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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

נֶ֖שֶׁר griffon-vulture H5404 · TWOT 1437
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ yellow jasper H8658 · TWOT 2546
עָנָ֤ן cloud-mass H6051 · TWOT 1655a
נָט֥וּי stretch out H5186 · TWOT 1352
כְּנָפַ֖יִם wing H3671 · TWOT 1003a

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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 rive…

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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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