Ezekiel 1:1-5

Ezekiel in Babylon

1 a In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by b the Chebar canal, c the heavens were opened, and I saw d visions of God. 1 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was e the fifth year of f the exile of King Jehoiachin), 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel g the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by b the Chebar canal, and h the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

The Glory of the Lord

4 As I looked, behold, i a stormy wind came j out of the north, and a great cloud, with k brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, l as it were gleaming metal. 2 5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of m four living creatures. n And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:3
    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.
    Numbers 4:3
    From thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:15
    And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were ...
    Ezekiel 3:23
    So I arose and went out into the valley, and be...
    Ezekiel 10:15
    And the cherubim mounted up. These were the liv...
    Ezekiel 10:20
    These were the living creatures that I saw unde...
    Ezekiel 10:22
    And as for the likeness of their faces, they we...
    Ezekiel 43:3
    And the vision I saw was just like the vision t...
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 3:16
    And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he wen...
    Mark 1:10
    And when he came up out of the water, immediate...
    Luke 3:21
    Now when all the people were baptized, and when...
    John 1:51
    And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you...
    Acts 7:56
    And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened,...
    Acts 10:11
    And saw the heavens opened and something like a...
    Revelation 19:11
    Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white h...
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:3
    He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
    Ezekiel 40:2
    In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south.
    Ezekiel 11:24
    And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.
    Numbers 12:6
    And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:1
    In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
    Ezekiel 20:1
    In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
  6. Cross References
    2 Kings 24:12
    And Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself u...
    2 Kings 24:15
    And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The ...
    Ezekiel 17:12
    Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not kno...
    Ezekiel 19:8
    Then the nations set against him from provinces...
    Ezekiel 33:21
    In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth ...
    Ezekiel 40:1
    In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the b...
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:22
    And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And...
    Ezekiel 8:1
    In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the f...
    Ezekiel 33:22
    Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the e...
    Ezekiel 37:1
    The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brough...
    Ezekiel 40:1
    In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the b...
    1 Kings 18:46
    And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he ...
    2 Kings 3:15
    But now bring me a musician." And when the musi...
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 23:19
    Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
    Jeremiah 25:32
    Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, disaster is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth!
    Jeremiah 30:23
    Behold the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
    Ezekiel 3:12
    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:14
    Then the Lord said to me, "Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:27
    And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:27
    And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
    Ezekiel 8:2
    Then I looked, and behold, a form that had the appearance of a man. Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal.
  14. Cross References
    Revelation 4:6 - 8
    And before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:14
    And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
    Ezekiel 10:21
    Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands.
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