Discovery BoxEzekiel 1:3 
Context1:3 the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel 1 the son of Buzi, 2 at the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. 3 The hand 4 of the Lord came on him there).
Ezekiel 44:13
Context44:13 They will not come near me to serve me as priest, nor will they come near any of my holy things, the things which are most sacred. They will bear the shame of the abominable deeds they have committed.
Ezekiel 44:22
Context44:22 They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel 5 or a widow who is a priest’s widow.
Ezekiel 44:30
Context44:30 The first of all the first fruits and all contributions of any kind 6 will be for the priests; you will also give to the priest the first portion of your dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house.
1 sn The prophet’s name, Ezekiel, means in Hebrew “May God strengthen.”
2 tn Or “to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest.”
3 tn Heb “Chaldeans.” The name of the tribal group ruling Babylon, “Chaldeans” is used as metonymy for the whole empire of Babylon. The Babylonians worked with the Medes to destroy the Assyrian Empire near the end of the 7th century
4 tn Or “power.”
sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s “hand” being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
5 tn Heb “from the offspring of the house of Israel.”
6 tn Heb has in addition “from your contributions,” a repetition unnecessary in English.
