³And he said to me, “Son of man,^c I am sending you to the Israelites,^d to nations^e who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors,^f they transgressed against me until this very day.^g ⁴And the children^h are impudentⁱ and stubborn,^j and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’ ⁵And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst.

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Footnotes

cOr “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
dLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
eOr “a people”
fHebrew “fathers”
gLiterally “until the day the this”
hOr “sons”
iLiterally “hard of face”
jLiterally “strong of heart”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day. The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious people—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to the rebellious pagans who have rebelled against me. The Israelites and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this day. The descendants are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ Whether they listen or refuse to listen —for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day. They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for remember, they are rebels—at least they will know they have had a prophet among them.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

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