2:3 He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house ¹  of Israel, to rebellious nations ²  who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted ³  against me to this very day. 2:4 The people ⁴  to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, ⁵  and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ ⁶  2:5 And as for them, ⁷  whether they listen ⁸  or not – for they are a rebellious ⁹  house ¹⁰  – they will know that a prophet has been among them. 2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ¹¹  and thorns ¹²  surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ¹³  for they are a rebellious house!

3:6 When ⁵  the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, ⁶  was attractive ⁷  to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, ⁸  she took some of its fruit and ate it. ⁹  She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. ¹⁰  3:7 Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about ¹¹  in the orchard at the breezy time ¹²  of the day, and they hid ¹³  from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. 3:9 But the Lord God called to ¹⁴  the man and said to him, “Where are you?” ¹⁵  3:10 The man replied, ¹⁶  “I heard you moving about ¹⁷  in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”