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Book 26 · Major Prophet

Ezekiel

Ezekiel speaks to Judah from exile, where the collapse of temple, land, and monarchy has not cancelled the holiness or mobility of God's rule. The book confronts hardened rebellion with severe visions and sign-acts, yet it also moves toward cleansing, renewed covenant life, and the promise that God's presence can return to a restored people.

Within Scripture, Ezekiel stands at the intersection of judgment and restoration for the exilic community. It shows that the LORD's glory is not trapped in Jerusalem, that sin must be exposed without sentimentality, and that renewal requires new hearts, a new people, and the renewed presence of God Himself.

Chapters48
Reading time~138 min·31,716 words
ThemesJudgment · Holiness · Exile · Restoration
Opens with“In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.”
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  1. Chapter 1
    1. Ezekiel’s Vision by the River Kebarvv. 1-3
    2. The Four Living Creaturesvv. 4-14
    3. The Four Wheelsvv. 15-21
    4. The Divine Gloryvv. 22-28
  2. Chapter 2Ezekiel’s Call
    1. Ezekiel’s Callvv. 1-10
  3. Chapter 3Ezekiel Eats the Scroll and A Watchman for Israel
    1. Ezekiel Eats the Scrollvv. 1-15
    2. A Watchman for Israelvv. 16-27
  4. Chapter 4A Sign of Jerusalem’s Siege and The Defiled Bread
    1. A Sign of Jerusalem’s Siegevv. 1-8
    2. The Defiled Breadvv. 9-17
  5. Chapter 5The Razor of Judgment and Famine, Sword, and Dispersion
    1. The Razor of Judgmentvv. 1-10
    2. Famine, Sword, and Dispersionvv. 11-17
  6. Chapter 6Judgment against Idolatry and A Remnant to Be Blessed
    1. Judgment against Idolatryvv. 1-7
    2. A Remnant to Be Blessedvv. 8-14
  7. Chapter 7The Hour of Doom and The Desolation of Israel
    1. The Hour of Doomvv. 1-13
    2. The Desolation of Israelvv. 14-27
  8. Chapter 8The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple
    1. The Vision of Idolatry in the Templevv. 1-18
  9. Chapter 9Execution of the Idolaters
    1. Execution of the Idolatersvv. 1-11
  10. Chapter 10God’s Glory Exits the Temple
    1. God’s Glory Exits the Templevv. 1-22
  11. Chapter 11
    1. Evil in High Placesvv. 1-12
    2. A Promise of Restorationvv. 13-21
    3. God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalemvv. 22-25
  12. Chapter 12Signs of the Coming Captivity and The Presumptuous Proverb
    1. Signs of the Coming Captivityvv. 1-20
    2. The Presumptuous Proverbvv. 21-28
  13. Chapter 13Reproof of False Prophets and Reproof of False Prophetesses
    1. Reproof of False Prophetsvv. 1-16
    2. Reproof of False Prophetessesvv. 17-23
  14. Chapter 14Idolatrous Elders Condemned and Four Dire Judgments
    1. Idolatrous Elders Condemnedvv. 1-11
    2. Four Dire Judgmentsvv. 12-23
  15. Chapter 15Jerusalem the Useless Vine
    1. Jerusalem the Useless Vinevv. 1-8
  16. Chapter 16
    1. Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulnessvv. 1-34
    2. Judgment on Jerusalemvv. 35-58
    3. The Covenant Rememberedvv. 59-63
  17. Chapter 17The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine and The Parable Explained
    1. The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vinevv. 1-10
    2. The Parable Explainedvv. 11-24
  18. Chapter 18The Soul Who Sins Will Die
    1. The Soul Who Sins Will Dievv. 1-32
  19. Chapter 19A Lament for the Princes of Israel
    1. A Lament for the Princes of Israelvv. 1-14
  20. Chapter 20
    1. Israel’s Rebellion in Egyptvv. 1-9
    2. Israel’s Rebellion in the Wildernessvv. 10-26
    3. Israel’s Rebellion in the Landvv. 27-32
    4. Judgment and Restorationvv. 33-44
    5. A Prophecy against the Southvv. 45-49
  21. Chapter 21God’s Sword of Judgment
    1. God’s Sword of Judgmentvv. 1-32
  22. Chapter 22
    1. The Sins of Jerusalemvv. 1-16
    2. The Refining Furnacevv. 17-22
    3. Israel’s Wicked Leadersvv. 23-31
  23. Chapter 23
    1. The Two Adulterous Sistersvv. 1-21
    2. Oholibah to Be Plaguedvv. 22-35
    3. Judgment on Both Sistersvv. 36-49
  24. Chapter 24The Parable of the Cooking Pot and Ezekiel’s Wife Dies
    1. The Parable of the Cooking Potvv. 1-14
    2. Ezekiel’s Wife Diesvv. 15-27
  25. Chapter 25
    1. A Prophecy against Ammonvv. 1-7
    2. A Prophecy against Moabvv. 8-11
    3. A Prophecy against Edomvv. 12-14
    4. A Prophecy against the Philistinesvv. 15-17
  26. Chapter 26A Prophecy against Tyre
    1. A Prophecy against Tyrevv. 1-21
  27. Chapter 27A Lament for Tyre
    1. A Lament for Tyrevv. 1-36
  28. Chapter 28
    1. A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyrevv. 1-10
    2. A Lament for the King of Tyrevv. 11-19
    3. A Prophecy against Sidonvv. 20-24
    4. The Restoration of Israelvv. 25-26
  29. Chapter 29
    1. A Prophecy against Pharaohvv. 1-7
    2. The Desolation of Egyptvv. 8-16
    3. Egypt the Reward of Nebuchadnezzarvv. 17-21
  30. Chapter 30A Lament for Egypt and Pharaoh’s Power Broken
    1. A Lament for Egyptvv. 1-19
    2. Pharaoh’s Power Brokenvv. 20-26
  31. Chapter 31Egypt Will Fall like Assyria
    1. Egypt Will Fall like Assyriavv. 1-18
  32. Chapter 32A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egypt and Egypt Cast into the Pit
    1. A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egyptvv. 1-16
    2. Egypt Cast into the Pitvv. 17-32
  33. Chapter 33
    1. Ezekiel the Watchman for Israelvv. 1-9
    2. The Message of the Watchmanvv. 10-20
    3. Word of Jerusalem’s Fallvv. 21-33
  34. Chapter 34
    1. A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherdsvv. 1-10
    2. The Good Shepherdvv. 11-24
    3. The Covenant of Peacevv. 25-31
  35. Chapter 35A Prophecy against Mount Seir
    1. A Prophecy against Mount Seirvv. 1-15
  36. Chapter 36A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel and A New Heart and a New Spirit
    1. A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israelvv. 1-15
    2. A New Heart and a New Spiritvv. 16-38
  37. Chapter 37The Valley of Dry Bones and One Nation with One King
    1. The Valley of Dry Bonesvv. 1-14
    2. One Nation with One Kingvv. 15-28
  38. Chapter 38A Prophecy against Gog
    1. A Prophecy against Gogvv. 1-23
  39. Chapter 39The Slaughter of Gog’s Armies and Israel to Be Restored
    1. The Slaughter of Gog’s Armiesvv. 1-20
    2. Israel to Be Restoredvv. 21-29
  40. Chapter 40
    1. The Man with a Measuring Rodvv. 1-4
    2. The East Gatevv. 5-16
    3. The Outer Courtvv. 17-19
    4. The North Gatevv. 20-23
    5. The South Gatevv. 24-27
    6. The Gates of the Inner Courtvv. 28-37
    7. Eight Tables for Sacrificesvv. 38-43
    8. Chambers for Ministryvv. 44-46
    9. The Inner Courtvv. 47-49
  41. Chapter 41
    1. Inside the Templevv. 1-4
    2. Outside the Templevv. 5-14
    3. The Interior Structuresvv. 15-26
  42. Chapter 42Chambers for the Priests and The Outer Measurements
    1. Chambers for the Priestsvv. 1-14
    2. The Outer Measurementsvv. 15-20
  43. Chapter 43The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple and The Altar of Sacrifice
    1. The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Templevv. 1-12
    2. The Altar of Sacrificevv. 13-27
  44. Chapter 44
    1. The East Gate Assigned to the Princevv. 1-5
    2. Reproof of the Levitesvv. 6-14
    3. The Duties of the Priestsvv. 15-31
  45. Chapter 45
    1. Consecration of the Landvv. 1-6
    2. The Prince’s Portionvv. 7-9
    3. Honest Scalesvv. 10-12
    4. Offerings and Feastsvv. 13-25
  46. Chapter 46The Prince’s Offerings and The Courts for Boiling and Baking
    1. The Prince’s Offeringsvv. 1-18
    2. The Courts for Boiling and Bakingvv. 19-24
  47. Chapter 47Waters from under the Temple and The Borders of the Land
    1. Waters from under the Templevv. 1-12
    2. The Borders of the Landvv. 13-23
  48. Chapter 48
    1. The Portions for the Tribesvv. 1-7
    2. The Portions for the Priests and Levitesvv. 8-14
    3. The Common Portionvv. 15-20
    4. The Portion for the Princevv. 21-22
    5. The Portions for the Remaining Tribesvv. 23-29
    6. The City Gates and Dimensionsvv. 30-35
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