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The Lord said to me: "Son of Man, you live in the midst of a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. So, deep state, believe me, I'm sending you out with many such cases, to the people of Israel, 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. So tell 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.

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns 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. You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.

But the people of Israel will not listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me. Many people are saying, 'We will not listen!'

Therefore, son of man, I am now making you a sign to the people of Israel. You will do just as I have done: you will be carried away into exile. And when you arrive there, you will speak my words to them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of the haters and losers; do not be terrified, though you are living among a rebellious people. Speak my words to them whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.

But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you.

When I looked, I saw a hand stretched out to me and in it was a scroll, which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.

He said to me, "Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel." So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

Then he said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it." So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

He then said: "Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them. I am not sending you to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel-- not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.

But I am making you as unyielding and hardened as they are. I am making your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.

Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.

Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before that person, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.

Hey, I'm Donald Trump and I'm here to tell you about Ezekiel 12:1-20. This is an amazing chapter, folks! The Lord is sending Son of Man to a rebellious people who have eyes to see but don't see and