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Ezekiel 1:2-4
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel 1:2-4
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel Sees the Lord's Glory
1 1-3 (A) I am Ezekiel—a priest and the son of Buzi.[a]
Five years after King Jehoiachin of Judah had been led away as a prisoner to Babylonia, I was living near the Chebar River among those who had been taken there with him. Then on the fifth day of the fourth month[b] of the thirtieth year,[c] the heavens suddenly opened. The Lord placed his hand upon me[d] and showed me some visions.
4 I saw a windstorm blowing in from the north. Lightning flashed from a huge cloud and lit up the whole sky with a dazzling brightness. The fiery center of the cloud was as shiny as polished metal,
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- 1.1-3 a priest and the son of Buzi: Or “the son of Buzi the priest.”
- 1.1-3 Five years … prisoner … fourth month: Probably July of 593 b.c.
- 1.1-3 thirtieth year: The event from which this date is figured is unknown.
- 1.1-3 The Lord placed his hand upon me: This was a sign that the Lord had chosen Ezekiel to be his prophet.
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