⁶ And you, son of man, ^(A)neither fear them nor fear their words, though ^(B)thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

^16 (A)At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ¹⁷ “Son of man, I have appointed you a ^(B)watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, ^(C)warn them from Me. ¹⁸ When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his ^(D)blood I will require at your hand.