Ezekiel 1 · Verse 3

Ezekiel 1:3

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 1:3, King James Version

Ezekiel 1:3 in other translations

BSBthe 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.
WEBthe LORD’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the LORD’s hand was there on him.
ASVthe 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.
YLThath 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.
DARBYthe 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.
BBEThe word of the Lord came to me, Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldaeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on me there.
WebsterThe 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.

What does Ezekiel 1:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The hand of the Lord - I was filled with his power, and with the influence of the prophetic spirit.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 1:1-14

Ezekiel's vision of God, and of the angelic host. (Ezek 1:1-14) The conduct of Divine Providence. (Ezek 1:15-25) A revelation of the Son of man upon his heavenly throne. (Ezek 1:26-28) Verses 1-14 It is a mercy to have the word of God brought to us, and a duty to attend to it diligently, when we are in affliction. The voice of God came in the fulness of light and power, by the Holy Spirit. These visions seem to have…

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Ezekiel 1:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הָיֹ֣הha.Yohexpressly <come>H1961
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit cameH1961
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְחֶזְקֵ֨אלye.chez.KelEzekielH3168
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
בּוּזִ֧יbu.ZiBuziH941
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
כַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
עַל\־'al-atH5921
נְהַר\־ne.har-[the] river ofH5104
כְּבָ֑רke.VarKebarH3529
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon himH5921
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
יַד\־yad-[the] hand ofH3027
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 1:3

  • Ezekiel 3:22

    And the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

  • Ezekiel 3:14

    So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

  • 2 Kings 3:15

    But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

  • 1 Kings 18:46

    And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • Ezekiel 8:1

    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.

  • Ezekiel 37:1

    The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

  • Ezekiel 33:22

    Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

  • Ezekiel 40:1

    In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 1:1

    Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

  • Joel 1:1

    The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

  • 1 Timothy 4:1

    Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
word.
Jer 1:2,4; Ho 1:1; Joe 1:1; 1Ti 4:1
Ezekiel. Heb. Jehezkel. and the.
3:14,22; 8:1; 33:22; 37:1; 40:1; 1Ki 18:46; 2Ki 3:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 1:2

    In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

  • Ezekiel 1:3

    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 1:4

    And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

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Ezekiel 1:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Fué palabra de Jehová á Ezequiel sacerdote, hijo de Buzi, en la tierra de los Caldeos, junto al río de Chebar; fué allí sobre él la mano de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
la parole de l’ Éternel vint expressément à Ézéchiel, le sacrificateur, fils de Buzi, dans le pays des Chaldéens, près du fleuve Kebar; et la main de l’ Éternel fut là sur lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
geschah das Wort Jehovas ausdrücklich zu Hesekiel, dem Sohne Busis, dem Priester, im Lande der Chaldäer, am Flusse Kebar; und daselbst kam die Hand Jehovas über ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
factum est verbum Domini ad Ezechielem filium Buzi sacerdotem, in terra Chaldæorum, secus flumen Chobar: et facta est super eum ibi manus Domini.