1 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. [1]

2 In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

3 the LORD’s [2] word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Kasdim by the river Chebar; and the LORD’s hand was there on him.