Yehezkiel

Prophecy · Old Testament · The prophet Ezekiel · 6th century BCE

The Book of Ezekiel records the visions and prophecies of the priest Ezekiel, who was exiled to Babylon in the early 6th century BCE. The text details the departure of God's glory from the corrupt Jerusalem temple, pronounces judgment on Israel and surrounding nations, and promises future spiritual restoration and a rebuilt temple.

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• 1Yehezkiel 1Ezekiel, exiled in Babylon, sees a dramatic vision of four living creatures, celestial wheels, and the glorious throne of God.
• 2Yehezkiel 2God commissions Ezekiel to prophesy to rebellious Israel and commands him to eat a scroll inscribed with lamentations and woe.
• 3Yehezkiel 3Ezekiel eats the scroll, is designated a watchman for Israel, and is restricted to silence until God opens his mouth.
• 4Yehezkiel 4Ezekiel performs symbolic acts, including mapping a mock siege and lying bound on his side, to depict Jerusalem's coming judgment.
• 5Yehezkiel 5Ezekiel shaves his head and divides the hair to symbolize the fiery destruction, sword, and exile facing Jerusalem's rebellious population.
• 6Yehezkiel 6God commands Ezekiel to prophesy destruction against the mountains and idolatrous high places of Israel, promising a remnant will survive.
• 7Yehezkiel 7Yahweh declares that the final day of judgment and doom has arrived for the land of Israel due to their abominations.
• 8Yehezkiel 8In a vision, the Spirit transports Ezekiel to the Jerusalem temple, where he witnesses elders, women, and priests practicing idolatry.
• 9Yehezkiel 9God commands heavenly executioners to slaughter Jerusalem's idolaters, sparing only those marked on their foreheads by a man in linen.
• 10Yehezkiel 10Ezekiel sees God's glory depart from the temple threshold, accompanied by cherubim, while fiery coals are scattered over the city.
• 11Yehezkiel 11Ezekiel pronounces judgment on Jerusalem's leaders, promises the exiles a new heart, and witnesses the departure of God's glory.
• 12Yehezkiel 12Through symbolic actions of packing and trembling, Ezekiel portrays the imminent exile of Jerusalem's prince and citizens, refuting delayed prophecy proverbs.
• 13Yehezkiel 13God denounces Israel's false prophets and prophetesses who deceive the people with empty visions of peace and practices of magic.
• 14Yehezkiel 14God condemns idolatrous elders and declares that even the righteousness of Noah, Daniel, and Job cannot spare Jerusalem from inevitable judgment.
• 15Yehezkiel 15God compares the inhabitants of Jerusalem to useless vine wood, fit only to be cast into the fire for fuel.
• 16Yehezkiel 16God portrays Jerusalem as an abandoned infant whom He raised and wed, but who became unfaithful by worshipping idols and foreign nations.
• 17Yehezkiel 17Through a parable of two eagles and a vine, God depicts Judah's rebellion against Babylon and promises future restoration.
• 18Yehezkiel 18God refutes the proverb of inherited guilt, declaring that each individual is judged and held accountable solely for their own actions.
• 19Yehezkiel 19Ezekiel sings a lamentation comparing Israel's exiled rulers to captured lion cubs and its ruined nation to a burned, transplanted vine.
• 20Yehezkiel 20Replying to inquiring elders, God recounts Israel's long history of rebellion from Egypt to Canaan before promising future judgment and restoration.
• 21Yehezkiel 21God proclaims His drawn sword of judgment against Jerusalem and Ammon, using the king of Babylon as His instrument of destruction.
• 22Yehezkiel 22God details the extensive sins and bloodguilt of Jerusalem, likening the corrupt nation and its leaders to dross in a fiery furnace.
• 23Yehezkiel 23Through the graphic allegory of two sisters, Oholah and Oholibah, God condemns Samaria and Jerusalem for their political alliances and spiritual idolatry.
• 24Yehezkiel 24As Babylon's siege begins, God compares Jerusalem to a boiling pot, and Ezekiel's sudden bereavement serves as a sign of unmourned ruin.
• 25Yehezkiel 25God pronounces judgments on neighboring nations, including Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia, for rejoicing over the downfall of Judah and Jerusalem.
• 26Yehezkiel 26God pronounces judgment on the city of Tyre, predicting its complete destruction and plunder by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
• 27Yehezkiel 27Ezekiel laments the fall of Tyre, metaphorically depicting the wealthy, maritime merchant city as a glorious ship shipwrecked in deep waters.
• 28Yehezkiel 28God judges the prideful ruler of Tyre, laments the king's fall from paradise, and prophesies Sidon's defeat to secure Israel's peace.
• 29Yehezkiel 29God pronounces judgment on Pharaoh and Egypt, promising to give Egypt to Babylon's king Nebuchadnezzar as compensation for besieging Tyre.
• 30Yehezkiel 30Ezekiel foretells the utter desolation of Egypt, detail by detail, as Babylon's king shatters Pharaoh's power on the day of judgment.
• 31Yehezkiel 31God compares Egypt to a proud, towering cedar tree that was cut down and cast into the underworld for its arrogance.
• 32Yehezkiel 32Ezekiel delivers lamentations over Pharaoh's downfall, describing Egypt's descent into Sheol to join other fallen, uncircumcised nations.
• 33Yehezkiel 33God renews Ezekiel's role as Israel's watchman, explains individual moral responsibility, and receives news of Jerusalem's fall.
• 34Yehezkiel 34God condemns Israel's selfish shepherds, promising to personally shepherd His scattered flock and establish a covenant of peace under David.
• 35Yehezkiel 35Ezekiel prophesies utter desolation against Mount Seir and Edom because of their persistent hostility toward Israel during their calamity.
• 36Yehezkiel 36God promises to restore Israel's land, cleanse the people of their sins, and give them a new heart and spirit.
• 37Yehezkiel 37Ezekiel witnesses the vision of dry bones restored to life and uses two sticks to symbolize the reunification of Israel's kingdoms.
• 38Yehezkiel 38God commands Ezekiel to prophesy against Gog of Magog, predicting his invasion of Israel and subsequent destruction by divine judgment.
• 39Yehezkiel 39The defeat of Gog is completed, leading to the massive burial of his army and the ultimate restoration of Israel.
• 40Yehezkiel 40Ezekiel receives a detailed vision of a future temple complex, guided by a heavenly man who measures its various structures.
• 41Yehezkiel 41The guide measures the temple's interior rooms, the most holy place, the side chambers, and describes their intricate wood carvings.
• 42Yehezkiel 42Ezekiel views and measures the holy chambers reserved for the priests and measures the outer boundaries of the entire temple area.
• 43Yehezkiel 43God's glory returns to the temple from the east, and Ezekiel receives measurements and consecration rituals for the new altar.
• 44Yehezkiel 44The eastern gate remains closed, and God issues regulations regarding temple entry and the distinct duties of Levites and Zadokite priests.
• 45Yehezkiel 45God outlines the division of the land, mandates honest weights, and establishes the prince's offerings for national feasts and holy days.
• 46Yehezkiel 46Regulations define worship and offerings for the prince and people, daily sacrifices, inheritance rules, and locations for cooking offerings.
• 47Yehezkiel 47A miraculous river flows from the temple to heal the region, and the outer boundaries for Israel's tribal inheritance are defined.
• 48Yehezkiel 48The restored land is divided among the tribes, detailing the holy district, city portions, and its twelve named gates.