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Ezekiel 1:3 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Ezekiel 1:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 1 verse 3 to related passages throughout the 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. Ezekiel: Heb. Jehezkel”
Ezekiel 1:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 1:3
This verse introduces one of Scripture's most extraordinary visions with precise historical and prophetic credentials. The phrase 'the word of the LORD came expressly' uses the Hebrew 'hayoh hayah' (הָיֹה הָיָה), an emphatic construction meaning 'certainly came' or 'definitely came,' emphasizing the undeniable reality of divine revelation. Ezekiel's priestly lineage ('the son of Buzi') is significant—as a priest, he should have been serving in Jerusalem's temple, but instead ministers among exiles by Babylon's irrigation canals. The 'hand of the LORD' (yad-Yahweh, יַד־יְהוָה) denotes powerful ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 1:3
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“Arise”
“and took me away; and I went in bitterness”
“and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.”
“when the minstrel played”
“and he brought me out in the Spirit of Yahweh”
“before he who was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth”
“in the sixth [month]”
“in the beginning of the year”
“the son of Pethuel.”
“in the fourth [month]”