Ezekiel 3:14

Heat. Heb. chemah, frequently translated “wrath” (Num. 25:11; etc.); or “fury” (Gen. 27:44; etc.); three times rendered “hot displeasure” (Deut. 9:19; Ps. 6:1; 38:1). The call of God, which had been so sweet to Ezekiel (Ezek. 3:3), is now at its performance turned to bitterness. Ezekiel’s anger may have been partly over the sins of his people; but beyond that, the disclosure of the hopelessness and difficulty of the task, the dread of failure, and, perhaps, the consciousness of unfitness doubtless added to overwhelm the prophet with discouragement. Compare a similar experience in the life of Jeremiah (Jer. 20:8,9; cf. Jer. 9:2).