The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
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For I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;
And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and stayed.