Ezekiel 1:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel Sees the Lord's Glory
1 1-3 (A) I am Ezekiel—a priest and the son of Buzi.[a]
Five years after King Jehoiachin of Judah had been led away as a prisoner to Babylonia, I was living near the Chebar River among those who had been taken there with him. Then on the fifth day of the fourth month[b] of the thirtieth year,[c] the heavens suddenly opened. The Lord placed his hand upon me[d] and showed me some visions.
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- 1.1-3 a priest and the son of Buzi: Or “the son of Buzi the priest.”
- 1.1-3 Five years … prisoner … fourth month: Probably July of 593 b.c.
- 1.1-3 thirtieth year: The event from which this date is figured is unknown.
- 1.1-3 The Lord placed his hand upon me: This was a sign that the Lord had chosen Ezekiel to be his prophet.
Ezekiel 1:1-3
New International Version
Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles(A) by the Kebar River,(B) the heavens were opened(C) and I saw visions(D) of God.
2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin(E)— 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(F) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(G)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
Psalm 96:13
Contemporary English Version
13 to the Lord.
He is coming to judge
all people on earth
with fairness and truth.
Psalm 96:13
New International Version
Isaiah 11:4
Contemporary English Version
4 The poor and the needy
will be treated with fairness
and with justice.
His word will be law
everywhere in the land,
and criminals
will be put to death.
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