Quotes from Ezekiel

20 notable lines from Ezekiel · c. 580 BCE

O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

Ezekiel prophesying to the bones, Ezekiel 37:4 (KJV)

Quotations follow the King James Version translation (Oxford University Press, 1611) — our recommended edition.

  1. And their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

    Vision of the four living creatures, Ezekiel 1:16 (KJV)

  2. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

    The LORD to Ezekiel, Ezekiel 37:3 (KJV)

  3. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

    The LORD's promise of restoration, Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)

  4. The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones.

    Opening of the Valley of Dry Bones, Ezekiel 37:1 (KJV)

  5. The soul that sinneth, it shall die.

    On individual responsibility, Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV)

  6. As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

    The watchman's call to repentance, Ezekiel 33:11 (KJV)

  7. The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

    The proverb Ezekiel rejects, Ezekiel 18:2 (KJV)

  8. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

    The dry bones come to life, Ezekiel 37:10 (KJV)

  9. The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

    Ezekiel's call by the river Chebar, Ezekiel 1:1 (KJV)

  10. Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.

    Prophecy against Gog, Ezekiel 38:2 (KJV)

  11. Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

    The LORD's promise of return, Ezekiel 37:12 (KJV)

  12. Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

    The despairing house of Israel, Ezekiel 37:11 (KJV)

  13. And the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

    The closing words of the book, Ezekiel 48:35 (KJV)

  14. Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.

    The LORD commissioning Ezekiel, Ezekiel 2:1 (KJV)

  15. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

    Ezekiel eats the scroll, Ezekiel 3:3 (KJV)

  16. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

    On the sin of Sodom, Ezekiel 16:49 (KJV)

  17. So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

    Ezekiel appointed watchman, Ezekiel 33:7 (KJV)

  18. Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

    The LORD foretells the death of Ezekiel's wife, Ezekiel 24:16 (KJV)

  19. As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

    The wheels of the vision, Ezekiel 1:18 (KJV)