God commissions Ezekiel to prophecy against rebellious Israelites 2:1 He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak with you.” 2:2 As he spoke to me, a wind came into me and stood me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me. 2:3 He said to me, “Son
3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.” 3:2 So I opened my mouth and he fed me the scroll. 3:3 He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill
God orders a siege against Israel 4:1 “And you, son of man, take a block of clay and set it in front of you. Inscribe a city on it – Jerusalem. 4:2 Then lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams
5:1 “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor. Shave off some of the hair from your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide up the hair you cut off. 5:2 When the days of your siege concluded, burn a third of it in the
Judgment on the Mountains of Israel 6:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 6:2 “Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them: 6:3 Say, ‘Mountains of Israel, Hear the word of the sovereign LORD! This is what the sovereign LORD says to the mountains and the hills, to the
The End Arrives 7:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 7:2 “You, son of man – this is what the sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel: An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land! 7:3 The end is now upon you, and I will release my anger
A Desecrated Temple 8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the power of the sovereign LORD fell upon me. 8:2 As I watched, I noticed a form that appeared to be
The Execution of Idolaters 9:1 Then he shouted in my ears, “Approach, you who are to visit destruction on the city, each with his destructive weapon in his hand!” 9:2 Next, I noticed six men coming from the direction of the upper gate which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them
God’s Glory Leaves the Temple 10:1 As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them. 10:2 The LORD said to the man dressed in linen, “Go between the wheelwork underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals
The Fall of Jerusalem 11:1 A wind lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people. 11:2 The LORD