the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there on him.

I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

Then I came to them of the exiles at Tel Aviv, that lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

It happened at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD. Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth."

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in their midst clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side. They went in, and stood beside the bronze altar.

It came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," that he went in, and stood beside a wheel.

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,

In the morning came the word of the LORD to me, saying,

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

"Say now to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon:

The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,

It happened in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

"'Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,

Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

It happened in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

It came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

It happened in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

It happened in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

It happened in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

It happened also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

It happened in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one who had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, "The city has been struck."

Now the hand of the LORD had been on me in the evening, before he who was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more mute.

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

When they came to the nations, where they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, 'These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.'

So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.

So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad.

Behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory.

It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

The glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.

"'But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the appointed feasts, he who enters by the way of the north gate to worship shall go forth by the way of the south gate; and he who enters by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate by which he came in, but shall go forth straight before him.

He brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.