Ezekiel 3

Ezekiel’s Commission

1Then He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, eatH398 whatH834 you findH4672; 1eatH398 thisH2088 scrollH4039, and goH1980, speakH1696 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.” 2So I 2openedH6605 my mouthH6310, and He fedH398 me thisH2088 scrollH4039. 3He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, feedH398 your stomachH990 and 3fillH4390 your 4bodyH4578 with thisH2088 scrollH4039 whichH834 I am givingH5414 you.” Then I 5ateH398 it, and it was sweetH4966 as 6honeyH1706 in my mouthH6310.

4Then He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, 7goH1980H935 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and speakH1696 with My wordsH1697 to them. 5For 8you are not being sentH7971 to a peopleH5971 of 910unintelligibleH6012 speechH8193 or difficultH3515 languageH3956, but to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, 6norH3808 to manyH7227 peoplesH5971 of 11unintelligibleH6012 speechH8193 or difficultH3515 languageH3956, whoseH834 wordsH1697 you cannotH3808 understandH8085. 12But I have sentH7971 you to them 13who should listenH8085 to you; 7yet the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 will not be willingH14 to listenH8085 to you, sinceH3588 they are 14not willingH14 to listenH8085 to Me. SurelyH3588 the wholeH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is 15stubbornH2389H4696 and obstinateH7186H3820. 8BeholdH2009, I have madeH5414 your faceH6440 as hardH2389 as their facesH6440 and your foreheadH4696 as hardH2389 as their foreheadsH4696. 9Like 16emeryH8068 harderH2389 thanH4480 flintH6864 I have madeH5414 your foreheadH4696. Do not be afraidH3372 of them or be dismayedH2865 beforeH4480H6440 them, thoughH3588 they are a rebelliousH4805 houseH1004.” 10Moreover, He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, takeH3947 into your heartH3824 allH3605 My 17wordsH1697 whichH834 I will speakH1696 to you and listenH8085 18closelyH241. 1119GoH1980 to the exilesH1473, to the sonsH1121 of your peopleH5971, and speakH1696 to them and tellH559 them, whetherH518 they listenH8085 orH518 20not, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 21GodH3068.’”

12Then the 22SpiritH7307 liftedH5375 me up, and I heardH8085 a greatH1419 23rumblingH7494 soundH6963 behindH310 me, “BlessedH1288 be the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 24in His placeH4725.” 13And I heard the soundH6963 of the wingsH3671 of the livingH2421 beingsH2421 touchingH5401 oneH802 anotherH269 and the soundH6963 of the 25wheelsH212 besideH5980 them, even a greatH1419 rumblingH7494 soundH6963. 14So the SpiritH7307 liftedH5375 me up and tookH3947 me away; and I wentH1980 embitteredH4751 in the rageH2534 of my spiritH7307, and 26the handH3027 of the LordH3068 was strongH2389 on me. 15Then I cameH935 to the exilesH1473 who livedH3427 besideH413 the riverH5104 ChebarH3529 at Tel-abibH8512, and I satH3427 thereH8033 27sevenH7651 daysH3117 whereH8033 they were livingH3427, causingH8074 consternationH8074 amongH8432 them.

1628At the endH7097 of sevenH7651 daysH3117 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 17“SonH1121 of manH120, I have appointedH5414 you a 29watchmanH6822 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; whenever you hearH8085 a wordH1697 from My mouthH6310, 30warnH2094 them from Me. 18When I sayH559 to the wickedH7563, ‘You will surelyH4191 dieH4191,’ and you do not warnH2094 him or speakH1696 out to warnH2094 the wickedH7563 from his wickedH7563 wayH1870 that he may liveH2421, that wickedH7563 manH7563 shall dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, but his 31bloodH1818 I will requireH1245 at your handH3027. 19Yet ifH3588 you have 32warnedH2094 the wickedH7563 and he does not turnH7725 from his wickednessH7562 or from his wickedH7563 wayH1870, he shall dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771; but you have 33deliveredH5337 yourselfH5315. 20Again, 34when a righteousH6662 manH6662 turnsH7725 awayH7725 from his righteousnessH6664 and commitsH6213 iniquityH5766, and I placeH5414 an 35obstacleH4383 beforeH6440 him, he will dieH4191; sinceH3588 you have not warnedH2094 him, he shall dieH4191 in his sinH2403, and his righteousH6666 deedsH6666 whichH834 he has doneH6213 shall not be rememberedH2142; but his bloodH1818 I will requireH1245 at your handH3027. 21However, ifH3588 you have 36warnedH2094 37the righteousH6662 manH6662 that the righteousH6662 should not sinH2398 and he does not sinH2398, he shall surelyH2421 liveH2421 becauseH3588 he tookH2094 warningH2094; and you have deliveredH5337 yourselfH5315.”

22The handH3027 of the LordH3068 was on me thereH8033, and He saidH559 to me, “GetH6965 up, goH3318 out to the plainH1237, and thereH8033 I will 38speakH1696 to you.” 23So I gotH6965 up and wentH3318 out to the plainH1237; and beholdH2009, the 39gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 was standingH5975 thereH8033, like the gloryH3519 whichH834 40I sawH7200 by the riverH5104 ChebarH3529, and I fellH5307 on my faceH6440. 24The 41SpiritH7307 then enteredH935 me and made me standH5975 on my feetH7272, and He spokeH1696 with me and saidH559 to me, “GoH935, shutH5462 yourself up in your houseH1004. 25As for you, sonH1121 of manH120, they will 42putH5414 ropesH5688 on you and bindH631 you with them so that you cannotH3808 goH3318 out amongH8432 them. 26Moreover, 43I will make your tongueH3956 stickH1692 to 44the roofH2441 of your mouthH2441 so that you will be muteH481 and cannotH3808 be a manH376 who rebukesH3198 them, for they are a rebelliousH4805 houseH1004. 27But 45when I speakH1696 to you, I will openH6605 your mouthH6310 and you will sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 46GodH3068.’ He who hearsH8085, let him hearH8085; and he who refusesH2310, let him refuseH2308; 47for they are a rebelliousH4805 houseH1004.