Moff EZE Chapter 3

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3 “Son of man,” he said, “eat this scroll, then go and speak to Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth and he made me eat the scroll, 3 telling me, “Son of man, swallow and digest this scroll I am giving you.” When I ate it, the scroll tasted sweet as honey in my mouth.

4 “Son of man,” he said to me, “go to Israel and speak my words to them. 5 It is to no people of a foreign tongue or a difficult language that you are sent, but to Israel. 6 It is to no foreign nations whose language you could not understand. No, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you! 7 But Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to me. Defiant and stubborn are they, every one of them. 8 But I will make you as defiant and as stubborn, 9 I will make your temper unyielding as adamant, harder than flint; fear them not, dread not their scowls (for they are a rebellious folk). 10 Son of man,” he added, “attend and listen to all I tell you; 11 then go to the exiles, to the members of your race, and tell them what the Eternal says, whether they will listen or refuse to listen.”

12 Then the Spirit picked me up (I heard behind me a loud sound of rustling, as the Splendour of the Eternal rose from its place; 13 it was the noise made by the wings of the Creatures touching one another and by the wheels beside them)-- 14 the Spirit picked me up and carried me away; I went away hot and indignant (for the hand of the Eternal pressed hard upon me), 15 and reached the exiles living at Telabib by the river Kebar. There I sat for seven days among them, overwhelmed. 16 At the end of seven days this word from the Eternal came to me: 17 “Son of man, I appoint you a sentinel to Israel; whenever you hear a word from me, you must give them my warning. 18 When I tell the wicked, ‘You must die,’ if you do not warn him, if you say nothing to warn the wicked from his wicked course, in order to save his life, then that wicked man shall die for his iniquity, but I will hold you responsible for his death. 19 If you do warn the wicked, and if he will not give up his wickedness and wicked course, he shall die for his iniquity, but you have saved yourself. 20 Again, if a good man gives up his goodness to commit iniquity, when I put temptation before him, he shall die, because you have not given him warning--he shall die of his sin, for the good deeds he has done shall not be remembered; only, I will hold you responsible for his death. 21 But if you warn the good man not to sin, and if he does not sin, he shall live, because he took warning; and you have saved yourself.”

22 The hand of the Eternal was upon me in a trance. He said to me, “Move away to the valley, and I will talk to you there.” 23 So I started off to the valley, and there stood the Splendour of the Eternal, like the Splendour I had seen beside the river Kebar! I fell on my face. 24 But the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; then he spoke to me, saying, “Go and shut yourself up inside your house. 25 Son of man, you are to be roped and bound, and never to go out to them; 26 I will make your tongue cleave to your palate, till you cannot talk or censure them (for they are a rebellious folk). 27 But when I talk to you, I will open your mouth, and you must tell them what the Lord the Eternal says, whether they listen or refuse to listen (for they are a rebellious folk).

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