Category Archives: EZEKIEL

The Vision of Four Figures 1 Now it came about [when I was] in mythirtieth year [of life], on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles beside the River Chebar [in Babylonia], the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 (On the fifth of the month, […]

The Prophet’s Call 1 Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2 Then as He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. 3 And He said to me, “I am sending […]

Ezekiel’s Commission 1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I am giving […]

Siege of Jerusalem Predicted 1 “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you and inscribe on it [a diagram of] the city of Jerusalem. 2 Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise a ramp against it; set up [enemy] camps and place battering rams all around it. 3 […]

Jerusalem’s Desolation Foretold 1 “And you [Ezekiel], son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair [into three parts]. 2 You shall burn one third with fire in the center of the city, when […]

Idolatrous Worship Denounced 1 And the word of the Lordcame to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them, 3 and say, ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord Godto the mountains and the hills, to the […]

Punishment for Wickedness Foretold 1 Moreover, the word of the Lordcame to me, saying, 2 “Also, son of man, thus says the Lord Godto the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land. 3 ~‘Now the end is upon you, and I will send My anger against […]

Vision of Repulsive Acts in Jerusalem 1 It came about in thesixth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin], on the fifth day of the sixth month, as I sat in my house [near Babylon] with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the LordGodfell on me there. 2 Then I […]

The Vision of Slaughter 1 Then [in my vision] I heard Him cry out with a thunderous voice, saying, “Approach now, executioners of the city, each with his weapon of destruction in his hand.” 2 Behold, six men [angelic beings] came from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with his battle-axe […]

Vision of God’s Glory Departing from the Temple 1 Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse (firmament) that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared something [glorious and brilliant] above them looking like a [huge] sapphire stone, formed to resemble a throne. 2 And the Lordspoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed […]