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EZE 2:1–3:21 ©

The making to Yehezkel prophet

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2:1 The making to Yehezkel prophet

2He said to me, “Humanity’s child, stand up and then I’ll speak to you.” 2Then as he spoke to me, the spirit entered into me and stood me up, and I heard him speaking to me. 3He told me, “Humanity’s child, I’m sending you to Yisra’el’s peopletwo rebellious nations that have rebelled against me. Both they and their ancestors have been sinning against me right until this moment. 4Their descendants are very stubborn and hard headed. I’m sending you to them, and you’ll tell them that this is what the master Yahweh is saying to them. 5They might listen or might not. They’re a rebellious bunch, but they’ll at least know that a prophet has been among them.

6And you, humanity’s child, don’t be afraid of them or their words. Don’t be afraid, even though you’re with briers and thorns and although you live with scorpions. Don’t fear their words or be dismayed by their faces, since they’re a rebellious bunch. 7Pass my messages onto them, whether they listen or not, because they’re quite rebellious. 8But you, humanity’s child, listen to what I am telling you. Don’t become rebellious like that rebellious bunch. Open your mouth and eat what I’m about to give to you.” 9Then I looked and saw a hand extended out to me and it was holding a scroll with writing on it.[ref] 10He spread it out in front of me—it had been written on both the front and the back, the contents were full of messages about grief, mourning, and sad endings.

3He said to me, “Humanity’s child, what you’ve found, eat. Eat this scroll, then go speak to the Israeli people.”[ref] 2So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

3He told me, “Humanity’s child, feed your belly and fill your stomach with this scroll that I’ve given you.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey.

4Then he told me, “Humanity’s child, go to the house of Israel and pass my messages on to them 5because you aren’t being sent to a people who speak a strange or difficult language, but to the Israeli people6not to many peoples who speak strange or difficult languages whose words you wouldn’t be able to understand. I’m sure that if it was them that I sent you to, they would have listened to you. 7But the Israeli people won’t be willing to listen to you, because they’re not willing to listen to me. So all the Israeli people are hard-headed and hard-hearted. 8Listen, I’ll enable you to be as stubborn and tough as they are. 9I’ll make you hard like a diamond—harder than flint Don’t be scared by them or discouraged by the looks they give you, because they’re rebellious people.”

10He also told me, “Humanity’s child, listen very carefully to what I say, and keep thinking about it. 11Then go to any of your people who were brought here as captives, and tell them, ‘This is what the master Yahweh says,’ whether they’ll listen or not.”

12Then the spirit lifted me up, and I heard rumbling like a large earthquake behind me. (Blessed be Yahweh’s honour in his place.) 13It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels that were with them, and the sound of a large earthquake. 14Then the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went with bitterness in my spirit’s rage, because Yahweh’s hand was pressing down firmly on me. 15Then I went to the captives at Tel-Abib who lived along the Kebar Canal, and I stayed among them there for seven days, overwhelmed in amazement.

16After those seven days were over, Yahweh gave me this message:[fn] 17“Humanity’s child, I’ve made you a guard over the Israeli people, so listen to this message of mine and give them my warning. 18When I tell the wicked, ‘You’ll certainly die’ and you don’t warn them about that or give them a warning about their evil deeds so they might live—the wicked will die for their sin, but I’ll hold you responsible for their death. 19But if you do warn the wicked, and they don’t turn from their wickedness or from their wicked deeds, then they’ll die for their sin, but you will have saved your own life.

20If a godly person turns from their righteousness and acts unjustly, and I set a stumbling block in front of that person, they will die. Because you did not warn them, they’ll die in their sin, and I won’t consider the righteous deeds that they performed, but I’ll hold you responsible for their death. 21But if you warn the godly person to stop sinning so that they no longer sin, that person will surely live since they were warned; and you will have saved your own life.”


3:16 This formula occurs around fifty times in Ezekiel’s account.


2and_he/it_said to_me Oh_son_of humankind stand on feet_of_your and_speak with_you.
2And_entered in/on/at/with_me a_spirit just_as he_spoke to_me and_set_me on feet_of_my and_heard DOM one_who_spoke to_me.
3and_he/it_said to_me Oh_son_of humankind am_sending I DOM_you to the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to nations the_rebellious which they_have_rebelled in/on/at/with_me they and_ancestors_of_their they_have_transgressed in/on/at/with_me until the_substance_of the_day the_this.
4And_the_descendants are_stern_of face and_ones_stubborn_of heart I am_sending DOM_you to_them and_say to_them thus my_master he_says YHWH.
5And_they whether they_will_listen and_if they_will_refrain if/because are_a_house_of rebellion they and_know if/because_that a_prophet he_has_been in/on/at/with_midst_of_them.
6and_you(ms) Oh_son_of humankind do_not be_afraid from_them and_of_words_of_their do_not be_afraid if/because nettles and_thorns DOM_you and_near/to scorpions you are_sitting of_words_of_their do_not be_afraid and_at_looks_of_their do_not be_dismayed if/because are_a_house_of rebellion they.
7And_speak DOM words_of_my to_them whether they_will_listen and_if they_will_refrain if/because are_rebellious they.
8and_you(ms) Oh_son_of humankind hear DOM that_which I am_speaking to_you do_not be rebellious like_house_of the_rebellious open mouth_of_your and_eat DOM that_which I am_giving to_you.
9And_looked and_see/lo/see a_hand was_stretched_out to_me and_see/lo/see in_him/it a_scroll_of a_document.
10And_unrolled DOM_it to/for_my_face/front and_she was_written face and_back and_written to_her/it lamentations and_mourning and_woe.
3and_he/it_said to_me Oh_son_of humankind DOM that_which you_find eat eat DOM the_scroll the_this and_go speak to the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
2And_opened DOM mouth_of_my and_gave_toeat_me DOM the_scroll the_this.
3And_he/it_said to_me Oh_son_of humankind stomach_of_your may_you_cause_to_eat and_stomach_of_your may_you_fill DOM the_scroll the_this which I am_giving to_you and_ate and_it_became in/on/at/with_mouth_of_my as_as_honey in_sweet.
4and_he/it_said to_me Oh_son_of humankind go go to the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_speak in/on/at/with_words_of_my to_them.
5If/because not to a_people deep_of language and_difficult_of language you are_being_sent to the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
6Not to peoples many deep_of language and_difficult_of language whom not you_will_understand words_of_them if not to_them sent_you they they_will_listen to_you.
7And_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not they_will_be_willing to_listen to_you if/because not_they are_willing to_listen to_me if/because all_of the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) are_hard_of forehead and_stubborn_of heart they.
8Here I_make DOM face_of_your hard like_against_of faces_of_their and forehead_of_your hard like_against_of foreheads_of_their.
9Like_diamond hard than_flint I_make forehead_of_your not you_must_fear DOM_them and_not you_must_be_dismayed from_their_face/front if/because are_a_house_of rebellion they.
10and_he/it_said to_me Oh_son_of humankind DOM all_of words_of_my which I_will_speak to_you take in/on/at/with_heart_of_your and_in/on/at/with_ears_of_your hear.
11And_come go to the_exiles to the_children_of people_of_your and_speak to_them and_say to_them thus my_master he_says YHWH whether they_will_listen and_if they_will_refrain.
12And_lifted_up_me a_spirit and_heard behind_me a_sound_of rumbling great be_blessed the_glory_of YHWH in_place_of_his.
13And_sound_of the_wings_of the_living_creatures touching_closely each (to) other_of_her and_sound_of the_wheels at_beside_of_them and_sound_of rumbling great.
14And_spirit lifted_up_me and_took_away_me and_went bitter in/on/at/with_heat_of my_breath/wind/spirit and_hand_of YHWH on_me it_was_strong.
15And_came to the_exiles Tēl Abib the_lived to the_river_of Kəⱱār and_sat[fn] they were_dwelling there and_sat there seven_of days appalled in/on/at/with_midst_of_them.
16And_he/it_was at_end_of seven_of days and_ the_word_of _he/it_was of_YHWH to_me to_say.
17Oh_son_of humankind a_watchman made_you for_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_hear from_mouth_of_my a_word and_give_warning DOM_them from_me.
18In/on/at/with_say_I to_the_wicked surely_(die) you_will_die and_not warn_him and_not you_have_spoken to_warn a_wicked_person from_way_of_his the_wicked in_order_to_save_life_his that wicked_person in/on/at/with_iniquity_of_his he_will_die and_blood_of_his at_hand_of_your I_will_require.
19And_you(ms) if/because you_have_warned a_wicked_person and_not he_has_turned_away from_wickedness_of_his and_from_way_of_his the_wicked he in/on/at/with_iniquity_of_his he_will_die and_you(ms) DOM life_of_your you_have_delivered.
20and_in/on/at/with_turns a_righteous_person from_righteousness_of_his and_does injustice and_put a_stumbling_block in_front_of_him he he_will_die if/because not warn_him in/on/at/with_sin_of_his he_will_die and_not they_will_be_remembered righteous_deeds_of_his[fn] which he_did and_blood_of_his at_hand_of_your I_will_require.
21And_you(ms) if/because warn_him a_righteous_person to_not to_sin a_righteous_person and_he not he_has_sinned certainly_(live) he_will_live if/because he_has_been_warned and_you(ms) DOM life_of_your you_have_delivered.

3:15 OSHB variant note: ו/אשר: (x-qere) ’וָֽ/אֵשֵׁ֔ב’: lemma_c/3427 n_1.1 morph_HC/Vqw1cs id_26H82 וָֽ/אֵשֵׁ֔ב

3:20 OSHB note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

EZE 2:1–3:21 ©

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