God

Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider and behold our reproach.

But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.

Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time?

Convert us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be converted: renew our days, as from the beginning.

But thou hast utterly rejected us, thou art exceedingly angry with us.

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.

The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest the son of Buzi in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.

And I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down.

As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.

This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, and I saw, and I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke, and he said to me: Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee.

And the spirit entered into me after that he spoke to me, and he set me upon my feet: and I heard him speaking to me,

And saying: Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people, that hath revolted from me, they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day.

And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God:

And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger.

But thou, O son of man, hear all that I say to thee: and do not thou provoke me, as that house provoketh me: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee.

And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

And he said to me: Son of man, eat all that thou shalt find: eat this book, and go speak to the children of Israel.

And I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that book:

And he said to me: Son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this book, which I give thee, and I did eat it: and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.

And he said to me: Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak my words to them.

Nor to many nations of a strange speech, and of an unknown tongue, whose words thou canst not understand: and if thou wert sent to them, they would hearken to thee.

But the house of Israel will not hearken to thee: because they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and an obstinate heart.

Behold I have made thy face stronger than their faces: and thy forehead harder than their foreheads.

I have made thy face like an adamant and like flint: fear them not, neither be thou dismayed at their presence: for they are a provoking house.

And he said to me: Son of man, receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears, all the words that I speak to thee: