The power of the LORD came on me with great force, and as his spirit carried me off, I felt bitter and angry.

There in Babylonia beside the Chebar River, I heard the LORD speak to me, and I felt his power.

I felt the powerful presence of the LORD, and his spirit took me and set me down in a valley where the ground was covered with bones.

There I saw the dazzling light that shows the presence of Israel's God, just as I had seen it when I was by the Chebar River.

"But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do."