C. about

595.
[SIONS OF Gop.
FIRE.
NE WHEEL ITH Four IDES.
.|pearance_of ¢xlamps:
THE BOOK OF
EzrxrIeE I. 28.
THE PROPHET
EZEKIEL.
INCe it came_to_pass in the thirtieth
year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as ¥ was among the captives by the_river_of ¢Chebar, that the heavens were_opened, and I saw visions_of =God.
2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth xyear of xking Jehoiachin’s captivity,
3 The_word_of Jthe LorD came ex- pressly unto ¢'Ezekiél the priest, the_ son_of Buzi, in the_land_of the Chal- deans by the-river Chebar; and the_ hand_of /the Lorp was there upon him.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a ¢ whirl-
-|wind came out_of the north, a great
cloud, and a fire infolding_itself, and a brightness was about it, and out _of the_midst thereof as the _ colour _of an xamber, out_of:the_midst_of the fire.
5 Also out_of the_midst thereof came the_likeness_of four /living_creatures.
“|And this was their appearance; they
‘had the_likeness_of a «man.
6 And every_one ‘had four faces, and every_one 'had four =wings.
7 And their feet were «straight -feet ; and the_sole_of their feet was like the_ sole_of a calf’s foot : and +they_sparkled like the_colour_of burnished 4 brass.
8 And they had the_hands_of a «man
: under their =wings on their four sides;
and they four ‘had their faces and their =wings.
9 Their =wings were joined one to another; they ‘turned not when they went; they ‘went every_one straight forward.
10 As for the_likeness_of their faces,
.| they four 'had the_face_of a «man, and ‘|the_face_of a lion, on the right_side: .jand the
four 'had the_face_of an ox on the left_side; they four also 'had
-| the_face_of an eagle.
11 Thus weve their faces: and their =wings were ¢4stretched upward; two wings of every-one were +joined one to another, and two covered their -bodies.
12 And they went every_one straight forward : whither the Spirit twas to go, they went; and they ‘turned not when they went.
13 As for the_likeness_of the living_ creatures, their appearance was like burning coals_of fire, and like the_ap- it +went_up_ and_down among the living_creatures ; and the fire was bright, and out_of the fire twent_forth lightning.
14 And the livingcreatures ran and returned as the_appeatance_of @ xflash_ of_lightning.
15: Now as I beheld the living_crea- tures, behold one «wheel upon the earth by the living-creatures, with his four faces. :
16 The_appearance_of thec wheels and their work was like unto the_colour_of a pberyl: and they four 'had one like- ness: and their appearance and their work ‘was as it_were a cxwheel in the_ middle_of @ ¢ xwheel.
17 When they went, they 'went upon their four sides; and they tturned not when they went.
18 As for their rings, they ‘were so high that they 'were “dreadful; and their rings were full_of eyes round_ about them four.
19 And when the’ living_creatures went, the ¢ wheels 'went by them: and when the living_creatures were lifted_ up from the earth, the «wheels were lifted_up.
20 Whithersoever the Spirit twas to go, they twent, thither was their xspirit to go; and the «wheels twere_lifted_up over_against them: for the_Spirit_of the living_creature was in the ¢ wheels.
21 When those went, these ‘went; and when those stood, these tstood; and when those were_lifted_up from the earth, the ¢ wheels 'were_lifted_up over_ against them: for the_Spirit_of the living_creature was in the wheels.
22 And the_likeness_of the « firma- ment eupon the_heads_of the living_ creature was as the_colour_of the « ter- rible ¢xcrystal, +stretched_forth over their heads above.
23 And under the ¢ firmament were their =wings straight, the one toward the other: every_one 'had_two, +which_ covered on this_side, and every _one ‘had two, +which_coyered on that_ side, their “bodies,
2% And when they went, I heard -the_ noise_of their =wings, like the_noise_of great waters, as the_yoice_of s/ the =Al- mighty, the_voice_of ¢xspeech, as the_ noise_of a host: when they stood, they ‘et_down their =wings.
2 And there was a voice from the e firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had_let_down their wings.
26 And above the ¢ firmament that was over their heads was the_likeness_ of a throne, as the_appearance_of a sapphire stone: and upon _the_like- ness_of the throne was the likeness as the_appearance_of a «man above upon
= co
27 And I saw as the_colour_of «mam- ber, as the_appearance_of fire round_ about within it, from the_appearance_ of his loins even-upward, and from the_ appearance_of his loins even downward, I saw as_it_were the_appearance_of fire, and it ‘had brightness round_about.
28 As the_appearance_of the bow that His in the cloud in the_day_of xrain, so was the_appearance_of the brightness
B.C. about 595.
c. circles.
p. pale green ; chrysolite, or amber, Heb. tar- shish.
a. awe. inspiring.
ONE SPIRIT. twent. The long tense marks con- tinuance
or habit. 20, 21. Ch. 10. 17.
EXPANSE ABOVE. 22. Ch. 10. 1. e. expanse,
0. over.
c. crystal, Heb. ker- akh, trans- parent as ice.
24. Ch. 3.12, 13; 10. 5.
sh, Shadday. ¢. tumult.
2%. Ch. 3. 13.
SAPPHIRE THRONE, 26. Ex. 24.10, Rev. 4. 2, 3.
e. expanse.
a. ahdahm,
27. Ch. 8. 2.
am. amber, Heb. khash- mal, polish- ed brass, or a mixture- of gold and silver.
28. Gen. 9.13- 16. Rey. 4. 3; 10,1,
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Ezexret II, 1, B.C. about 595.
J. Jehovah.
EZEKIEL CoM- MISSIONED. 1, Dan. 10.11. a, ahdahm. 2. Ch. 3. 24. 4, send, 07" am-send-
ing.
$. SONS,
4. Ch, 3. 7.
h. hard_of face,
A.J. Adon- ahy, Sove- reign-Lord Jehovah.
6. Jer. 1. 8, 17. Luke 12. 4.
ROLL OF A Book, 9. Comp. Rey. x.
1. Rey. 10. 9, 10.
a, ahdabm, 3.1 Tim. 4. 15.
EZEKIEL EN- COURAGED.
7. Jer. 25,3, 4.
b, be willing to hearken.
ar. are not willing to hearken,
at. thep.
s. strong-of forehead,
round_about. This was the_appear- ance_of the_likeness_of the glory _of Jthe Lorp. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of +one_that_spake,
AND He said unto me, “Son_of aman, ‘stand upon thy feet, and I will_speak unto thee.”
“2 And the Spirit entered into me when He spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard -Him_=that spake unto me.
% And He said unto me, “Son_of aman, £ +send thee to the_schildren_ of Israél, to a xrebellious =nation that ‘hath_rebelled against Me: thep and their fathers -have_transgressed against Me, even unto xthis very xday,
4 For they are himpudent xchildren and stiffhearted. £-4do_send thee unto them; and thou sshalt_say unto them, ‘Thus «saith 4 the =Lord J Gop,’
5 And thep, whether they will_hear, or whether they will_forbear, (for thep are a rebellious house,) yet :shall_know that there -hath_beena prophet among them.
6 And thou, son_of «man, tbe not afraid of them, neither ‘be_afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou +dost_dwell among scorpions: ‘be not afraid of their words, nor 'be_dismayed at their looks, though thep be a rebellious house.
7 And thou sshalt.speak my swords unto them, whether they will.hear, or whether they will_forbear : for thep are most_rebellious.
8 But thou, son_of «man, -hear what E +say unto thee; ‘Be not thou re- bellious like that rebellious house : open thy mouth, and -eat «that £-give thee.”
9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll_of a book was therein ;
10 And He spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
3 MOREOVER He said unto me,
*Son_of aman, -eat -that thou 'findest ; -eat xthis xroll, and -go «speak unto the_house_of Israel.”
2 So I opened my -mouth, and He caused_me_to_eat xthat xroll.
3 And He said unto me, “Son_of aman, tcause thy belly to_eat, and tfill thy bowels with xthis xroll that £ +give thee.” Then did_I_eat zt; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4 And Hesaid unto me, “Son_of «man, *go, get thee unto the_house_of Israél, and *speak with My words unto them.
5 For thou art not sent to a -people_ of a strange speech and of a hard lan- guage, but to the_house_of Israel;
6 Not to many =people_of a, strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou teanst not understand. Surely, had_I_sent thee to them, thep *would_haye_hearkened unto thee.
7 But the_house_of Israel will not bhearken unto thee; forthey orwill not hearken unto Me: for all the-house_of Israél .fa@re simpudent and _ hard-
hearted.
Ezexret IIT. 23.
8 Behold, I share Bec strong against their faces, an: y «fore- head strong against their foreheads.
® As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead : fear them not, neither tbe_dismayed at their looks, though thep be a rebellious house.”
10 Moreover He said unto me, “Son_ of aman, call My words that I shall_ speak unto thee -receive in thine heart and -hear with thine ears.
11 And «go, -get:thee to them of_the_ captivity, unto the-sochildren_of thy people, and -speak unto them, and -tell them, ‘Thus saith 4the =Lord /Gop;’
whether they will_hear, or whether they rele
will_forbear.”
12 Then the Spirit took_me_up, and I heard behind me a yvoice_of a great rushing, saying, “Blessed be the_glory_ of J the Lorp from His place.”
13 J heard alsothe_noise_of the_wings_ of the living_creatures *+that_touched one. another, and the_noise_of the wheels over_against them, and a noise_ of a great rushing.
14So the Spirit lifted-me_up, and took_me_away, and I went in_bitter- ness, in the_heat_of my spirit ; but the_ hand_of J the Lorp was_strong upon me.
15 Then I came to them of_the_cap- tivity at Tel-abib, x+that sadwelt by the_river_of Chebar, and I sat where thep-sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
16 And it came_to_pass at the_end_of seven days, that the-word_of 4! the Lorp came unto me, saying,
17 “Son_of «man, I -have-made thee a watchman unto the_house_of Israél : therefore -hear the word at My mouth, and -give them warning from Me,
18 When. I say unto the /-wicked, ‘Thou shalt_surely die;’ and thou
‘givest him not warning, nor -speakest| ‘ga
to warn, the !-wicked from his! xwicked way, to save_his_life ; the_same /-wicked man shall_die ‘in his iniquity ; but his blood will_I_require at thine hand.
19 Yet if thow -warn the !-wicked,|-
and he -turn not from his wickedness, nor from his / xwicked way, he shall_die in his iniquity ; but thom -hast_deliver- ed thy -soul.
20 Again, When. a righteous man doth_turn from his righteousness, and ‘commit iniquity, and I ‘lay a stum- blingblock before him, he shall _die: because thou -hast not given_him_warn- ing, he shall_die in bis sin, and his righteousness which he shath - done shall not be_remembered ; but his blood will_I_require at thine hand.
21 Nevertheless if thon «warn the -righteous man, that the -righteous sin not, and he -doth not sin, he shall_ surely live, because he ¢ -is_warned ; also thou hast_delivered thy soul.”
22And the_hand_of J the Lorp was there upon me; and He said unto me, “eArise, -go_forth into the v plain, and I will there talk with thee.”
23'Then I arose, and went_forth into the plain: and, behold, the_glory_of Jthe_Lorp +stood there, as the glory which I saw by the_river_of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
632
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‘have._made thy -«face|B.C. about
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JZEKIEL IIT. 24.
3.about 595.
thdahm,
*4Then the: Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake
with me, and said unto me, “-Go, shut_| sight.
thyself within thine house.
2 But thon, O_son_of aman, behold,
cae *shall_put- bands upon thee, and _bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go_out among them:
8 And I will_make thy tongue cleave to the_roof_of_thy_mouth, that thou *shalt_be dumb, and shalt not be to them a -reproyer: for thep are a re- bellious house.
27 But when I speak with thee, I will_ open thy -mouth, and thou :shalt_say unto them, ‘Thus -saith Athe =Lord 1 Gop; He that heareth, let_him_ hear; and he_that forbeareth, let-him_ forbear:’ for thep are a_ rebellious house.”
4 “THOU also, son_of «man, -take
thee a tile, and -lay it before thee, and ¢-pourtray upon it the city, even «Jerusalem :
2 And ‘lay siege against it, and -build a fort against it, and -cast a mount against it; *set the =camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round_about.
3 Moreover ‘take thou unto thee an iron J pan, and -set it for a wall_of iron between.thee and the city ; and -set thy rface against it, and it -shall_be be-
sieged, and thou *shalt_lay_siege against | h
it. This shall be a sign to the_house_of Tsraél.
4-Lie thom also upon thy «left side, and -lay of Israél upon it: according to the_ number_of the days that thou shalt_ lie upon it thou shalt_bear their
quity.
5 For = -have_laid upon thee -the_ years_of their iniquity, according_to the_number_of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so -shalt_thou_bear the_iniquity_of the_house_of Israél.
6 And when thou -hast_accomplished «them, -lie again on thy ~right side, and thou -shalt_bear -the_iniquity_of. the_ house_of Judah forty days : I -have_ap- pointed thee each day for @ xyear.
7 Therefore thou shalt_set thy face toward the_siege_of Jerusalem, and thine arm shail be uncovered, and thou -shalt_prophesy against it.
8 And, behold, I -will_lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou -hast_ ended the_days_of thy siege.
9 “Take thon also unto thee wheat,
‘ |and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and
millet, and : fitches, and -put them in one vessel, and -make thee bread there- of, according to the _ number _ of the days that thou +shalt_lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt_ thou_eat thereof. A
10 And thy meat which thou shalt_eat shall be by weight, «twenty shekels a a : from time to time shalt_thou_eat it.
i Thou shalt_drink also water by measure, the ¢sixth part of a@ ~xhin: from time to time shalt_thou_drink.
2 And -thou shalt_eat it as barley
EzEexIeEL V. 9.
eakes, and thou shalt_bake it with dung) that_cometh out of «man, in their)
13. And Jthe Lorp said, “Even thus, shall the_so children_of Israél eat their | defiled «bread among the ™ Gentiles, whither I will_drive them.”
14 Then said I, “Ah 4=Lord J Gop! behold, my soul hath not been_pol-| luted : for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that_which_ dieth_of_itself; or is_torn_in_pieces ; neither came there ‘abominable flesh into my mouth.”
15 Then He said unto me, “Lo, I -have_ given thee xcow’s -dung for «xman’s dung, and thou -shalt_prepare thy) -bread ‘ therewith.”
16 Moreover He said unto me, “Son_ of «man, behold, I +will_break the_ staff_of bread in Jerusalem > and they sshall_eat bread by weight, and with eare; and they shall_drink water by measure, and with astonishment :
7 That they may_want bread and water, and -be_astonied one with) another, and -consume_away for their iniquity.”
“ AND thou, son_of 2 man, ‘take thee 5 a sharps knife, ‘take thee a barber’s razor, and -cause_it_to_pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then -take thee balances to weigh, and «divide the
acr.
2 Thou shalt_burn with «fire a third_