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Ezekiel

Ezekiel was a prophet during the Babylonian exile who authored the Book of Ezekiel and served as a sign to the people of Israel.

The name Ezekiel means “the strength of God”

MaleProphetExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book187 verses

Summary

A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezekiel 1:3; only referred to as Ezekiel (יְחֶזְקֵאל); a son of Buzi.

Profile

Ezekiel was a priest and prophet. He was born around 623 BC. He likely grew up in Jerusalem and was married (Ezekiel 24:16–18). In 597 BC, he went into exile in Babylon with Jehoiachin and lived by the Kebar River. He received his calling as a prophet in Babylon on July 31, 593 BC (Ezekiel 1:1). We learn about his personal life from the book named after him.

Ezekiel often used unusual actions to emphasize his prophetic messages from God. For example, he demonstrated the severe food shortage during Jerusalem's final siege by eating food cooked over dung (Ezekiel 4:12). Another time, he lay still for 430 days, with each day representing a year of Israel's and Judah's sin (Ezekiel 4:4–7). When Ezekiel's wife died suddenly, he was not allowed to mourn her publicly (Ezekiel 24:16–18); her death served as a serious warning of what would happen in Judah (Ezekiel 24:15–27). Ezekiel's unusual actions were meant to capture people's attention.

Initially, people rejected Ezekiel's messages. However, his prophecies were proven true, and the nation stopped worshiping false gods. He taught about holiness, purity, resurrection, and ritual law (religious rules and practices). His hopeful message encouraged exiles to stay faithful during their captivity. After their return, it inspired them to look forward to greater fulfillment.

We do not know how Ezekiel died, and he is not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament. The New Testament refers to Ezekiel's prophecies over sixty times, mostly in the book of Revelation. Ezekiel's prophetic vision looked beyond his near future to the final judgment (God's final decision about all people) and the great hope of heaven.

Passages for Further Study

Ezekiel 2:1–10; 24:15–27

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Ezekiel (Person)

Family members

Father

Buzi

Spouse

Ezekiel's wife

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 185 verses that refer to Ezekiel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Ezekiel 1:1Referred to, not named
    In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
  2. Ezekiel 1:3
    …the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
  3. Ezekiel 1:4Referred to, not named
    I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,
  4. Ezekiel 1:15Referred to, not named
    When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
  5. Ezekiel 1:24Referred to, not named
    When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
  6. Ezekiel 1:27Referred to, not named
    From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
  7. Ezekiel 1:28Referred to, not named
    The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
  8. Ezekiel 2:1Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
  9. Ezekiel 2:3Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
  10. Ezekiel 2:9Referred to, not named
    Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
  11. Ezekiel 2:10Referred to, not named
    …which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
  12. Ezekiel 3:1Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
  13. Ezekiel 3:2Referred to, not named
    So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll.
  14. Ezekiel 3:3Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
  15. Ezekiel 3:4Referred to, not named
    Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
  16. Ezekiel 3:10Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
  17. Ezekiel 3:12Referred to, not named
    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!”
  18. Ezekiel 3:14Referred to, not named
    So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  19. Ezekiel 3:15Referred to, not named
    I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.
  20. Ezekiel 3:16Referred to, not named
    At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  21. Ezekiel 3:22Referred to, not named
    And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
  22. Ezekiel 3:23Referred to, not named
    So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
  23. Ezekiel 3:24Referred to, not named
    Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.
  24. Ezekiel 4:14Referred to, not named
    “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
  25. Ezekiel 4:15Referred to, not named
    “Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”
  26. Ezekiel 4:16Referred to, not named
    Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.
  27. Ezekiel 6:1Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  28. Ezekiel 7:1Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  29. Ezekiel 8:1Referred to, not named
    In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
  30. Ezekiel 8:2Referred to, not named
    Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.
  31. Ezekiel 8:3Referred to, not named
    He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
  32. Ezekiel 8:4Referred to, not named
    And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
  33. Ezekiel 8:5Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.
  34. Ezekiel 8:6Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
  35. Ezekiel 8:7Referred to, not named
    Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
  36. Ezekiel 8:8Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.
  37. Ezekiel 8:9Referred to, not named
    Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”
  38. Ezekiel 8:10Referred to, not named
    So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.
  39. Ezekiel 8:12Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
  40. Ezekiel 8:13Referred to, not named
    Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”
  41. Ezekiel 8:14Referred to, not named
    Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.
  42. Ezekiel 8:15Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.”
  43. Ezekiel 8:16Referred to, not named
    So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.
  44. Ezekiel 8:17Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
  45. Ezekiel 9:1Referred to, not named
    Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”
  46. Ezekiel 9:5Referred to, not named
    And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
  47. Ezekiel 9:8Referred to, not named
    While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
  48. Ezekiel 9:9Referred to, not named
    He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
  49. Ezekiel 10:1Referred to, not named
    And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
  50. Ezekiel 10:2Referred to, not named
    And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.
  51. Ezekiel 10:9Referred to, not named
    Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.
  52. Ezekiel 10:13Referred to, not named
    I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.”
  53. Ezekiel 10:15Referred to, not named
    Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
  54. Ezekiel 10:19Referred to, not named
    As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
  55. Ezekiel 10:20Referred to, not named
    These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.
  56. Ezekiel 10:22Referred to, not named
    Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.
  57. Ezekiel 11:1Referred to, not named
    Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.
  58. Ezekiel 11:2Referred to, not named
    And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
  59. Ezekiel 11:5Referred to, not named
    And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.
  60. Ezekiel 11:7Referred to, not named
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.
  61. Ezekiel 11:8Referred to, not named
    You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.
  62. Ezekiel 11:13Referred to, not named
    Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
  63. Ezekiel 11:14Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  64. Ezekiel 11:24Referred to, not named
    And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me,
  65. Ezekiel 11:25Referred to, not named
    I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.
  66. Ezekiel 12:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  67. Ezekiel 12:4Referred to, not named
    Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.
  68. Ezekiel 12:7Referred to, not named
    So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
  69. Ezekiel 12:8Referred to, not named
    And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  70. Ezekiel 12:17Referred to, not named
    Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  71. Ezekiel 12:21Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  72. Ezekiel 12:26Referred to, not named
    Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  73. Ezekiel 13:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  74. Ezekiel 14:1Referred to, not named
    Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
  75. Ezekiel 14:2Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  76. Ezekiel 14:12Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  77. Ezekiel 14:14Referred to, not named
    …then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
  78. Ezekiel 14:18Referred to, not named
    …then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.
  79. Ezekiel 15:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  80. Ezekiel 16:1Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  81. Ezekiel 17:1Referred to, not named
    Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  82. Ezekiel 17:11Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  83. Ezekiel 18:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  84. Ezekiel 18:2Referred to, not named
    “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
  85. Ezekiel 18:3Referred to, not named
    As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
  86. Ezekiel 18:9Referred to, not named
    He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
  87. Ezekiel 18:23Referred to, not named
    Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
  88. Ezekiel 18:25Referred to, not named
    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  89. Ezekiel 18:29Referred to, not named
    Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  90. Ezekiel 18:30Referred to, not named
    Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
  91. Ezekiel 18:32Referred to, not named
    For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
  92. Ezekiel 19:1Referred to, not named
    “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
  93. Ezekiel 19:2Referred to, not named
    …and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
  94. Ezekiel 20:1Referred to, not named
    In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
  95. Ezekiel 20:2Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  96. Ezekiel 20:45Referred to, not named
    Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  97. Ezekiel 21:1Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  98. Ezekiel 21:8Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  99. Ezekiel 21:18Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  100. Ezekiel 22:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  101. Ezekiel 22:17Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  102. Ezekiel 22:23Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  103. Ezekiel 23:1Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  104. Ezekiel 23:36Referred to, not named
    Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
  105. Ezekiel 24:1Referred to, not named
    In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  106. Ezekiel 24:15Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  107. Ezekiel 24:18Referred to, not named
    So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
  108. Ezekiel 24:19Referred to, not named
    Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
  109. Ezekiel 24:20Referred to, not named
    So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
  110. Ezekiel 24:21Referred to, not named
    Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
  111. Ezekiel 24:22Referred to, not named
    Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
  112. Ezekiel 24:24
    ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
  113. Ezekiel 25:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  114. Ezekiel 26:1Referred to, not named
    In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  115. Ezekiel 27:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  116. Ezekiel 28:1Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  117. Ezekiel 28:20Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  118. Ezekiel 29:1Referred to, not named
    In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  119. Ezekiel 29:17Referred to, not named
    In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  120. Ezekiel 30:1Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  121. Ezekiel 30:20Referred to, not named
    In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  122. Ezekiel 31:1Referred to, not named
    In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  123. Ezekiel 32:1Referred to, not named
    In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  124. Ezekiel 32:17Referred to, not named
    In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  125. Ezekiel 33:1Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  126. Ezekiel 33:21Referred to, not named
    In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”
  127. Ezekiel 33:22Referred to, not named
    Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.
  128. Ezekiel 33:23Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  129. Ezekiel 34:1Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  130. Ezekiel 35:1Referred to, not named
    Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  131. Ezekiel 36:16Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  132. Ezekiel 37:1Referred to, not named
    The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
  133. Ezekiel 37:2Referred to, not named
    He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
  134. Ezekiel 37:3Referred to, not named
    Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”
  135. Ezekiel 37:4Referred to, not named
    And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
  136. Ezekiel 37:5Referred to, not named
    This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
  137. Ezekiel 37:7Referred to, not named
    So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
  138. Ezekiel 37:8Referred to, not named
    As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
  139. Ezekiel 37:9Referred to, not named
    Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
  140. Ezekiel 37:10Referred to, not named
    So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.
  141. Ezekiel 37:11Referred to, not named
    Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
  142. Ezekiel 37:15Referred to, not named
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  143. Ezekiel 38:1Referred to, not named
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  144. Ezekiel 40:1Referred to, not named
    In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.
  145. Ezekiel 40:2Referred to, not named
    In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
  146. Ezekiel 40:3Referred to, not named
    So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
  147. Ezekiel 40:4Referred to, not named
    “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
  148. Ezekiel 40:17Referred to, not named
    Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
  149. Ezekiel 40:24Referred to, not named
    Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
  150. Ezekiel 40:28Referred to, not named
    Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
  151. Ezekiel 40:32Referred to, not named
    And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
  152. Ezekiel 40:35Referred to, not named
    Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
  153. Ezekiel 40:45Referred to, not named
    Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
  154. Ezekiel 40:48Referred to, not named
    Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.
  155. Ezekiel 41:1Referred to, not named
    Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.
  156. Ezekiel 41:4Referred to, not named
    Then he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”
  157. Ezekiel 41:8Referred to, not named
    I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.
  158. Ezekiel 41:22Referred to, not named
    There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
  159. Ezekiel 42:1Referred to, not named
    Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side.
  160. Ezekiel 42:13Referred to, not named
    Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.
  161. Ezekiel 42:15Referred to, not named
    Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:
  162. Ezekiel 43:1Referred to, not named
    Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east,
  163. Ezekiel 43:3Referred to, not named
    The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown,
  164. Ezekiel 43:5Referred to, not named
    Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
  165. Ezekiel 43:6Referred to, not named
    While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,
  166. Ezekiel 43:7Referred to, not named
    …and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
  167. Ezekiel 43:18Referred to, not named
    Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it:
  168. Ezekiel 44:1Referred to, not named
    The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.
  169. Ezekiel 44:2Referred to, not named
    And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
  170. Ezekiel 44:4Referred to, not named
    Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
  171. Ezekiel 44:5Referred to, not named
    The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
  172. Ezekiel 45:9Referred to, not named
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’
  173. Ezekiel 45:15Referred to, not named
    And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD.
  174. Ezekiel 46:19Referred to, not named
    Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end
  175. Ezekiel 46:20Referred to, not named
    …and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”
  176. Ezekiel 46:21Referred to, not named
    Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.
  177. Ezekiel 46:24Referred to, not named
    And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”
  178. Ezekiel 47:1Referred to, not named
    Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.
  179. Ezekiel 47:2Referred to, not named
    Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.
  180. Ezekiel 47:3Referred to, not named
    As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.
  181. Ezekiel 47:4Referred to, not named
    Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.
  182. Ezekiel 47:5Referred to, not named
    Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.
  183. Ezekiel 47:6Referred to, not named
    “Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
  184. Ezekiel 47:7Referred to, not named
    When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.
  185. Ezekiel 47:8Referred to, not named
    And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
  186. Ezekiel 47:13Referred to, not named
    This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
  187. Ezekiel 48:29Referred to, not named
    This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.