Ezekiel 3:12 (DBY)

Passage

And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, [saying,] Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place!

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:10 And he said unto me, Son of man, all my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears;

Ezekiel 3:11 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 Jehovah, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.

Ezekiel 3:12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, [saying,] Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place!

Ezekiel 3:13 and the sound of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great rushing.

Ezekiel 3:14 And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "lifted", "heard", "behind", "sound", "great", "rushing", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "lifted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "and go get thee to them of..." into verse 13's "and the sound of the wings of...", so "Spirit" and "lifted" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "lifted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.