The Prophets · Old Testament
Ezekiel
Ezekiel is book 26 of 66 and belongs to the Prophets in the Old Testament. It has 48 chapters, each with source-checked General, Historical and Literary context. 39 people are indexed in its passages.
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Chapters
- Ezekiel 1: Ezekiel 1: the living creatures, the wheels and the glory of the Lord by Chebar
The book opens in the first person with a dated heading: "in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month," while the… - Ezekiel 2: Ezekiel 2: "Son of man" sent to a rebellious house and handed a roll
The voice heard at the end of chapter 1 now speaks. It addresses the speaker as "Son of man" and tells him to stand; the spirit enters him and sets… - Ezekiel 3: Ezekiel 3: eating the roll, seven days at Tel-abib and the watchman's charge
The prophet is told to eat the roll and go speak to the house of Israel; he eats it and "it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness." He is told he is… - Ezekiel 4: Ezekiel 4: the tile, the siege, lying on his side and the rationed bread
The Lord gives the prophet a series of acted signs. He is to take a tile, portray on it "the city, even Jerusalem," and lay siege to it with a fort… - Ezekiel 5: Ezekiel 5: the shaved hair divided in thirds and the sentence on Jerusalem
The prophet is told to take a sharp knife and "a barber’s razor," shave his head and beard, weigh the hair in balances and divide it. A third is to… - Ezekiel 6: Ezekiel 6: a word against the mountains of Israel and their high places
The word of the Lord tells the prophet to "set thy face toward the mountains of Israel" and prophesy against them. The mountains, hills, rivers and… - Ezekiel 7: Ezekiel 7: "An end, the end is come" upon the land of Israel
The word of the Lord comes to the prophet with an oracle "unto the land of Israel": "An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land." The… - Ezekiel 8: Ezekiel 8: carried to Jerusalem to see abominations in the sanctuary
A new heading dates the chapter "in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month," as the prophet sits in his house with "the… - Ezekiel 9: Ezekiel 9: the man with the inkhorn marks foreheads and the slaughter begins at the sanctuary
The vision of chapter 8 continues. A loud voice calls "them that have charge over the city" to draw near with destroying weapons. Six men come from… - Ezekiel 10: Ezekiel 10: coals from between the cherubims and the glory leaves the threshold
The prophet looks and sees, in the firmament above the heads of "the cherubims," something like a sapphire stone with "the appearance of the likeness… - Ezekiel 11: Ezekiel 11: the caldron and the flesh, Pelatiah's death and the glory on the east mountain
The spirit brings the prophet to the east gate, where twenty-five men stand, among them "Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah… - Ezekiel 12: Ezekiel 12: the baggage carried through the wall and the proverb of delayed visions
The Lord says the prophet lives among "a rebellious house" with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear. He is to prepare "stuff for… - Ezekiel 13: Ezekiel 13: against prophets who daub the wall and women who sew pillows
The word of the Lord sends the prophet against "the prophets of Israel" who "prophesy out of their own hearts." Woe is pronounced on "the foolish… - Ezekiel 14: Ezekiel 14: idols in the heart, and Noah, Daniel and Job who would save only themselves
Certain elders of Israel come and sit before the prophet. The Lord says these men "have set up their idols in their heart" and asks, "should I be… - Ezekiel 15: Ezekiel 15: the vine tree that is good only for fuel
The word of the Lord asks the prophet, "What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?" Two… - Ezekiel 16: Ezekiel 16: Jerusalem the foundling bride who played the harlot, and her sisters Samaria and Sodom
The Lord tells the prophet to "cause Jerusalem to know her abominations" and speaks to the city as a woman. Her birth was in Canaan, "thy father was… - Ezekiel 17: Ezekiel 17: the riddle of the two eagles, the vine and the broken oath
The prophet is told to "put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel." A great eagle of divers colours comes to Lebanon, takes… - Ezekiel 18: Ezekiel 18: "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" and the proverb of sour grapes
The Lord asks why the people use the proverb "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge," and swears they will not… - Ezekiel 19: Ezekiel 19: a lamentation for the princes of Israel, the lioness and the vine
The prophet is told to "take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel." It asks, "What is thy mother? A lioness," who lay among lions and… - Ezekiel 20: Ezekiel 20: the elders refused an answer and Israel's rebellions from Egypt to the wilderness
The heading reads "in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month"; elders of Israel come to enquire of the Lord and sit before… - Ezekiel 21: Ezekiel 21: the sword drawn against Jerusalem and the king of Babylon at the parting of the way
The prophet is told to set his face toward Jerusalem and prophesy against the land of Israel: the Lord will draw his sword from its sheath and "cut… - Ezekiel 22: Ezekiel 22: the bloody city, the furnace of dross and the man not found in the gap
The prophet is asked, "wilt thou judge the bloody city?" and told to show her all her abominations. The city sheds blood in her midst and makes idols… - Ezekiel 23: Ezekiel 23: Aholah and Aholibah, the two sisters Samaria and Jerusalem
The Lord tells of "two women, the daughters of one mother," who committed whoredoms in Egypt in their youth. Their names are Aholah the elder and… - Ezekiel 24: Ezekiel 24: the boiling pot on the day of the siege and the death of the prophet's wife
The heading reads "in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month," and the prophet is told to write the name of that day, for… - Ezekiel 25: Ezekiel 25: oracles against Ammon, Moab, Edom and the Philistines
The word of the Lord comes to the prophet with four oracles against neighbouring peoples. He is told to set his face against the Ammonites. Because… - Ezekiel 26: Ezekiel 26: Tyrus scraped to a bare rock
The prophet dates this word to "the eleventh year, in the first day of the month". Tyrus has said of Jerusalem, "Aha, she is broken that was the… - Ezekiel 27: Ezekiel 27: the lament for Tyrus, a ship of perfect beauty
The Lord tells the prophet to take up a lamentation for Tyrus, the merchant of many isles at the entry of the sea, who has said "I am of perfect… - Ezekiel 28: Ezekiel 28: the prince and king of Tyrus, Zidon, and Israel gathered
The Lord tells the prophet to speak to the prince of Tyrus, whose heart is lifted up and who has said "I am a God, I sit in the seat of God". The… - Ezekiel 29: Ezekiel 29: Pharaoh the great dragon and Egypt's forty years
The prophet dates the first word to the tenth year, tenth month, twelfth day. He is told to set his face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and against… - Ezekiel 30: Ezekiel 30: the day of the Lord on Egypt and Pharaoh's broken arms
The prophet is told to prophesy "Howl ye, Woe worth the day!" The day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day, the time of the heathen. The sword will come… - Ezekiel 31: Ezekiel 31: Pharaoh measured against the Assyrian cedar
In the eleventh year, third month, first day, the prophet is told to ask Pharaoh king of Egypt and his multitude, "Whom art thou like in thy… - Ezekiel 32: Ezekiel 32: the lament for Pharaoh and the nations in the pit
In the twelfth year, twelfth month, first day, the prophet is told to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt. Pharaoh is like a young lion… - Ezekiel 33: Ezekiel 33: the watchman, the city smitten and the prophet's mouth opened
The Lord tells the prophet to speak about a watchman. When a land under the sword sets a watchman and he blows the trumpet, anyone who hears and… - Ezekiel 34: Ezekiel 34: the shepherds of Israel and the Lord who seeks his sheep
The prophet is told to prophesy against the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves. They eat the fat, wear the wool and kill the fed, but do not… - Ezekiel 35: Ezekiel 35: mount Seir judged for its perpetual hatred
The prophet is told to set his face against mount Seir and prophesy against it. The Lord God is against it and will make it most desolate, its cities… - Ezekiel 36: Ezekiel 36: the mountains of Israel restored and a new heart promised
The prophet is told to prophesy to the mountains of Israel. The enemy has said "Aha" and claimed the ancient high places; the mountains have been… - Ezekiel 37: Ezekiel 37: the valley of dry bones and the two sticks made one
The hand of the Lord carries the prophet in the spirit and sets him in a valley full of bones, very many and very dry. Asked "can these bones live?"… - Ezekiel 38: Ezekiel 38: Gog of the land of Magog comes against Israel
The prophet is told to set his face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. The Lord God is against Gog and will turn… - Ezekiel 39: Ezekiel 39: Gog's fall, the burial at Hamon-gog and Israel's spirit poured out
The prophet is again told to prophesy against Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. The Lord will turn him back, leave but a sixth part of him… - Ezekiel 40: Ezekiel 40: the man with the measuring reed and the temple gates
In the twenty-fifth year of the captivity, on the tenth day of the month, fourteen years after the city was smitten, the hand of the Lord brings the… - Ezekiel 41: Ezekiel 41: the temple, the most holy place and the carved cherubims
The man brings the prophet to the temple and measures its posts, six cubits broad on each side, "which was the breadth of the tabernacle". The door… - Ezekiel 42: Ezekiel 42: the priests' chambers and the five hundred reeds
The man brings the prophet into the utter court toward the north, into the chamber over against the separate place. Its north door stands before a… - Ezekiel 43: Ezekiel 43: the glory returns to the house and the altar is consecrated
The man brings the prophet to the east gate, and the glory of the God of Israel comes from the east, his voice like a noise of many waters. The… - Ezekiel 44: Ezekiel 44: the shut east gate, the Levites' demotion and the sons of Zadok
The prophet is brought back to the gate of the outward sanctuary toward the east, and it is shut. The Lord says it will stay shut and no man will… - Ezekiel 45: Ezekiel 45: the holy portion of the land, just measures and the feasts
When the land is divided by lot, a holy portion twenty-five thousand reeds long and ten thousand broad is offered to the Lord. Within it the… - Ezekiel 46: Ezekiel 46: the prince at the gate, the daily lamb and the boiling places
The Lord says the inner court's east gate is shut on the six working days and opened on the sabbath and the new moon. The prince enters by its porch… - Ezekiel 47: Ezekiel 47: the river from the sanctuary and the borders of the land
The man brings the prophet back to the door of the house, where waters issue from under the threshold eastward, from the right side of the house at… - Ezekiel 48: Ezekiel 48: the tribes' portions, the holy oblation and the city named The Lord is there
The tribes are named from the north end, each portion running from the east side to the west side: Dan first; then Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh…
