12 Then the Spirit lifted me up. And I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. A voice said, “Praise God in heaven.”
13 I heard the wings of the living creatures touching each other. And I heard the sound of the wheels by them. It was a loud rumbling sound.
14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I was unhappy and angry. I felt the great power of the Lord.
15 I came to the captives from Judah. They lived by the Kebar River at Tel Abib. I sat there seven days where these people lived. I was shocked.
16 After seven days the Lord spoke his word to me again. He said,
17 “Human being, I have made you a watchman for Israel. Any time you hear a word from my mouth, warn them for me.
18 When I say to an evil person, ‘You will surely die,’ you must warn him. If you don’t speak out to warn the evil person to leave his evil way, he will die in his sin. But I will hold you responsible for his death.