Ezekiel 1:3 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 1:3

the 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.

BSB

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ASV

the 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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

6 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel (420)

(Verse 3) The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar. And to Daniel and Ezekiel, who were in Babylon by the rivers, the mysteries of things to come are revealed upon the waters, indeed in the purest waters, so that the power of baptism may be shown. Otherwise, even the apostle Paul, when he was baptized by Ananias in the Lord, having his eyes covered with scales, was freed from blindness (Acts 9).

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

HOMILIES ON MARK 75 (Mk 1:1-12) (420)

The Holy Spirit descended on Christ and remained; he descends on people, assuredly, but does not remain. Furthermore, in the scroll of Ezekiel, who is properly a type of the Savior—no other prophet, I mean of the major prophets, is called, "Son of man"; the title is given strictly to Ezekiel.

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The word of the Lord came expressly,.... Or, "in being was" (d); which phrase denotes the reality, certainty, substantiality and evidence of the word of the Lord to him: unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi; which Buzi, some say, was Jeremiah.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The word - What was visions, ver. 1, is here the word, both as signifying and declaring the mind of God, what he would do, and as continuing his commands to Ezekiel and to the people. Ezekiel - He speaks of himself in a third person. Priest - He was of the priests originally; he was a prophet by an extraordinary call.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Came expressly - The phrase marks that it was in truth a heaven-sent vision. The hand of the Lord - A phrase in all prophecy implying a “constraining” power, because the spirit “constrains” the prophet independently of his own will.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הָיֹ֣ה	ha.Yoh	expressly <come>	H1961 →
הָיָ֣ה	ha.Yah	it came	H1961 →
דְבַר־	de.var-	[the] word of	H1697 →
יְ֠הוָה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל	ye.chez.Kel	Ezekiel	H3168 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
בּוּזִ֧י	bu.Zi	Buzi	H941 →
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים	kas.Dim	[the] Chaldeans	H3778 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
נְהַר־	ne.har-	[the] river of	H5104 →
כְּבָ֑ר	ke.Var	Kebar	H3529 →
וַתְּהִ֥י	va.te.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
עָלָ֛יו	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
שָׁ֖ם	sham	there	H8033 →
יַד־	yad-	[the] hand of	H3027 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
leads to
- Ezekiel 37:1
  The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 3:15
  But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 20:7–9
  You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
Through
1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
leads to
- Ezekiel 3:14
  So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 9:1
  Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
Through
2 Kings 3:15
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:23
  And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
- Ephesians 5:18–19
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- 1 Samuel 10:5
  After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded…