EZE 1:1 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXX ΚΑΙ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ τριακοστῷ ἔτει ἐν τῷ τετάρτῳ μηνὶ πέμπτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς, καὶ ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν μέσῳ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας ἐπὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τοῦ Χοβάρ· καὶ ἠνοίχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοὶ, καὶ ἴδον ὁράσεις Θεοῦ.
(KAI egeneto en tōi triakostōi etei en tōi tetartōi maʸni pemptaʸ tou maʸnos, kai egō aʸmaʸn en mesōi taʸs aiⱪmalōsias epi tou potamou tou Ⱪobar; kai aʸnoiⱪthaʸsan hoi ouranoi, kai idon horaseis Theou. )

BrTr Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was in the midst of the captivity by the river of Chobar; and the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

ULT In the thirtieth year, the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month, it came about that I was living among the captives by the Kebar Canal. The heavens opened, and I saw visions of God.

UST “When I, Ezekiel, was thirty years old, I was living among the Israelite people by the Kebar Canal, which was south of Babylon. The Babylonians had taken us from the land of Judah and brought us here. On the fifth day of the fourth month of that year, it was as though the sky opened and I saw visions from God.
¶ The fifth day of the fourth month was almost five years after King Jehoiachin had been exiled.”

BSB § In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.[fn]

OEB In the thirtieth year, in the fifth day of the fourth month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God,

WEBBE Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was amongst the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.[fn]

1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles at the Kebar River, the heavens opened and I saw a divine vision.

LSV And it comes to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], on the fifth of the month, and I [am] in the midst of the expulsion by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God.

FBV On the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year,[fn] I was with the other exiles by the River Kebar. The heavens opened and I saw visions of God.

1:1 Ezekiel is not specific regarding what the “thirtieth year” applies to. Some have considered that it refers to his age.

T4T I am Ezekiel, a priest, the son of Buzi. When I was 30 years old, I wasliving among theIsraeli people who had been ◄exiled from/forced to leave► Judahand had come to Babylon. I was living along the Kebar River/Canalsouth of Babylon. Almost five years after King Jehoiachin had been ◄exiled/forced to leave Judah►, on the fifth day of the fourth monthof that year, it was as though the sky was opened and I saw visions from God.
¶ On that day,

LEB And it was in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, and I was in the midst of[fn] the exiles[fn] by the Kebar River.[fn] The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

1:1 Or “among”

1:1 Hebrew “exile”

1:1 Literally “river of Kebar”

BBE Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.

YLT And it cometh to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth of the month, and I [am] in the midst of the Removed by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God.

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

1.1 Elohim

RV 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.

Wbstr 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 of Kebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

KJB-1769 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 of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.[fn]

1.1 captives: Heb. captivity

KJB-1611 ¶ Now it came to passe in the thirtieth yeere, in the fourth moneth, in the fifth day of the moneth, (as I was among [fn]the captiues by the riuer of Chebar) that the heauens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

1:1 Hebr. captiuitie.

Bshps It came to passe in the thirtith yere in the fourth moneth in the fifth day of the moneth, that (I beyng in the middes of the captiuitie, by the riuer Chebar) the heauens were opened, and I sawe visions of God:
(It came to pass in the thirtith year in the fourth month in the fifth day of the month, that (I being in the midst of the captiuitie, by the river Chebar) the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God:)

Gnva It came to passe in the thirtieth yere in the fourth moneth, and in the fift day of the moneth (as I was among the captiues by the riuer Chebar) that the heauens were opened and I sawe visions of GOD.
(It came to pass in the thirtieth year in the fourth month, and in the fift 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. )

Cvdl It chaused, in the xxx. yeare the fifth daye off the fourth Moneth, that I was amonge the presoners by the ryuer off Cobar: where the heauens opened, & I sawe a vision of God.
(It chaused, in the xxx. year the fifth day off the fourth Moneth, that I was among the prisoners by the river off Cobar: where the heavens opened, and I saw a vision of God.)

Wycl And it was don, in the thrittithe yeer, in the fourthe monethe, in the fyuethe dai of the moneth, whanne Y was in the myddis of caitifs, bisidis the flood Chobar, heuenes weren openyd, and Y siy the reuelaciouns of God.
(And it was done, in the thrittithe year, in the fourthe month, in the fivethe day of the month, when I was in the midst of caitifs, besides the flood Chobar, heavens were opened, and I saw the revelations of God.)

Luth Im dreißigsten Jahr, am fünften Tage des vierten Monden, da ich war unter den Gefangenen am Wasser Chebar, tat sich der Himmel auf, und GOtt zeigte mir Gesichte.
(Im thirtysten Yahr, in/at/on_the fünften days the vierten Monden, there I what/which under the Gefangenen in/at/on_the water Chebar, did itself/yourself/themselves the/of_the heaven on, and God zeigte to_me Gesichte.)

ClVg Et factum est in trigesimo anno, in quarto, in quinta mensis, cum essem in medio captivorum juxta fluvium Chobar, aperti sunt cæli, et vidi visiones Dei.
(And done it_is in trigesimo anno, in quarto, in quinta month, when/with essem in in_the_middle captivorum next_to fluvium Chobar, aperti are cæli, and I_saw visiones of_God. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God’s Glory with His People

In ancient Israel, God’s glory was particularly manifest at the central sanctuaries that had been built for him. When the Israelites completed construction of the Tabernacle, that sacred space became filled with the glory of the Lord (Exod 40:34-35). Likewise, after the Temple was completed and the Ark of the Covenant was brought in, God’s glorious presence filled the Temple (1 Kgs 8:10-11).

The presence and absence of God’s glory is a central theme in the book of Ezekiel. God’s glory appears to the prophet Ezekiel while he is exiled in Babylon, meaning that his glory was no longer present at the Temple in Jerusalem. The reason God’s glory had departed from the Temple at that time becomes clear in Ezekiel’s vision in Ezekiel 8–11, in which the prophet sees the abominations that had polluted the Temple in Jerusalem. Without God’s presence, the Temple had become an empty shell awaiting destruction. God was not forcibly evicted by the superior might of the Babylonian army; he voluntarily departed because his people were defiled. Their sin drove him away from the land he had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For a time, the Lord went from Jerusalem to Babylon to become a sanctuary for the exiles there (see 11:16).

God would not abandon his Temple forever. After pouring out his wrath in full measure, he would restore a remnant to their land and sanctify them by his Spirit so that he could once again dwell in their midst in a new sanctuary (37:26). God’s glory, dwelling among his people forever (43:1-5), is at the heart of Ezekiel’s vision of their restoration.

The glory of God has come to live among us fully in the person of Jesus Christ. As John testifies, “We have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son” (John 1:14). The aged Simeon saw the baby Jesus brought to the Temple and described him as “a light to reveal God to the nations, and . . . the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:32). Jesus’ glory was veiled while he was on earth, though for a moment on the Mount of Transfiguration his radiance was revealed to his closest disciples (Matt 17:2). He experienced his own abandonment by God as he hung on the cross, bearing the curse for our sin (Matt 27:46). Now, as the exalted and glorified Lord, he sits at God’s right hand (Eph 1:19-20). By his Spirit, he has promised never to abandon us, but to be with us to the end of time (Matt 28:20).

Passages for Further Study

Exod 15:11; 33:18–34:8; 40:34; Ps 19:1-11; Isa 4:5-6; 6:3; 40:5; 42:8; 43:7; 58:8; 60:1-2; Ezek 1:1-28; 11:16; 37:26; 43:1-5; 44:4; Hab 2:14; Matt 17:2; 28:20; Luke 2:32; John 1:14; 2 Cor 4:4-6; Heb 1:3; Rev 21:10-11, 23

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal

(Occurrence 0) In the thirtieth year

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in/on/at/with,thirtieth year in/on/at/with,fourth in/on/at/with,fifth of_the,month and,I in/on/at/with,midst the,exiles on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in river Chebar opened the=heavens and,saw visions ʼElohīm )

This is the thirtieth year of Ezekiel’s life.

Note 2 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

(Occurrence 0) the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month

“the fifth day of the fourth month.” This is the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifth day is around the end of June on Western calendars. (See also: translate-ordinal)

(Occurrence 0) it came about that

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

(Occurrence 0) I was living among the captives

The word “I” refers to Ezekiel. “I was one of the captives”

(Occurrence 0) I saw visions of God

Alternate translation: “God showed me unusual things”

(Occurrence 0) the Kebar Canal

This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. “the Kebar River”

Parallel EZE 1:1