Ezekiel

In Bible versions:

Ezekiel: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
Jehezkel: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

son of Buzi; a priest and a prophet among the exiles of Babylon
chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary

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the strength of God
strength of God

Arts:

Arts Topics: Ezekiel in Various Compositions; Ezekiel Preaching; Other Portraits of Ezekiel; The Call of Ezekiel; The Death of Ezekiel

Hebrew

Strongs #03168: laqzxy Y@chezqe'l

Ezekiel or Jehezekel = "God strengthens"

1) son of Buzi and a priest and prophet; author of the book by his
name; taken captive with Jehoiachin and exiled in Babylon where he
prophesied for the next 22 years
2) a priest in charge of the 20th course in the time of David

3168 Ychezqe'l yekh-ez-kale'

from 2388 and 410; God will strengthen; Jechezkel, the name
of two Israelites:-Ezekiel, Jehezekel.
see HEBREW for 02388
see HEBREW for 0410

Ezekiel [EBD]

God will strengthen. (1.) 1 Chr. 24:16, "Jehezekel."

(2.) One of the great prophets, the son of Buzi the priest (Ezek. 1:3). He was one of the Jewish exiles who settled at Tel-Abib, on the banks of the Chebar, "in the land of the Chaldeans." He was probably carried away captive with Jehoiachin (1:2; 2 Kings 24:14-16) about B.C. 597. His prophetic call came to him "in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity" (B.C. 594). He had a house in the place of his exile, where he lost his wife, in the ninth year of his exile, by some sudden and unforeseen stroke (Ezek. 8:1; 24:18). He held a prominent place among the exiles, and was frequently consulted by the elders (8:1; 11:25; 14:1; 20:1). His ministry extended over twenty-three years (29:17), B.C. 595-573, during part of which he was contemporary with Daniel (14:14; 28:3) and Jeremiah, and probably also with Obadiah. The time and manner of his death are unknown. His reputed tomb is pointed out in the neighbourhood of Bagdad, at a place called Keffil.

Ezekiel [NAVE]

EZEKIEL, a priest. Time of his prophecy, Ezek. 1:1-3.
Persecution of, Ezek. 3:25.
Visions of: of God's glory, Ezek. 1; 8; 10; 11:22; of Jews' abominations, Ezek. 8:5, 6; of their punishment, Ezek. 9:10; of the valley of dry bones, Ezek. 37:1-14; of a man with measuring line, Ezek. 40-48; of the river, Ezek. 47:1-5.
Teaches by pantomime: Feigns inability to speak, Ezek. 3:26; 24:27; 33:22; symbolizes the siege of Jerusalem by drawings on a tile, Ezek. 4; shaves himself, Ezek. 5:1-4; removes his belongings to illustrate the approaching Jewish captivity, Ezek. 12:3-7; sighs, Ezek. 21:6, 7; employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of Jerusalem, Ezek. 24:1-14; omits mourning at the death of his wife, Ezek. 24:16-27; prophesies by parable of an eagle, Ezek. 17:2-10.
Other parables, Ezek. 15; 16; 19; 23.
Prophecies of, concerning various nations, Ezek. 25-29.
His popularity, Ezek. 33:31, 32.

Jehezekel [NAVE]

JEHEZEKEL, a priest, and head of the twentieth division in the tabernacle service, 1 Chr. 24:16.

Jehezkel [NAVE]

JEHEZKEL
See: Jehezekel.

EZEKIEL [SMITH]

(the strength of God), one of the four greater prophets, was the son of a priest named Buzi, and was taken captive in the captivity of Jehoiachin, eleven years before the destruction of Jerusalem. He was a member of a community of Jewish exiles who settled on the banks of the Chebar, a "river? or stream of Babylonia. He began prophesying B.C. 595, and continued until B.C. 573, a period of more than twenty-two years. We learn from an incidental allusion, (Ezekiel 24:18) that he was married, and had a house, (Ezekiel 8:1) in his place of exile, and lost his wife by a sudden and unforeseen stroke. He lived in the highest consideration among his companions in exile, and their elders consulted him on all occasions. He is said to have been buried on the banks of the Euphrates. The tomb, said to have been built by Jehoiachin, is shown, a few days journey from Bagdad. Ezekiel was distinguished by his stern and inflexible energy of will and character and his devoted adherence to the rites and ceremonies of his national religion. The depth of his matter and the marvellous nature of his visions make him occasionally obscure. Prophecy of Ezekiel . --The book is divided into two great parts, of which the destruction of Jerusalem is the turning-point. Chapters 1-24 contain predictions delivered before that event, and chs. 25-48 after it, as we see from ch. (Ezekiel 26:2) Again, chs. 1-32 are mainly occupied with correction, denunciation and reproof, while the remainder deal chiefly in consolation and promise. A parenthetical section in the middle of the book, chs. 25-32, contains a group of prophecies against seven foreign nations, the septenary arrangement being apparently intentional. There are no direct quotations from Ezekiel in the New Testament, but in the Apocalypse there are many parallels and obvious allusions to the later chapters 40-48.

JEHEZEKEL [SMITH]

(whom God makes strong), a priest to whom was given by David the charge of the twentieth of the twenty-four courses in the service of the house of Jehovah. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1014.)

JEHEZKEL; JEHEZEKEL [ISBE]

JEHEZKEL; JEHEZEKEL - je-hez'-kel (Revised Version (British and American)), je-hez'-e-kel (the King James Version) (yechezqe'l "God strengthens"):

(1) A priest of David's time (1 Ch 24:16).

(2) Jehezkel in Ezek 1:3 King James Version margin, for EZEKIEL (which see).