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Ezekiel 2:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Ezekiel 2:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2
The Vison of the Scroll. 1 He said to me: Stand up, son of man.[a] I wish to speak with you. 2 As he spoke to me, a Spirit entered into me and stood me on my feet, and I listened to him speaking.
3 He said to me: Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.
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- Ezekiel 2:1 Son of man: the phrase is repeated about a hundred times in Ezekiel and is intended to say that the creature is nothing before God.
Ezekiel 2:1-3
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Ezekiel 2:1-3
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Ezekiel’s Call to Be a Prophet
2 He said to me, “Son of man,[a](A) stand(B) up on your feet and I will speak to you.(C)” 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me(D) to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3 He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.(E)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 2:1 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here and throughout Ezekiel because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.
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