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Ezekiel 1

Ez. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now it came to pass in the thirtieth
shlowshiym (Hebrew #7970)
multiple of 7969; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
KJV usage: thirty, thirtieth. Compare 7991.
Pronounce: shel-o-sheem'
Origin: or shloshiym {shel-o-sheem'}
year
shaneh (Hebrew #8141)
from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time)
KJV usage: + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).
Pronounce: shaw-neh'
Origin: (in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}
, in the fourth
rbiy`iy (Hebrew #7243)
from 7251; fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
KJV usage: foursquare, fourth (part).
Pronounce: reb-ee-ee'
Origin: or rbiiy {reb-ee-ee'}
month, in the fifth
chamesh (Hebrew #2568)
a primitive numeral; five
KJV usage: fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
Pronounce: khaw-maysh'
Origin: masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}
day of the month
chodesh (Hebrew #2320)
the new moon; by implication, a month
KJV usage: month(-ly), new moon.
Pronounce: kho'-desh
Origin: from 2318
, as I was among
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
the βcaptives
gowlah (Hebrew #1473)
active participle feminine of 1540; exile; concretely and collectively exiles
KJV usage: (carried away), captive(-ity), removing.
Pronounce: go-law'
Origin: or (shortened) golah {go-law'}
by the river
nahar (Hebrew #5104)
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
KJV usage: flood, river.
Pronounce: naw-hawr'
Origin: from 5102
of Chebar
Kbar (Hebrew #3529)
length; Kebar, a river of Mesopotamia
KJV usage: Chebar. Compare 2249.
Pronounce: keb-awr'
Origin: the same as 3528
c, that the heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
were opened
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
d, and I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
visions
mar'ah (Hebrew #4759)
a vision; also (causatively) a mirror
KJV usage: looking glass, vision.
Pronounce: mar-aw'
Origin: feminine of 4758
e of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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1-3:  The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.
4-14:  His vision of four cherubims;
15-25:  of the four wheels;
26-28:  and of the glory of God.
in the thirtieth.
as I.
captives.
Heb. captivity.
by the river.
Chebar.Chebar, called now Khabour, is a river of Mesopotamia, which taking its rise in the Mysian mountains, falls into the Euphrates near Carchemish, or Circesioum, now Karkisia, about 35 degrees 20' N. lat. and 40 degrees 25' E. long.the heavens.
I saw.
Ez. 8:3• 3Y aquella semejanza extendió la mano, y tomóme por las guedejas de mi cabeza; y el espíritu me alzó entre el cielo y la tierra, y llevóme en visiones de Dios á Jerusalem, á la entrada de la puerta de adentro que mira hacia el aquilón, donde estaba la habitación de la imagen del celo, la que hacía celar. (Ez. 8:3)
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Ez. 11:24• 24Luego me levantó el espíritu, y volvióme á llevar en visión del espíritu de Dios á la tierra de los Caldeos, á los trasportados. Y partióse de mí la visión que había visto. (Ez. 11:24)
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Gn. 15:1• 1Después de estas cosas fué la palabra de Jehová á Abram en visión, diciendo: No temas, Abram; yo soy tu escudo, y tu galardón sobremanera grande. (Gn. 15:1)
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Gn. 46:2• 2Y habló Dios á Israel en visiones de noche, y dijo: Jacob, Jacob. Y él respondió: Heme aquí. (Gn. 46:2)
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Nm. 12:6• 6Y él les dijo: Oid ahora mis palabras: si tuviereis profeta de Jehová, le apareceré en visión, en sueños hablaré con él. (Nm. 12:6)
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Is. 1:1• 1Visión de Isaías hijo de Amoz, la cual vió sobre Judá y Jerusalem, en días de Uzzías, Jotham, Achâz y Ezechîas, reyes de Judá. (Is. 1:1)
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Dn. 8:1‑2• 1En el año tercero del reinado del rey Belsasar, me apareció una visión á mí, Daniel, después de aquella que me había aparecido antes.
2Vi en visión, (y aconteció cuando vi, que yo estaba en Susán, que es cabecera del reino en la provincia de Persia;) vi pues en visión, estando junto al río Ulai,
(Dn. 8:1‑2)
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Os. 12:10• 10Y hablado he á los profetas, y yo aumenté la profecía, y por mano de los profetas puse semejanzas. (Os. 12:10)
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Jl. 2:28• 28Y será que después de esto, derramaré mi Espíritu sobre toda carne, y profetizarán vuestros hijos y vuestras hijas; vuestros viejos soñarán sueños, y vuestros mancebos verán visiones. (Jl. 2:28)
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Mt. 17:9• 9Y como descendieron del monte, les mandó Jesús, diciendo: No digáis á nadie la visión, hasta que el Hijo del hombre resucite de los muertos. (Mt. 17:9)
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Hch. 9:10‑12• 10Había entonces un discípulo en Damasco llamado Ananías, al cual el Señor dijo en visión: Ananías. Y él respondió: Heme aquí, Señor.
11Y el Señor le dijo: Levántate, y ve á la calle que se llama la Derecha, y busca en casa de Judas á uno llamado Saulo, de Tarso: porque he aquí, él ora;
12Y ha visto en visión un varón llamado Ananías, que entra y le pone la mano encima, para que reciba la vista.
(Hch. 9:10‑12)
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Hch. 10:3• 3Este vió en visión manifiestamente, como á la hora nona del día, que un ángel de Dios entraba á él, y le decía: Cornelio. (Hch. 10:3)
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2 Co. 12:1• 1Cierto no me es conveniente gloriarme; mas vendré á las visiones y á las revelaciones del Señor. (2 Co. 12:1)
 He had raised up the Gentile empires and made His people Lo-ammi. Ezekiel was one of those carried into captivity in the subsequent reign of Jehoiakin, son of Jehoiakim, when the king of Babylon swept away all the better sort from the land and our prophet among the rest. There remained but one step lower, the calamitous reign of Zedekiah. (Notes on Ezekiel: Introduction by W. Kelly)
 The opening of the heavens was in judgment of Israel's iniquity. (Notes on Ezekiel 1-3 by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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cNow it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, as I was among the captivesd by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

JND Translation Notes

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c
(The title of this book, "Ezekiel"), Meaning, "Strength of God."
d
Lit. "captivity."