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The Book of Ezekiel

Ezekiel is book 14 of 39 in the Tanakh, part of Nevi'im. It has 48 chapters and 1,273 verses.

Updated September 19, 2026

יְחֶזְקֵאל

Section
Nevi'im
Chapters
48
Verses
1,273
Longest chapter
16 (63 verses)

What Ezekiel is about

Ezekiel was a priest who prophesied among the exiles in Babylon. His book opens with the vision of the divine chariot, explains the fall of Jerusalem, and turns to hope: the valley of dry bones that come back to life, and a detailed vision of a rebuilt Temple.

Opening verse

וַיְהִי בִּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה בָּרְבִיעִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַאֲנִי בְתוֹךְ־הַגּוֹלָה עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָר נִפְתְּחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וָאֶרְאֶה מַרְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים׃

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

Ezekiel 1:1

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