Ezekiel 2

The Lord Chooses Ezekiel

1The Lord said, “Ezekiel, son of man, I want you to stand up and listen.”[#2.1 Hebrew “The voice.”; #2.1 The Hebrew text has “Son of man,” which is often used in this book when the speaks directly to Ezekiel. It means that Ezekiel is a mere human, yet he is the one the has chosen to be his prophet who speaks for him to the people of Israel.]

2After he said this, his Spirit took control of me and lifted me to my feet. Then the Lord said:

9Just then, I saw a hand stretched out toward me. And in it was a scroll.[#Rev 5.1.; #2.9 A roll of paper or special leather used for writing on.]

10The hand opened the scroll, and both sides of it were filled with words of sadness, mourning, and grief.

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