Ezekiel 3:14 (GNV)

Passage

So the spirit lift me vp, and tooke me away and I went in bitternesse, and indignation of my spirite, but the hand of the Lord was strong vpon me.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:12 Then the spirite tooke me vp, and I heard behinde me a noise of a great russhing, saying, Blessed be ye glorie of the Lord out of his place.

Ezekiel 3:13 I heard also the noyse of the wings of the beasts, that touched one another, and the ratling of the wheeles that were by them, euen a noyse of a great russhing.

Ezekiel 3:14 So the spirit lift me vp, and tooke me away and I went in bitternesse, and indignation of my spirite, but the hand of the Lord was strong vpon me.

Ezekiel 3:15 Then I came to them that were led away captiues to Tel-abib, that dwelt by the riuer Chebar, and I sate where they sate, and remained there astonished among them seuen dayes.

Ezekiel 3:16 And at the ende of seuen dayes, the worde of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "lift", "tooke", "away", "went", "bitternesse", "indignation", and "spirite". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "lift", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I heard also the noyse of the..." into verse 15's "Then I came to them that were...", so "Spirit" and "lift" 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 "lift" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.