Book of Ezekiel Resources

This site is a great resource—containing pretty much every translation of the Bible you might desire (and in numerous languages, in case you want to read Ezekiel in Tagalog).

The Catholic Encyclopedia offers a Catholic perspective on Ezekiel—though this article isn't particularly faith-specific.

The Hasidic Jewish organization, Chabad, offers its own take on Ezekiel in this article.

The Reform Jewish rabbi Solomon Freehof offers a sensitive and reflective look at Ezekiel—interpreting him in terms of his historical context while also searching for his contemporary relevance, as well.

The famous Protestant Reformer—and a huge Ezekiel fan—gives extensive commentary on a good number of chapters from Ezekiel.

Courtesy of Chabad, Rashi's commentary on Ezekiel provides a classic, Orthodox Jewish look at the prophet.

Perhaps the most famous Ezekiel reference in all of pop culture, Samuel L. Jackson recites this (totally fictitious) verse before gunning down someone who tried to cheat his gangster boss.

A world away from Pulp Fiction, this is Christine Hayes's Yale University lecture on how the Book of Ezekiel makes sense of the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile.

Led Zeppelin's former lead singer performs this version of Gary Davis's famous, bluesy Gospel number—backed by his band, "Band of Joy."

This classic African American spiritual—performed here by none other than Satchmo himself—pays tribute to Ezekiel's chariot vision from the very first chapter of the book.

Here's another version of the same spiritual.

Davis was an interesting fusion of the bluesman and the Gospel singer. This song takes off from the last chapter of Ezekiel, which describes the twelve gates to the rebuilt city of Jerusalem, one for each of the tribes of Israel.

This African American spiritual was inspired by Ezekiel's vision in Chapter 37, in which he sees the dead bones of the House of Israel reassemble and come back to life with muscles and flesh.

The great American poet, T.S. Eliot, reads his famous poem about his conversion to Christianity. Like "Dem Bones," it also references the "Valley of Dry Bones" sequence in Ch. 37. Eliot imagines his own conversion as being similar to the resurrection of the dead in that chapter.

The 20th Century Jewish visionary painter, Marc Chagall, gives us a dream-like depiction of the four creatures, with a prostrate Ezekiel overwhelmed by his vision.

Chipiez—a late 19th Century French architect—drew this recreation of Ezekiel's Temple plan, as described in the latter chapters of the book.

This 16th Century Belgian painter gives a strange picture of the resurrection of the dead in "The Valley of Dry Bones." If you didn't know what it was, you might suspect some sort of Jason and the Argonauts skeleton sequence was breaking out.

Dore, an amazing 19th Century French illustrator, drew this depiction of "The Valley of Dry Bones." Like De Vos's picture, Dore gives the impression of a dark, disturbing situation that's maybe about to improve. Light from behind Ezekiel is breaking into the place where the skeletons are reassembling.

This 16th Century Persian miniature painting relates the Qur'anic tale of Dhul Qarnayn (maybe Alexander the Great), who builds a giant wall to keep out the evil beings, Gog and Magog (which originate from Ezekiel).

Yad Vashem is the major Holocaust memorial in Israel. One of its monuments quotes words from the "Valley of Dry Bones" section of Ezekiel: "I will put my breath into you and you shall live again, and I will set you upon your own soil…" (37:14). This is an intense message of consolation in a very bleak and intense place.

Gog and Magog appear as wicked, bearded giants in this Melbourne shopping mecca. Just your typical mall décor.

Merian, a Swiss engraver, provides a lot of detail in this little drawing: he works in the wheels, the four-faced beings, Ezekiel receiving a scroll from God, God seated on his throne, and Jerusalem being destroyed. Still, it creeps us out.

In this image from the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo depicts Ezekiel as a fairly classic sort of prophet: bearded, clutching a scroll. He's turning around, about to receive a message or maybe say something to someone else. Probably asking for some Dr. Pepper to wash down the scroll.

Rubens' Ezekiel is… basically a total copy of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel version of Ezekiel. Abs by Soloflex.

This Russian Icon of the prophet Ezekiel gives us another quintessential, bearded, scroll-holding Ezekiel. Dig the beard braids.