When they come in, the prince will come in with them, and when they go out, he will go out.

Each moved straight ahead ¹  – wherever the spirit ²  would go, they would go, without turning as they went.

Wherever the spirit ¹  would go, they would go, ²  and the wheels would rise up beside them because the spirit ³  of the living being was in the wheel.

He said to me, “Go in and see the evil abominations they are practicing here.”

He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.

Say to them, ¹  ‘Whom do you surpass in beauty? ²  Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised!’

When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way.

Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching. And go out at evening, while they are watching, as if for exile.

The young men of On and of Pi-beseth ¹  will die by the sword; and the cities will go ²  into captivity.

He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you ¹  – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.”

The hand ¹  of the Lord rested on me there, and he said to me, “Get up, go out to the valley, ²  and I will speak with you there.”

Then a wind ¹  came into me and stood me on my feet. The Lord ²  spoke to me and said, “Go shut yourself in your house.

As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.

He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.

So I said to them, What is this high place you go to?’” (So it is called “High Place” ¹  to this day.)

“‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate; whoever enters by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate. No one will return by way of the gate they entered but will go out straight ahead.

Say, ‘I am an object lesson for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile and captivity.’

When they moved they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved.

Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, ¹  and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”

“Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, ¹  although they are a rebellious house.