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! ¹³ I heard the sound of the living things' wings as they touched each other. I also heard the loud noise of the wheels that were at the side of the living things. It was like the noise of thunder.