Ezekiel's Call

Ezekiel 2

1 And He said to me, "Son of man, a stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." 2 Then b the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has c rebelled against Me; d they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4 e "For they are 1 impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' 5 f "As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse - for they are a g rebellious house - yet they h will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 "And you, son of man, i do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though j briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; k do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, l though they are a rebellious house. 7 m "You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

8 "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and n eat what I give you." 9 Now when I looked, there was o a hand stretched out to me; and behold, p a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.

Ezekiel 3

1 Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; a eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." 2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll. 3 And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I b ate, and it was in my mouth c like honey in sweetness.

4 Then He said to me: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. 5 "For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel, 6 "not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, d had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 "But the house of Israel will not listen to you, e because they will not listen to Me; f for all the house of Israel are 2 impudent and hard-hearted. 8 "Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 g "Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; h do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house." 10 Moreover He said to me: "Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears. 11 "And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, i 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse."

12 Then j the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the k glory of the LORD from His place!" 13 I also heard the l noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the 3 heat of my spirit; but m the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. 15 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and n I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

  1. Cross References
    Daniel 10:11
    And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you." While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.
    Acts 9:6
    So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" Then the Lord said to him, "Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:24
    Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: "Go, shut yourself inside your house.
    Daniel 8:18
    Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 5:6
    'She has rebelled against My judgments by doing wickedness more than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that are all around her; for they have refused My judgments, and they have not walked in My statutes.'
    Ezekiel 20:8
    "But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, 'I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.'
    Ezekiel 20:13
    Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they despised My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; and they greatly defiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
    Ezekiel 20:18
    But I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
  4. Cross References
    1 Samuel 8:7
    And the LORD said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of...
    1 Samuel 8:8
    According to all the works which they have done...
    Jeremiah 3:25
    We lie down in our shame, And our reproach cove...
    Ezekiel 20:18
    But I said to their children in the wilderness,...
    Ezekiel 20:21
    Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against ...
    Ezekiel 20:30
    Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus say...
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 95:8
    Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness.
    Isaiah 48:4
    Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze.
    Jeremiah 5:3
    O LORD, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return.
    Jeremiah 6:15
    Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD.
    Ezekiel 3:7
    But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 6:9
    And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep o...
    Isaiah 6:10
    "Make the heart of this people dull, And their ...
    Ezekiel 3:11
    "And go, get to the captives, to the children o...
    Ezekiel 3:26
    I will make your tongue cling to the roof of yo...
    Ezekiel 3:27
    But when I speak with you, I will open your mou...
    Matthew 10:12 - 15
    And when you go into a household, greet it.
    Acts 13:46
    Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It ...
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:26
    I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:33
    "And when this comes to pass - surely it will come - then they will know that a prophet has been among them."
    Luke 10:10
    But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say.
    Luke 10:11
    'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.'
    John 15:22
    If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 51:12
    I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?
    Jeremiah 1:8
    Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you," says the LORD.
    Jeremiah 1:17
    Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them.
    Ezekiel 3:9
    "Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house."
    Luke 12:4
    And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
  10. Cross References
    2 Samuel 23:6
    But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorn...
    2 Samuel 23:7
    But the man who touches them Must be armed with...
    Isaiah 9:18
    For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devo...
    Jeremiah 6:28
    They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slande...
    Ezekiel 28:24
    "And there shall no longer be a pricking brier ...
    Micah 7:4
    The best of them is like a brier; The most upri...
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:9
    "Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house."
    1 Peter 3:14
    But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:9
    "Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house."
    Ezekiel 3:26
    I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.
    Ezekiel 3:27
    But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:7
    But the LORD said to me: "Do not say, 'I am a youth,' For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
    Jeremiah 1:17
    Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them.
    Ezekiel 3:10
    Moreover He said to me: "Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears.
    Ezekiel 3:17
    Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:1 - 3
    Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.
    Revelation 10:9
    So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book." And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:9
    Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
    Ezekiel 8:3
    He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 36:2
    Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day.
    Ezekiel 3:1
    Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.
    Revelation 5:1 - 5
    And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
    Revelation 10:8 - 11
    Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:8
    "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you."
    Ezekiel 2:9
    Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 15:16
    Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.
    Revelation 10:9
    So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book." And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 19:10
    More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
    Psalms 119:103
    How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
  20. Cross References
    Jonah 3:5 - 10
    So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
    Matthew 11:21
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  21. Cross References
    John 15:20
    Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
    John 15:21
    But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:4
    "For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.'
  23. Cross References
    Isaiah 50:7
    For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
    Jeremiah 1:18
    For behold, I have made you this day A fortified city and an iron pillar, And bronze walls against the whole land - Against the kings of Judah, Against its princes, Against its priests, And against the people of the land.
    Micah 3:8
    But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin.
  24. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:8
    Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you," says the LORD.
    Jeremiah 1:17
    Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them.
    Ezekiel 2:6
    And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:5
    As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse - for they are a rebellious house - yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.
    Ezekiel 2:7
    You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.
  26. Cross References
    1 Kings 18:12
    And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me. But I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth.
    Ezekiel 8:3
    He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy.
    Acts 8:39
    Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
    Ezekiel 8:4
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the plain.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:24
    When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.
    Ezekiel 10:5
    And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
  29. Cross References
    2 Kings 3:15
    But now bring me a musician." Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
    Ezekiel 1:3
    The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.
    Ezekiel 8:1
    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me there.
  30. Cross References
    Job 2:13
    So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
    Psalms 137:1
    By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.
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