Discovery BoxEzekiel 3:14 
Context3:14 A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, 1 my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully 2 on me.
Ezekiel 16:42
Context16:42 I will exhaust my rage on you, and then my fury will turn from you. I will calm down and no longer be angry.
Ezekiel 22:21
Context22:21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted in it.
Ezekiel 38:19
Context38:19 In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, 3 I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake 4 in the land of Israel.
1 tn The traditional interpretation is that Ezekiel embarked on his mission with bitterness and anger, either reflecting God’s attitude toward the sinful people or his own feelings about having to carry out such an unpleasant task. L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 1:13) takes “bitterly” as a misplaced marginal note and understands the following word, normally translated “anger,” in the sense of fervor or passion. He translates, “I was passionately moved” (p. 4). Another option is to take the word translated “bitterly” as a verb meaning “strengthened” (attested in Ugaritic). See G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 152.
2 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was on me heavily.” The “hand of the Lord” is a metaphor for his power or influence; the modifier conveys intensity.
sn In Ezekiel God’s “hand” being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (1:3; 3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
3 sn The phrase “in the fire of my fury” occurs in Ezek 21:31; 22:21, 31.
4 tn Or “shaking.”
