3:1 The voice said to me, 'Son of man, eat what I am giving you--eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to the people of Israel.'
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 1 , The voice said to me, 'Son of man, eat what I am giving you--eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to the people of Israel.'
3:2 So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 2 , So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll.
3:3 'Eat it all,' he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 3 , 'Eat it all,' he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey.
3:4 Then he said, 'Son of man, go to the people of Israel with my messages.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 4 , Then he said, 'Son of man, go to the people of Israel with my messages.
3:5 I am not sending you to some foreign people whose language you cannot understand.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 5 , I am not sending you to some foreign people whose language you cannot understand.
3:6 No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen!
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 6 , No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen!
3:7 I am sending you to the people of Israel, but they won't listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 7 , I am sending you to the people of Israel, but they won't listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.
3:8 But look, I have made you as hard and stubborn as they are.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 8 , But look, I have made you as hard and stubborn as they are.
3:9 I have made you as hard as rock! So don't be afraid of them or fear their angry looks, even though they are such rebels.'
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 9 , I have made you as hard as rock! So don't be afraid of them or fear their angry looks, even though they are such rebels.'
3:10 Then he added, 'Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 10 , Then he added, 'Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.
3:11 Then go to your people in exile and say to them, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Do this whether they listen to you or not.'
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 11 , Then go to your people in exile and say to them, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Do this whether they listen to you or not.'
3:12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the LORD be praised in his place!)
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 12 , Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the LORD be praised in his place!)
3:13 It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 13 , It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.
3:14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the LORD's hold on me was strong.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 14 , The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the LORD's hold on me was strong.
3:15 Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I sat there among them for seven days, overwhelmed.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 15 , Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I sat there among them for seven days, overwhelmed.
3:16 At the end of the seven days, the LORD gave me a message. He said,
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 16 , At the end of the seven days, the LORD gave me a message. He said,
3:17 'Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, pass it on to the people immediately.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 17 , 'Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, pass it on to the people immediately.
3:18 If I warn the wicked, saying, `You are under the penalty of death,' but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible, demanding your blood for theirs.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 18 , If I warn the wicked, saying, `You are under the penalty of death,' but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible, demanding your blood for theirs.
3:19 If you warn them and they keep on sinning and refuse to repent, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved your life because you did what you were told to do.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 19 , If you warn them and they keep on sinning and refuse to repent, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved your life because you did what you were told to do.
3:20 If good people turn bad and don't listen to my warning, they will die. If you did not warn them of the consequences, then they will die in their sins. Their previous good deeds won't help them, and I will hold you responsible, demanding your blood for theirs.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 20 , If good people turn bad and don't listen to my warning, they will die. If you did not warn them of the consequences, then they will die in their sins. Their previous good deeds won't help them, and I will hold you responsible, demanding your blood for theirs.
3:21 But if you warn them and they repent, they will live, and you will have saved your own life, too.'
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 21 , But if you warn them and they repent, they will live, and you will have saved your own life, too.'
3:22 Then the LORD took hold of me, and he said to me, 'Go out into the valley, and I will talk to you there.'
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 22 , Then the LORD took hold of me, and he said to me, 'Go out into the valley, and I will talk to you there.'
3:23 So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the LORD, just as I had seen it in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down in the dust.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 23 , So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the LORD, just as I had seen it in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down in the dust.
3:24 Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He talked to me and said, 'Go, shut yourself up in your house.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 24 , Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He talked to me and said, 'Go, shut yourself up in your house.
3:25 There you will be bound with ropes so you cannot go out among the people.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 25 , There you will be bound with ropes so you cannot go out among the people.
3:26 And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you won't be able to pray for them, for they are rebellious.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 26 , And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you won't be able to pray for them, for they are rebellious.
3:27 But whenever I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Some of them will listen, but some will ignore you, for they are rebels.
The NLT Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 3 , Verse 27 , But whenever I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Some of them will listen, but some will ignore you, for they are rebels.
