Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the LORD was on him. New Living Translation (The LORD gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians, and he felt the hand of the LORD take hold of him.) English Standard Version the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the LORD was upon him there. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible The word of the LORD came expressly unto 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 upon him. New King James Version 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 upon him there. New American Standard Bible the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the LORD came upon him.) NASB 1995 the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the LORD came upon him.) NASB 1977 the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the LORD came upon him.) Legacy Standard Bible the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of Yahweh came upon him.) Amplified Bible 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 came upon him there.) Christian Standard Bible the word of the LORD came directly to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. The LORD’s hand was on him there. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The word of LORD JEHOVAH came to Khezekiel, son of Buzi, the Priest Brenton Septuagint Translation And the word of the Lord came to Jezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river of Chobar; and the hand of the Lord was upon me. Douay-Rheims Bible The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Bud in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. English Revised Version the word of the LORD came expressly unto 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 upon him. GOD'S WORD® Translation the LORD spoke his word to the priest Ezekiel, son of Buzi, in Babylon by the Chebar River. The power of the LORD came over Ezekiel. Good News Translation There in Babylonia beside the Chebar River, I heard the LORD speak to me, and I felt his power. International Standard Version a message from the LORD came directly to Buzi's son Ezekiel, the priest, by the Chebar River in the land of the Chaldeans. The hand of the LORD rested upon him there. JPS Tanakh 1917 the word of the LORD came expressly unto 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 upon him. Literal Standard Version the word of YHWH has certainly been to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and there is on him there a hand of YHWH. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible the word of the LORD came to the priest Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar. There the hand of the LORD came upon him. NET Bible the word of the LORD came to the priest Ezekiel the son of Buzi, at the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. The hand of the LORD came on him there). New Revised Standard Version the word of the LORD came to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was on him there. New Heart English Bible the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD came upon me. Webster's Bible Translation The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Kebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. World English Bible Yahweh’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and Yahweh’s hand was there on him. Young's Literal Translation hath the word of Jehovah certainly been unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and there is on him there a hand of Jehovah. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ezekiel's Vision by the River Kebar…2On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— 3the 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. Cross References 2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 1 Kings 18:46 And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel. 2 Kings 3:15 But now, bring me a harpist." And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. Ezekiel 3:14 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. Ezekiel 3:22 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." Ezekiel 10:15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar. Treasury of Scripture 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. word Jeremiah 1:2,4 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign… Hosea 1:1 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. Joel 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Jump to Previous Babylonians Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Chebar Expressly Ezekiel Hand Kebar Priest River WordJump to Next Babylonians Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Chebar Expressly Ezekiel Hand Kebar Priest River WordEzekiel 1 1. The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.4. His vision of four cherubim; 15. of the four wheels; 26. and of the glory of God. (3) Came expressly.--Or, came certainly, with the fullest proof of reality. In the original there is simply the ordinary form of the repetition of the verb for the sake of emphasis. The prophet mentions his own name only here and in Ezekiel 24:24. The hand of the Lord was there upon him.--A form of expression to indicate that special power and influence which the Spirit exercised over the prophets at times when they were called to become the means of the Divine communications. (Comp. 1Kings 18:46, and Ezekiel 3:22; Ezekiel 37:1; see also Daniel 8:18; Daniel 10:10; Revelation 1:17.) It is noticeable that Ezekiel here speaks of himself in the third person, while in Ezekiel 1:1, and always after this, he uses the first person. It had been suggested that this, together with the mention of his own name, may indicate the insertion of these two verses on a revision of his work by the prophet. . . . Verse 3. - The word of the Lord came expressly, etc.; literally, coming, there come the word of the Lord; the iteration having (as commonly in this combination in Hebrew) the force of emphasis. The phrase stands, as elsewhere, for the conscious inspiration which made men feel that Jehovah had indeed spoken unto them, and that they had a message from him to deliver. To give parallel passages would be to copy several pages from a concordance, but it may not be without interest to note its first (Genesis 15:1) and last (Malachi 1:1) occurrences in the Old Testament, and its reappearance in the New Testament (Luke 3:2). Unto Ezekiel. We note the transition from the first person to the third; but it does not give sufficient ground for rejecting either ver. 1 or ver. 2, 3 as an interpolation. (For the prophet's name, which appears only here and in Ezekiel 24:24, see Introduction; and for "land of Chaldeans," note on ver. 1.) The hand of the Lord. Here again we haw a phrase of frequent occurrence, used of Elijah (1 Kings 18:46), of Elisha (2 Kings 3:15), of Daniel (Daniel 8:18; Daniel 10:10), of Isaiah (Isaiah 8:11), of St. John (Revelation 1:17). The "hand" of the Lord is the natural symbol of his power, and the phrase seems to be used to add to the consciousness of inspiration, that of a constraining, irresistible power. Ezekiel continually uses it (Ezekiel 3:14, 22; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 33:22; Ezekiel 37:1; Ezekiel 40:1).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew the wordדְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְ֠הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came הָיֹ֣ה (hā·yōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be directly הָיָ֣ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Ezekiel יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל (yə·ḥez·qêl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3168: Ezekiel -- 'God strengthens', two Israelites the priest, הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Buzi, בּוּזִ֧י (bū·zî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 941: Buzi -- the father of Ezekiel in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of the Chaldeans כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים (kaś·dîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Kebar כְּבָ֑ר (kə·ḇār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3529: Chebar -- a river of Babylon River. נְהַר־ (nə·har-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity And there שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither the LORD’s יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel hand יַד־ (yaḏ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand was וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon him. עָלָ֛יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Ezekiel 1:3 NIVEzekiel 1:3 NLT Ezekiel 1:3 ESV Ezekiel 1:3 NASB Ezekiel 1:3 KJV Ezekiel 1:3 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 1:3 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 1:3 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 1:3 French Bible Ezekiel 1:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:3 The word of Yahweh came expressly (Ezek. 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