^{14 Ref} 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.

^{15 Ref} Then I came to those who had been taken away as prisoners, who were at Telabib by the river Chebar, and I was seated among them full of wonder for seven days.

^{16 Ref} And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

^{17 Ref} Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.

^{18 Ref} When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

^{19 Ref} But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe.

^{20 Ref} Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

^{21 Ref} But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.

^{22 Ref} And the hand of the Lord was on me there; and he said, Get up and go out into the valley and there I will have talk with you.

^{23 Ref} Then I got up and went out into the valley; and I saw the glory of the Lord resting there as I had seen it by the river Chebar; and I went down on my face.

^{24 Ref} Then the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and he had talk with me and said to me, Go and keep yourself shut up inside your house.

^{25 Ref} But see, O son of man, I will put bands on you, prisoning you in them, and you will not go out among them:

^{26 Ref} And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

^{27 Ref} But when I have talk with you I will make your mouth open, and you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Let the hearer give ear; and as for him who will not, let him keep his ears shut: for they are an uncontrolled people.