Ezekiel 3

1The Lord said, “Ezekiel, son of man, after you eat this scroll, go speak to the people of Israel.”[#Rev 10.9,10.]

2-3He handed me the scroll and said, “Eat this and fill up on it.” So I ate the scroll, and it tasted sweet as honey.

4The Lord said:

12The Spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the Lord started to leave, I heard a loud, thundering noise behind me.[#3.12 Or “A wind.”; #3.12 One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.]

13It was the sound made by the creatures' wings as they brushed against each other, and by the rumble of the wheels beside them.

14Then the Spirit carried me away.

The Lord 's power had taken complete control of me, and I was both annoyed and angry.

15When I was back with the others living at Abib Hill near the Chebar River, I sat among them for seven days, shocked at what had happened to me.

The Lord Appoints Ezekiel To Stand Watch

(Ezekiel 33.1-9)

16Seven days after I had seen the brightness of the Lord 's glory, the Lord said:

Ezekiel Cannot Talk

22The Lord took control of me and said, “Stand up! Go into the valley, and I will talk with you there.”

23I immediately went to the valley, where I saw the brightness of the Lord 's glory, just as I had seen it near the Chebar River, and I bowed with my face to the ground.

24His Spirit took control of me and lifted me to my feet. Then the Lord said:

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