Ezekiel 1:26-2:10

English Standard Version

²⁶ And above the expanse over their heads there was ^(A)the likeness of a throne, ^(B)in appearance ^(C)like sapphire;^[a] and seated above the likeness of a throne was ^(D)a likeness with a human appearance. ²⁷ And ^(E)upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were ^(F)gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and ^(G)there was brightness around him.^{[b] 28} Like the appearance of ^(H)the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.

Such was the appearance of the likeness of ^(I)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, ^(J)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Ezekiel's Call

2 And he said to me, ^(K)“Son of man,^{[c] (L)}stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” ² And as he spoke to me, ^(M)the Spirit entered into me and ^(N)set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. ³ And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to ^(O)nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. ^(P)They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. ⁴ The descendants also are ^(Q)impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ ⁵ And ^(R)whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are ^(S)a rebellious house) ^(T)they will know that a prophet has been among them. ⁶ And you, son of man, ^(U)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, ^(V)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on ^(W)scorpions.^[d] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. ⁷ And you shall speak my words to them, ^(X)whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.

⁸ “But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. ^(Y)Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and ^(Z)eat what I give you.” ⁹ And when I looked, behold, ^(AA)a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, ^(AB)a scroll of a book was in it. ¹⁰ And he spread it before me. And it had writing ^(AC)on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.