1. Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

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

3. The LORD' s word came to EZEKIEL the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and The LORD's hand was there on him.