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14 The Spirit lifted me and took me away. I was very sad and upset in my spirit, but I felt the Lord’s power in me. 15 I went to the people of Israel who were forced to live in Tel Aviv[a] by the Kebar Canal. I sat there among them for seven days, shocked and silent.

The Watchman of Israel

16 After seven days, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 3:15 Tel Aviv This was a place outside of Israel. The name means “Spring Hill.”

14 The Spirit(A) then lifted me up(B) and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord(C) on me. 15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River.(D) And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days(E)—deeply distressed.

Ezekiel’s Task as Watchman

16 At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:(F)

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