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Bible Reading for September 11 (We will never forget!)
Ezekiel 1
[1] Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the
fifth day of the month, as I 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 year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
[3] 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.
[4] And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind 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 amber, 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 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: and they four had the face of an ox on
the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. [11] Thus were their
faces: and their wings were stretched 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 was 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 appearance of lamps:
it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and
out of the fire went forth lightning.
[14] And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of
lightning.
[15] Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by
the living creatures, with his four faces. [16] The appearance of the wheels
and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one
likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the
middle of a wheel. [17] When they went, they went upon their four sides: and
they turned 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 was to go, they went, thither was their spirit
to go; and the wheels were 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 stood; 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 firmament upon the heads of
the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, 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 covered on that side, their bodies. [24] And when they went, I heard the
noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the
Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they
let down their wings. [25] And there was a voice from the 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 likeness of the throne was
the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. [27] And I saw as the
colour of amber, 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 is in the cloud in the day of
rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell
upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezekiel 2
[1] And he said unto me, Son of man, 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. [3] And he said unto me, Son of
man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath
rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even
unto this very day. [4] For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do
send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
[5] And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they
are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among
them.
[6] And thou, son of man, be 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 they be a rebellious house.
[7] And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or
whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. [8] But thou, son of
man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious
house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. [9] And when I looked,
behold, an 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.
Ezekiel 3
[1] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this
roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. [2] So I opened my mouth, and he
caused me to eat that roll. [3] And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy
belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I
eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
[4] And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel,
and speak with my words unto them.
[5] For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard
language, but to the house of Israel; [6] Not to many people of a strange
speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely,
had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
[7] But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not
hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. [8]
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead
strong against their foreheads. [9] As an adamant harder than flint have I
made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though
they be a rebellious house. [10] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all 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 children of thy
people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether
they will hear, or whether they will forbear. [12] Then the spirit took me up,
and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory
of the LORD from his place. [13] I heard also the 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.
[14] 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. [15]
Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of
Chebar, and I sat where they 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 the LORD
came unto me, saying,
[17] Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel:
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 to warn the wicked from his wicked 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 thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy
soul.
[20] Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit
iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou
hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness
which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at
thine hand.
[21] Nevertheless if thou 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.
[22] And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise,
go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. [23] Then I arose,
and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there,
as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
[24] Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with
me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. [25] But thou, O
son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with
them, and thou shalt not go out among them: [26] 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 reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say
unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that
forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
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