Ezekiel 1:3

Ezekiel 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
• New International Version (NIV)the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

Context of Ezekiel 1:3

1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, The word of Yhwh came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yhwh was there upon him. 4And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

Ezekiel 1:3 word by word

הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־בּוּזִ֧י הַכֹּהֵ֛ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֛יו שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came expressly unto Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵאלyechezqê'l · EzekielH3168
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Buziבּוּזִיbûzîy · BuziH941
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• by the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Chebarכְּבָרkebâr · ChebarH3529
• and the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:3

• Jeremiah 1:2To whom the word of Yhwh came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
• Hosea 1:1The word of Yhwh that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
• Joel 1:1The word of Yhwh that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
• Ezekiel 3:14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of Yhwh was strong upon me.
• Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Yhwh fell there upon me.
• Ezekiel 33:22Now the hand of Yhwh was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
• Ezekiel 37:1The hand of Yhwh was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of Yhwh, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
• Ezekiel 40:1In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of Yhwh was upon me, and brought me thither.
• 1 Kings 18:46And the hand of Yhwh was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
• 2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yhwh came upon him.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The hand of the Lord - I was filled with his power, and with the influence of the prophetic spirit.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Came expressly - The phrase marks that it was in truth a heaven-sent vision. The hand of the Lord - A phrase in all prophecy implying a “constraining” power, because the spirit “constrains” the prophet independently of his own will.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Ezekiel was a priest by birth. He was also a prophet because the hand of the Lord was upon him. This means that God had chosen him and given him authority. Priests offered sacrifices in the temple and taught God’s law to the people. Prophets delivered God’s messages of blessing or judgment. They also prayed to God on behalf of the people. Ezekiel’s ministry included both of these roles. He served as a priest and as a prophet. Through this work, he…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:3

• Buzzi
• Chebar
• Ezekiel
• Prophets
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel
• Euphrates River, the River
• Chebar
• Living creatures
• Assyria
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Jehezkel; Jehezekel
• Jehoahaz
• Luke, the Evangelist

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings