Ezekiel 3:14

THE MESSAGE

The Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went bitterly and angrily. I didn't want to go. But God had me in his grip. I arrived among the exiles who lived near the Kebar River at Tel Aviv. I came to where they were living and sat there for seven days, appalled.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

Hebrew Names Version
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 on me.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

New Century Version
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I was unhappy and angry, and I felt the great power of the Lord .

Amplified Bible
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.

World English Bible
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 Yahweh was strong on me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So the spirit lift me vp, and tooke me away and I went in bitternesse, and indignation of my spirite, but the hand of the Lorde was strong vpon me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
Then the Spirit carried me away. The Lord 's power had taken complete control of me, and I was both annoyed and angry.

Complete Jewish Bible
So a spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and the heat of my spirit, with the hand of Adonai strong on me.

Darby Translation
And 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.

Easy-to-Read Version
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.

George Lamsa Translation
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.

Good News Translation
The power of the Lord came on me with great force, and as his spirit carried me off, I felt bitter and angry.

Lexham English Bible
And the Spirit lifted me and took me, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Yahweh was strong on me.

Literal Translation
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me, and I went bitterly in the heat of my spirit, but the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now when the sprete toke me vp, and caried me awaye, I wente with an heuy and a soroufull mynde, but the honde off ye LORDE comforted me right soone.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.

King James Version (1611)
So the spirit lifted me vp, and tooke me away, and I went in bitternesse, in the heate of my spirit, but the hand of the Lord was strong vpon mee.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe when the spirite lift me vp and tooke me away, I went in bitternesse and furie of my spirite: but the hande of the Lorde vpon me was strong.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the spirit reiside me, and took me. And Y yede forth bittir in the indignacioun of my spirit; for the hond of the Lord was with me, and coumfortide me.

Update Bible Version
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 Yahweh was strong on me.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New English Translation
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.

New King James Version
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.

New Living Translation
The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the Lord 's hold on me was strong.

New Life Bible
The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. And I went with a bitter and angry spirit. The hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

New Revised Standard
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.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away, - and I went bitterly, in the rage of my spirit, but the hand of Yahweh upon me was strong.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Revised Standard Version
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;

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Contextual Overview

¹ He told me, "Son of man, eat what you see. Eat this book. Then go and speak to the family of Israel." ²As I opened my mouth, he gave me the scroll to eat, saying, "Son of man, eat this book that I am giving you. Make a full meal of it!" So I ate it. It tasted so good—just like honey. ⁴Then he told me, "Son of man, go to the family of Israel and speak my Message. Look, I'm not sending you to a people who speak a hard-to-learn language with words you can hardly pronounce. If I had sent you to such people, their ears would have perked up and they would have listened immediately. ⁷"But it won't work that way with the family of Israel. They won't listen to you because they won't listen to me. They are, as I said, a hard case, hardened in their sin. But I'll make you as hard in your way as they are in theirs. I'll make your face as hard as rock, harder than granite. Don't let them intimidate you. Don't be afraid of them, even though they're a bunch of rebels." ¹⁰Then he said, "Son of man, get all these words that I'm giving you inside you. Listen to them obediently. Make them your own. And now go. Go to the exiles, your people, and speak. Tell them, ‘This is the Message of God , the Master.' Speak your piece, whether they listen or not." ¹²Then the Spirit picked me up. Behind me I heard a great commotion—"Blessed be the Glory of God in his Sanctuary!"—the wings of the living creatures beating against each other, the whirling wheels, the rumble of a great earthquake. ¹⁴The Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went bitterly and angrily. I didn't want to go. But God had me in his grip. I arrived among the exiles who lived near the Kebar River at Tel Aviv. I came to where they were living and sat there for seven days, appalled.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the spirit: Ezekiel 3:12, Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 37:1

in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit: Heb. bitter in hot anger, Numbers 11:11-19, Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 20:14-18, John 4:1, John 4:3, John 4:9

but: Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 8:1, Ezekiel 37:1, 1 Kings 18:46, 2 Kings 2:16, 2 Kings 3:15, Jeremiah 20:7-9

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:1 - General Exodus 4:13 - send Exodus 11:8 - a great anger 1 Chronicles 28:19 - by his hand upon me Job 32:18 - the spirit Psalms 39:3 - General Proverbs 14:10 - heart Ecclesiastes 2:17 - work Isaiah 8:11 - with a strong hand Jeremiah 1:17 - confound thee Jeremiah 17:16 - I have Jeremiah 20:9 - was in Ezekiel 2:2 - General Ezekiel 3:22 - the hand Ezekiel 11:1 - the spirit Ezekiel 40:1 - hand Jonah 1:3 - to flee Micah 3:8 - I am Habakkuk 3:16 - my belly Matthew 4:1 - of the spirit Luke 4:1 - and was Acts 4:20 - we cannot Acts 9:13 - Lord Acts 18:5 - was Acts 26:19 - I was not 1 Corinthians 9:17 - against Revelation 10:9 - Take Revelation 10:10 - my belly Revelation 21:10 - he carried

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:20
The Man, known as Adam, named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.

Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God's very nature. You're here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!"

Psalms 72:9
Foes will fall on their knees before God, his enemies lick the dust. Kings remote and legendary will pay homage, kings rich and resplendent will turn over their wealth. All kings will fall down and worship, and godless nations sign up to serve him, Because he rescues the poor at the first sign of need, the destitute who have run out of luck. He opens a place in his heart for the down-and-out, he restores the wretched of the earth. He frees them from tyranny and torture— when they bleed, he bleeds; when they die, he dies.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away,.... Lifted him up from the earth, and carried him through the air:

and I went in bitterness; full of trouble and sorrow, that the Lord was departing from the temple; that his people had been guilty, of such crimes they had, and were such an impudent, and hardhearted people they were; and that such judgments were coming upon them he had seers written in the roll, full of lamentations, mourning, and woe:

in the heat of my spirit; the Targum and Vulgate Latin render it, "in the indignation of my spirit"; his spirit was hot and angry, he was froward and unwilling to go on the errand, to prophesy sad and dismal things to his people:

but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me; the Spirit of the Lord powerfully wrought upon him, and obliged him to go; and the hand of the Lord strengthened him, and removed his frowardness and perverseness of spirit. The Targum is,

"and prophecy from before the Lord was strong upon me;''

so Kimchi interprets it of the hand of prophecy; the Spirit of the Lord, as a spirit of prophecy, came upon him, with great impulse upon his spirit, and he could not refuse going to his people, to declare it to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lifted me up - We are not to suppose that the prophet was miraculously transported from one place to another in the land of his captivity. Compare Matthew 4:1; Acts 8:39. He had been in an ecstatic vision Ezekiel 1:1, and now guided by the Spirit he goes forth among his countrymen.

The heat of my spirit - Full of the righteous indignation, which God inspired, against the sin which he was to denounce.

But the hand - and “the hand.” The Lord strengthened him for his mission.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 3:14. I went in bitterness — Being filled with indignation at the wickedness and obstinacy of my people, I went, determining to speak the word of God without disguise, and to reprove them sharply for their rebellion; and yet I was greatly distressed because of the heavy message which I was commanded to deliver.