Old TestamentMajor Prophets
Ezekiel Chapter Summaries
Ezekiel proclaimed God's judgment from Babylon, using dramatic visions and symbolic acts, while promising future restoration.
48
Chapters
1,273
Total Verses
Ezekiel
Author
593-571 BC
Date Written
Book Outline
Judgment on Judah
1:1-24:27Visions and oracles
Judgment on Nations
25:1-32:32Oracles against neighbors
Restoration
33:1-48:35New covenant and temple
All 48 Chapters
Judgment on Judah
1
Ezekiel 1: Vision of God’s Glory
28 versesEzekiel sees the divine chariot and glory
2
Ezekiel 2: Commissioning of Ezekiel
10 versesGod calls Ezekiel to be a prophet to Israel
3
Ezekiel 3: Eating the Scroll
27 versesEzekiel consumes God’s message and is sent to Israel
4
Ezekiel 4: Siege of Jerusalem
17 versesEzekiel enacts Jerusalem’s siege as a sign
5
Ezekiel 5: Judgment on Jerusalem
17 versesProphecy of Jerusalem’s punishment for rebellion
6
Ezekiel 6: Judgment on Mountains
14 versesGod condemns idolatry in the mountains of Israel
7
Ezekiel 7: End of Judgment
27 versesAnnouncement of the imminent end and disaster
8
Ezekiel 8: Idolatry in the Temple
18 versesVision of abominations in the Jerusalem temple
9
Ezekiel 9: Marking the Faithful
11 versesGod commands marking of the righteous in Jerusalem
10
Ezekiel 10: Glory Departs Temple
22 versesVision of God’s glory leaving the temple
11
Ezekiel 11: Judgment on Leaders
25 versesGod condemns Jerusalem’s wicked leaders
12
Ezekiel 12: Exile Symbolized
28 versesEzekiel acts out exile and captivity
13
Ezekiel 13: Condemnation of False Prophets
23 versesGod denounces lying prophets misleading Israel
14
Ezekiel 14: Idolatrous Elders
23 versesGod warns elders who set up idols
15
Ezekiel 15: Useless Vinewood
8 versesIsrael compared to worthless vinewood for fire
16
Ezekiel 16: Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulness
63 versesAllegory of Jerusalem’s harlotry and punishment
17
Ezekiel 17: Parable of Two Eagles
24 versesProphecy against Judah’s kings and exile
18
Ezekiel 18: Individual Responsibility
32 versesGod teaches personal accountability for sin
19
Ezekiel 19: Lament for Princes
14 versesDirge for fallen leaders of Judah
20
Ezekiel 20: Rebellion History
49 versesRecap of Israel’s rebellious history and judgment
21
Ezekiel 21: Sword of the Lord
32 versesProphecy of coming sword and judgment on Jerusalem
22
Ezekiel 22: Judgment on Jerusalem’s Sins
31 versesList of Jerusalem’s crimes and coming punishment
23
Ezekiel 23: Two Sisters Allegory
49 versesSymbolic judgment on Samaria and Jerusalem’s unfaithfulness
24
Ezekiel 24: Cooking Pot Parable
27 versesEzekiel’s wife dies as sign of Jerusalem’s fall
Judgment on Nations
25
Ezekiel 25: Judgment on Ammon
17 versesProphecy against Ammon for rejoicing over Judah
26
Ezekiel 26: Tyre’s Destruction
21 versesProphecy of Tyre’s downfall by many nations
27
Ezekiel 27: Lament for Tyre
36 versesPoetic lament describing Tyre’s wealth and ruin
28
Ezekiel 28: Judgment on Sidon and King of Tyre
26 versesCondemnation of Sidon and prideful Tyre’s king
29
Ezekiel 29: Egypt’s Captivity
21 versesProphecy of Egypt’s exile for forty years
30
Ezekiel 30: Egypt’s Doom
26 versesFurther judgment against Egypt and its allies
31
Ezekiel 31: Assyria Compared to Cedar
18 versesAssyria’s pride and fall likened to a cedar tree
32
Ezekiel 32: Lament for Egypt
32 versesEgypt’s downfall described in a funeral lament
Restoration
33
Ezekiel 33: Watchman’s Duty
33 versesEzekiel’s responsibility to warn the wicked
34
Ezekiel 34: Shepherds Condemned
31 versesGod condemns Israel’s unfaithful leaders
35
Ezekiel 35: Judgment on Edom
15 versesProphecy against Edom for hostility to Israel
36
Ezekiel 36: Restoration Promised
38 versesGod promises Israel’s renewal and blessing
37
Ezekiel 37: Valley of Dry Bones
28 versesVision of Israel’s resurrection and restoration
38
Ezekiel 38: Gog’s Invasion
23 versesProphecy of Gog’s attack on Israel
39
Ezekiel 39: Defeat of Gog
29 versesGod’s judgment destroys Gog and his armies
40
Ezekiel 40: Vision of New Temple
49 versesEzekiel views detailed temple measurements
41
Ezekiel 41: Temple Interior
26 versesDescription of the temple’s inner sanctuary
42
Ezekiel 42: Priests’ Chambers
20 versesDetails of chambers for priests and temple servants
43
Ezekiel 43: Glory Returns
27 versesGod’s glory returns to the new temple
44
Ezekiel 44: Temple Regulations
31 versesRules for priests and temple worship established
45
Ezekiel 45: Land Division
25 versesInstructions for dividing land among tribes
46
Ezekiel 46: Prince’s Offerings
24 versesRegulations for prince’s worship and offerings
47
Ezekiel 47: River from Temple
23 versesVision of life-giving water flowing from temple
48
Ezekiel 48: Tribal Allotments
35 versesFinal division of land among Israel’s tribes
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Key Themes
Glory of GodJudgmentRestorationNew HeartSovereigntyTemple
Key Verses
“Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.”Ezekiel 37:5
“A new heart also will I give you.”Ezekiel 36:26
“I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing.”Ezekiel 34:26