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# General Information:
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Ezekiel is speaking.
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# The hand of Yahweh was upon me
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The word "hand" is often used to refer to someone's power or action. A person with his hand on another person has power over that other person. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 1:3](../01/01.md). AT: "Yahweh was controlling me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# in the midst
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"in the middle"
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# round and round
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"in every direction"
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# Behold!
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The word "Behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# Son of man
"Son of a human being" or "Son of humanity." God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). AT: "Mortal person" or "Human"