Ezekiel 2:1-3

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The Lord Speaks to Ezekiel

2 The voice said, “Son of man,^[a] stand up and I will speak with you.”

²Then the Spirit came into me^[b] and lifted me up on my feet, and I listened to the one who spoke to me. ³He said, “Son of man, I am sending you to speak to the family of Israel. Those people and their ancestors turned against me many times. They have sinned against me many times—and they are still sinning against me today.

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 2:1 Son of man This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel, as one the Lord chose to be his prophet. It is used in this sense throughout this book.
Ezekiel 2:2 the Spirit came into me Or “a wind came.”