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Ezekiel

Old Testament · translated from the Hebrew

Ezekiel, a priest in exile in Babylon, sees the glory of God leave the temple because of the people’s sin. After the fall of Jerusalem he announces restoration: a new heart, dry bones that live again, and a new temple where God dwells.

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How it is laid out

  1. The call of Ezekielchapters 1–3
  2. Judgment on Jerusalemchapters 4–24
  3. Oracles on the nationschapters 25–32
  4. The restoration of Israelchapters 33–39
  5. The new templechapters 40–48

Key verses

  • Ezekiel 36:26 — I will give you a new heart
  • Ezekiel 37:5 — I am bringing spirit into you, and you will live
  • Ezekiel 18:32 — I take no pleasure in the death of the one who dies; turn back and live

Who wrote it

Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, writes in the first person (1:1-3). The Babylonian Talmud (Baba Batra 15a) attributes the writing of the book to the men of the Great Assembly.

When it was written

Around 593–571 BC, from the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile (1:2) to the twenty-seventh year (29:17).

For whom, and in what situation

For the Jews in exile in Babylon, by the river Chebar (1:1; 3:15). Before the fall of Jerusalem he announces judgment to them; when news of the fall arrives (33:21), he announces restoration.

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