And you shall speak My words to them, whether they will hear or fear; for they are a provoking house.

And He said to me, Son of man, go your way, and go in to the house of Israel, and speak My words to them.

And go your way, go in to the captivity, to the children of your people, and you shall speak to them, and say to them, Thus says the Lord; whether they will hear, [or] whether they will refuse.

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord: He that hears, let him hear; and he that is disobedient, let him be disobedient; for they are a provoking house.

For "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you," just as it is written.

And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemy, and authority was given to him to make war for forty-two months.