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Ezekiel 1

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Prophesies of Judgement 1:2–32:32
The Call of Ezekiel 1:1–3:27
Appearance of the Glory of the LORD 1:1–28

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Prophesies of Judgement 1:2–32:32
The Call of Ezekiel 1:1–3:27
Appearance of the Glory of the LORD 1:1–28
Ezekiel’s Mission 2:1–3:27
Ezekiel the Prophet 2:1–3:15
Ezekiel the Watchman 3:16–27
Ezekiel’s Signs 4:1–5:17
A Sign of Jerusalem’s Siege 4:1–17
The Razor of Judgment 5:1–17
Judgment on the Land 6:1–7:27
Judgment against Idolatry 6:1–7
A Remnant to Be Blessed 6:8–14
Desolation of the Land of Israel 7:1–27
The Defiled Temple 8:1–11:25
The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple 8:1–18
Execution of the Idolaters 9:1–11
God's Glory Exits the Temple 10:1–22
Evil in High Places 11:1–12
A Promise of Restoration 11:13–21
God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem 11:22–25
Prophesies of Judgment on Judah 12:1–24:27
Signs of the Coming Captivity 12:1–28
Ezekiel’s Baggage 12:1–16
Eat Your Bread with Trembling 12:17–20
A Presumptuous Proverb 12:21–28
Reproof of False Prophets 13:1–23
Idolatrous Elders Condemned 14:1–11
Four Dire Judgments 14:12–23
Jerusalem the Useless Vine 15:1–8
Jerusalem as a Rebellious Wife 16:1–63
The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine 17:1–24
The Soul Who Sins Will Die 18:1–32
A Lament for the Princes of Israel 19:1–14
Rebellious Israel 20:1–44
Israel’s Rebellion in Egypt 20:1–17
Israel’s Rebellion in the Wilderness 20:18–26
Israel’s Rebellion in the Land 20:27–32
Judgment and Restoration 20:33–44
Babylon, the Instrument of Judgment 20:45–21:32
A Prophecy against the South 20:45–49
God’s Sword of Judgment 21:1–32
The Sin of Jerusalem 22:1–31
The Two Adulterous Sisters: Jerusalem and Samaria 23:1–49
The Parable of the Cooking Pot 24:1–14
Ezekiel’s Wife Dies 24:15–27
Prophesies of Judgement on the Nations 25:1–32:32
A Prophecy against Ammon 25:1–7
A Prophecy against Moab 25:8–11
A Prophecy against Edom 25:12–14
A Prophecy against the Philistines 25:15–17
A Prophecy against Tyre 26:1–28:19
Proud Tyre to Fall 26:1–21
A Lament for Tyre 27:1–36
A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre 28:1–10
A Lament for the King of Tyre 28:11–19
A Prophecy against Sidon 28:20–24
The Restoration of Israel 28:25–26
A Prophecy against Egypt 29:1–32:32
A Prophecy against Pharaoh 29:1–7
The Desolation of Egypt 29:8–16
Egypt the Reward of Nebuchadnezzar 29:17–21
A Lament for Egypt 30:1–19
Pharaoh’s Power Broken 30:20–26
Egypt Will Fall like Assyria 31:1–18
A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egypt 32:1–16
Egypt Cast into the Pit 32:17–32
Prophecies of Restoration 33:1–48:35
Ezekiel's the Watchman for Israel 33:1–20
Word of Jerusalem’s Fall 33:21–33
Israel Will Return to the Land 34:1–37:28
A Prophecy for Shepherds 34:1–31
Against Israel’s Shepherds 34:1–10
The Good Shepherd 34:11–24
The Covenant of Peace 34:25–31
A Prophecy against Mount Seir 35:1–15
A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel 36:1–15
A New Heart and a New Spirit 36:16–38
The Valley of Dry Bones Restored 37:1–14
One Nation with One King 37:15–28
Removal of Israel’s Enemies 38:1–39:29
A Prophecy against Gog 38:1–23
The Slaughter of Gog’s Army 39:1–20
Israel to Be Restored 39:21–29
Reinstatement of True Worship 40:1–46:24
Ezekiel Measures the New Temple 40:1–42:20
The Man with a Measuring Rod 40:1–4
The East Gate 40:5–16
The Outer Court 40:17–19
The North Gate 40:20–23
The South Gate 40:24–27
The Gates of the Inner Court 40:28–37
Eight Tables for Sacrifices 40:38–43
Chambers for Ministry 40:44–46
The Inner Court 40:47–49
Inside the Temple 41:1–4
Outside the Temple 41:5–14
The Interior Structures 41:15–26
Chambers for the Priests 42:1–14
The Outer Measurements 42:15–20
Temple Worship Restored 43:1–46:24
The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple 43:1–12
The Altar of Sacrifice 43:13–27
The East Gate Assigned to the Prince 44:1–5
The Levitical Priesthood 44:6–31
Reproof of the Levites 44:6–14
The Duties of the Priests 44:15–31
Consecration of the Land 45:1–6
The Prince’s Portion 45:7–9
Honest Scales 45:10–12
Offerings and Feasts 45:13–25
The Prince’s Offerings 46:1–18
The Courts for Boiling and Baking 46:19–24
The Land of Israel 47:1–48:35
Waters from under the Temple 47:1–12
The Borders of the Land 47:13–23
Distribution of the Land 48:1–35
The Portions for the Tribes 48:1–7
The Portions for the Priests and Levites 48:8–20
The Portion for the Prince 48:21–22
The Portions for the Remaining Tribes 48:23–29
The City Gates and Dimensions 48:30–35

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1 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 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

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.

4 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,

5 and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,

6 but each had four faces and four wings.

7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.

8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,

9 and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.

10 The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.

11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.

12 Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.

13 In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

14 The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.

15 When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.

16 The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel.

17 As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.

18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

19 So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.

20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

21 When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

23 And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.

24 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.

25 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

26 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.

27 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.

28 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.

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