Eze 3:9-17 | ESV | STEP | Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead . Fear them not , nor be dismayed at their looks , for they are a rebellious house .

Ezekiel 3:9-17

9 Like ^aemery harder than flint have I made your forehead. ^bFear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, ^call my words that I shall speak to you receive ^din your heart, and hear with your ears. 11 And go to the exiles, ^eto your people, and speak to them and say to them, ^f‘Thus says the Lord God,’ ^gwhether they hear or refuse to hear.”

12 ^hThen the Spirit ^{▼▼Or the wind; also verse 14} lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice ^{▼▼Or sound} of ^ka great earthquake: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!” 13 It was the sound of the wings of ^lthe living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of ^ma great earthquake. 14 ⁿThe Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the ^ohand of the Lord being strong upon me. 15 ^pAnd I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling ^qby the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling. ^{▼▼Or Chebar, and to where they dwelt} And ^sI sat there ^toverwhelmed among them ^useven days.

A Watchman for Israel

16 ^vAnd at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: 17 ^w“Son of man, ^xI have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall ^ygive them warning from me.