11 And go to the exiles, (A)to your people, and speak to them and say to them, (B)‘Thus says the Lord God,’ (C)whether they hear or refuse to hear.”

12 (D)Then the Spirit[a] lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice[b] of (E)a great earthquake: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!” 13 It was the sound of the wings of (F)the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of (G)a great earthquake. 14 (H)The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the (I)hand of the Lord being strong upon me. 15 (J)And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling (K)by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling.[c] And (L)I sat there (M)overwhelmed among them (N)seven days.

A Watchman for Israel

16 (O)And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 3:12 Or the wind; also verse 14
  2. Ezekiel 3:12 Or sound
  3. Ezekiel 3:15 Or Chebar, and to where they dwelt

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