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I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the LORD’s hold on me was strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the LORD being strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the wrath of my spirit, and the hand of Yahweh was strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went embittered [by the sins of Israel] in the rage of my spirit; and the hand of the LORD was strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the LORD’s hand was on me powerfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the LORD&#8217s hand was on me powerfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the Spirit carried me away. The LORD's power had taken complete control of me, and I was both annoyed and angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away: and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went away feeling bitter and angry. The strong power of the LORD came over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The power of the LORD came on me with great force, and as his spirit carried me off, I felt bitter and angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly with an angry attitude as the hand of the LORD rested on me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the LORD rested powerfully on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the anger of my spirit; and the hand of the LORD was strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and Yahweh’s hand was strong on me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And [the] Spirit has lifted me up, and takes me away, and I go bitterly, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of YHWH [is] strong on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And a spirit hath lifted me up, and doth take me away, and I go bitterly, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah on me is strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the spirit lifted me up, and it will take me and I shall go bitter, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The spirit also lifted me, and took me up: and I went away in bitterness in the indignation of my spirit: for the hand of the Lord was with me, strengthening me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. And I went forth in bitterness, with the indignation of my spirit. For the hand of the Lord was with me, strengthening me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And the spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went off, my spirit angry and bitter, for the hand of the LORD pressed hard on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The spirit lifted me up and bore me away; I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the LORD being strong upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So the spirit lifted me up, and carried me away, and I went in the strength of my spirit; and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And The Spirit picked me up and he brought me, and I went in the eagerness of my spirit, and the hand of LORD JEHOVAH was strong upon me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So a spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was mighty upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=522" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Ezekiel Eats the Scroll</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: wə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">So the Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nə·śā·’aṯ·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lifted me up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wat·tiq·qā·ḥê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and took me away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wā·’ê·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and I went</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: mar (Adj-ms) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">in bitterness</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ba·ḥă·maṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">and in the anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">of my spirit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: ḥā·zā·qāh (Adj-fs) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">with the strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yaḏ- (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a></span><br />If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-22.htm">Acts 20:22</a></span><br />And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-16.htm">2 Kings 2:16</a></span><br />“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm">1 Kings 18:12</a></span><br />I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14</a></span><br />For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a></span><br />Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-6.htm">1 Samuel 10:6</a></span><br />Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm">2 Corinthians 12:2-4</a></span><br />I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. / And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— / was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Revelation 1:10</a></span><br />On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a></span><br />Do not extinguish the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a></span><br />Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-39.htm">Acts 8:39</a></span><br />When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Jeremiah 15:17</a></span><br />I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong on me.</p><p class="hdg">the spirit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12</a></b></br> Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, <i>saying</i>, Blessed <i>be</i> the glory of the LORD from his place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Ezekiel 8:3</a></b></br> And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where <i>was</i> the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Ezekiel 37:1</a></b></br> The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which <i>was</i> full of bones,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Numbers 11:11-19</a></b></br> And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11</a></b></br> Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with <i>him that is</i> full of days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed… </p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a></b></br> The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel 8:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth <i>month</i>, in the fifth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>as</i> I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Ezekiel 37:1</a></b></br> The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which <i>was</i> full of bones,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-19.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Embittered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/daniel/11-11.htm">Embittered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/daniel/3-13.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine action where the Spirit of God empowers and directs Ezekiel. The lifting up by the Spirit suggests a supernatural experience, similar to other prophetic experiences in the Bible, such as Elijah being taken up in a whirlwind (<a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a>). The Spirit's involvement emphasizes God's control and guidance over the prophet's mission. This divine transportation is a recurring theme in Ezekiel's visions, highlighting the Spirit's role in revelation and prophecy.<p><b>and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit</b><br>Ezekiel's emotional state reflects the heavy burden of his prophetic calling. The bitterness and anger may stem from the difficult message he is tasked to deliver to a rebellious Israel (<a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-5</a>). This emotional turmoil is reminiscent of other prophets, like Jeremiah, who also experienced deep anguish over the people's sin and impending judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-9</a>). The prophet's personal struggle underscores the seriousness of the message and the resistance he anticipates from the people.<p><b>with the strong hand of the LORD upon me</b><br>The phrase "strong hand of the LORD" signifies God's powerful presence and support. This expression is often used to describe God's deliverance and guidance, as seen in the Exodus narrative where God's strong hand led the Israelites out of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a>). For Ezekiel, this indicates divine empowerment and assurance, enabling him to fulfill his prophetic mission despite personal reluctance or opposition. The strong hand of the LORD ensures that Ezekiel's message will be delivered with authority and divine backing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the central figure in this passage, experiencing a divine encounter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit.htm">The Spirit</a></b><br>Refers to the Spirit of God, who empowers and directs Ezekiel, lifting him up and taking him to his prophetic mission.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_strong_hand_of_the_lord.htm">The Strong Hand of the LORD</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's powerful presence and authority over Ezekiel, guiding and sustaining him despite his personal feelings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bitterness_and_anger.htm">Bitterness and Anger</a></b><br>Reflects Ezekiel's emotional state as he grapples with the weight of his prophetic calling and the rebelliousness of the people he is sent to.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, where the Israelites were in captivity due to their disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Spirit empowers and directs believers, even when the path is difficult or emotionally challenging. We must be open to His leading.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty_in_ministry.htm">Emotional Honesty in Ministry</a></b><br>Ezekiel's bitterness and anger remind us that serving God can be emotionally taxing. It's important to acknowledge and process these feelings while remaining obedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_hand.htm">God's Sovereign Hand</a></b><br>The "strong hand of the LORD" assures us of God's control and support in our lives, especially when we face daunting tasks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_despite_emotions.htm">Obedience Despite Emotions</a></b><br>Like Ezekiel, we are called to obey God's commands even when our emotions are conflicted. Trust in God's purpose and plan is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_a_prophetic_message.htm">The Weight of a Prophetic Message</a></b><br>Understanding the gravity of delivering God's message can be overwhelming, but it is a necessary burden for the sake of truth and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_signifies_the_son_of_man.htm">Who is the one true God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_13_with_god's_control.htm">How can we address apparent contradictions between Ezekiel 13's condemnation of false prophecy and other scriptures that emphasize God's sovereignty over all prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_we_captives_in_your_parade.htm">What are spiritual beings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christianity's_apostolic_age.htm">What role does Satan play in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">I went in bitterness, in the heat of my </span>prophet now begins to realise the sorrow and the trial of the task laid upon him. The command of the Lord was sweet (<a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm" title="And he said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this roll that I give you. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.">Ezekiel 3:3</a>), its performance is bitter. "But the hand of the Lord was strong<span class= "ital">" </span>upon him, and he could not forbear. Compare the similar experience of Jeremiah (<a href="/context/jeremiah/20-8.htm" title="For since I spoke, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach to me, and a derision, daily.">Jeremiah 20:8-9</a>; see also <a href="/amos/3-8.htm" title="The lion has roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD has spoken, who can but prophesy?">Amos 3:8</a>), when in his discouragement he had almost resolved to refuse to declare God s message, but the word of the Lord was as a burning fire within, and he could not refrain--an experience which every faithful teacher in God's name is obliged, more or less fully, to pass through.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Spirit lifted me up</span> (see note on ver. 12). Here the LXX. has the more definite phrase, "the Spirit of the Lord. <span class="cmt_word">For bitterness</span> (see note on Ezekiel 2:3). <span class="cmt_word">The heat of my spirit.</span> The first noun is here translated literally. Elsewhere it is rendered as "wrath" (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a>; <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Job 21:20</a>; <a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Proverbs 15:11</a>, <span class="accented">et al.</span>), "fury" (<a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a>). Here probably it points to the conflict of emotions - indignation against the sins of his people, the dread of failure, the consciousness of unfitness. <span class="cmt_word">The hand of the Lord,</span> etc. The word for "strong" is the same as that which enters into Ezekiel's name. Taking this and ver. 9 into account, there seems sufficient reason for translating as the Vulgate does, <span class="accented">confortans</span> (so Luther, "held me firm"), at least for thinking of that meaning as implied (comp. <a href="/ezra/7-9.htm">Ezra 7:9</a>; <a href="/ezra/8-18.htm">Ezra 8:18</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a>; <a href="/daniel/10-18.htm">Daniel 10:18</a>). There was a sustaining power in spite of the "bitterness" and the "heat." In a more general sense, as in <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a>, it is used as implying a special intensity of prophetic inspiration, as in the case of Elisha (<a href="/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15</a>); but this is the only case in which it occurs with the adjective "strong." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the Spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lifted me up</span><br /><span class="heb">נְשָׂאַ֖תְנִי</span> <span class="translit">(nə·śā·’aṯ·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and took me away,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·qā·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I went</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ê·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in bitterness</span><br /><span class="heb">מַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4751.htm">Strong's 4751: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitter, bitterness, bitterly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in the anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲמַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my spirit,</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּחִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the strong</span><br /><span class="heb">חָזָֽקָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hand</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:14 So the Spirit lifted me up (Ezek. 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