the word of the Lord came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. And the Lord’s hand was on him there.

Now at the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

The word of the Lord came to me:

You are to say: Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

And the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me again:

The word of the Lord came to me:

Then the word of the Lord came to me in the morning:

The word of the Lord came to me:

Again the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the Lord!

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me again:

“Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the Lord!

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

and say to the forest there: Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am about to ignite a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The blazing flame will not be extinguished, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it.

The word of the Lord came to me again:

The word of the Lord came to me:

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me again:

The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

So I answered them: “The word of the Lord came to me:

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Lord God: This is what the Lord God says: Because you said, ‘Good!’ about My sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was laid waste, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile,

In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

In the twenty-seventh year in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

“As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

“Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.

therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord!

The word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.

therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become plunder and a mockery to the rest of the nations all around.

The word of the Lord came to me:

He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me:

Now the building that faced the temple yard toward the west was 122½ feet wide. The wall of the building was 8¾ feet thick on all sides, and the building’s length was 157½ feet.

Then the man measured the temple; it was 175 feet long. In addition, the temple yard and the building, including its walls, were 175 feet long.

The width of the front of the temple along with the temple yard to the east was 175 feet.

Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple yard to the west, with its galleries on each side; it was 175 feet.

The interior of the great hall and the porticoes of the court—

Then the man led me out by way of the north gate into the outer court. He brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple yard and opposite the building to the north.

In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the south, there were chambers facing the temple yard and the western building,

Then the man said to me, “The northern and southern chambers that face the temple yard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will deposit the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and restitution offerings—for the place is holy.