Ezekiel 2:9-10

Ezekiel then saw a hand extending a scroll to him. The Lord spread it out before the prophet and he saw that it was full of lamentations, mourning, and woes (i.e., bad news; chs. 4-32). Normally scrolls had writing on only one side, but this one had writing on both sides; it was full of revelation (cf. Revelation 5:1).

"This accurately summarizes the contents of Ezekiel 4-32. It does not, however, reflect the latter part of the book in which the prophet spoke of Israel’s restoration. This could explain, in part, why Ezekiel was recommissioned (chapter 33)-the content of his message was substantially changed after his message of woe was fulfilled." [Note: Dyer, in The Old . . ., pp. 661-62.]