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

1In the thirtieth year on the fifth day of the fourth month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens 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 Adonai came to Ezekiel the kohen, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar. (The hand of Adonai was upon him there.) 4I looked, and behold, a storm wind came from the north, a great cloud with flashing fire and brightness all around it, and something like a glowing alloy out of the fire. 5From within it came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had a likeness of a human,

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 1:2The word of Adonai came to him during the days of King Josiah of Judah, son of Amon, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
• Hosea 1:1The word of Adonai that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
• Joel 1:1The word of Adonai that came to Joel the son of Pethuel:
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Ruach clearly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, following deceitful spirits and teachings of demons
• Ezekiel 3:14The Ruach lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit. The hand of Adonai was strong upon me.
• Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house. The elders of Judah were sitting before me. There the hand of Adonai fell on me.
• Ezekiel 33:22The hand of Adonai had been upon me in the evening, before the survivor came. He had opened my mouth by the time of his coming to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.
• Ezekiel 37:1The hand of Adonai was upon me. The Ruach Adonai carried me out and set me down in the middle of the valley. It was full of bones.
• Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day—the hand of Adonai was on me, and He brought me there.
• 1 Kings 18:46Now the hand of Adonai was on Elijah, so he girded up his loins and outran Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
• 2 Kings 3:15Now, bring me a musician.” Now as the musician played, the hand of Adonai 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