֖רִיMe.riH4805like that rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004:openפְּצֵ֣הpe.TzehH6475thy mouthפִ֔יךָFi.khaH6310,and eatוֶאֱכֹ֕לve.'e.KholH398that I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

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