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Ezekiel 1

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 48

1 And it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 On the fifth of the month, the fifth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin the king,

3 coming the Word of Jehovah became known to Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar. And there the hand of Jehovah was on him.

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Chapter Summary

The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar. His vision of four cherubs, and of the glory of Jehovah.

Key Hebrew Words

חַיָּה living creatures H2416 · TWOT 644f
כָּבוֹד glory H3519 · TWOT 943e
אוֹפָן wheel H212 · TWOT 146a
רָקִיעַ expanse, firmament H7549 · TWOT 2217a
דְּמוּת likeness H1823 · TWOT 437a
מַרְאָה vision H4759 · TWOT 2095g

People & Context

Ezekiel

Priest, son of Buzi, who sees visions of God by the river Chebar and receives Jehovah's word

Buzi

Father of Ezekiel; named to establish the prophet's priestly lineage

Jehoiachin

Exiled king of Judah; the fifth year of his captivity dates the vision

Timeline

Vision by the River Chebar

In the thirtieth year, the fourth month, on the fifth day, the heavens are opened and Ezekiel sees visions of God while among the captives by the river Chebar. He witnesses a windstorm, flashing fire, and four living creatures with four faces and wheels full of eyes, revealing the glory of Jehovah,,,,.

Ezekiel 1:1-28

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