¹⁰ Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, listen carefully to all the words that I say to you. Remember them. ¹¹ Now you must go to the Israelites who are prisoners in Babylon. They are your own people. Give my message to them and say, “This is what the Almighty Lord says.” They may listen to you or they may refuse to listen. But you must still give them my message.’

¹² Then a spirit lifted me up.^[a] I heard a loud noise like thunder behind me. It was the sound of the Lord's great glory as it rose up from its place!