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Ezekiel 1:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3The 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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Quick Meaning
Ezekiel's first-person vision report states or reports “The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land…” at Ezekiel 1:3 as a specific part of “The Dated Word Comes among the Exiles.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 1:1–3
Ezekiel 1:3 belongs to “The Dated Word Comes among the Exiles.” Ezekiel's first-person vision report states or reports “The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land…” at Ezekiel 1:3 as a specific part of “The Dated Word Comes among the Exiles.” Read the surrounding movement before drawing theology or application.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The unit needs this line before its next movement. Ezekiel's first-person vision report states or reports “The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land…” at Ezekiel 1:3 as a specific part of “The Dated Word Comes among the Exiles.” The result is: The first-person superscription locates Ezekiel among the exiles by the river Chebar, dates the vision by Jehoiachin's captivity, names him priest and son of Buzi, and reports the LORD's hand upon him.
What Remains True
The line's lasting value comes through its role in Ezekiel 1:1–3, not isolation. Ezekiel's first-person vision report states or reports “The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land…” at Ezekiel 1:3 as a specific part of “The Dated Word Comes among the Exiles.” Awe, presence, mobility, and human limitation should produce careful attention and humility rather than spectacle or control.
How It Can Shape Life
- Role in Ezekiel 1:3: Ezekiel's first-person vision report states or reports “The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land…” at Ezekiel 1:3 as a specific part of “The Dated Word Comes among the Exiles.” Contextual meaning in Ezekiel 1:1–3: The first-person superscription locates Ezekiel among the exiles by the river Chebar, dates the vision by Jehoiachin's captivity, names him priest and son of Buzi, and reports the LORD's hand upon him. The interpretive limit remains: The thirtieth year remains unexplained, and the notice does not prove Ezekiel wrote every later layer without editing. Proportionate enduring truth: Awe, presence, mobility, and human limitation should produce careful attention and humility rather than spectacle or control. Application: Read every comparison as a comparison, name what the vision actually interprets, and refuse claims that an image proves a modern machine, diagnosis, conspiracy, or private authority.
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Read Ezekiel 1:1–3 — The Dated Word Comes among the ExilesSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 1:1–3, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 1:1–3
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 1:1–3
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