Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 1:1 describes the same vision from Ezekiel's first-person perspective — the third-person 'hand of the LORD' here confirms divine agency.
Ezekiel 3:14 repeats 'the hand of the LORD was strong upon me' — the same sign of divine empowerment from Ezekiel's call.
Ezekiel 3:22 again uses 'the hand of the LORD was upon me' — this recurring phrase marks key moments of Ezekiel's ministry.
Ezekiel 8:1 recounts 'the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me' — another instance of the same divine touch in Ezekiel's visions.
Ezekiel 33:22 notes 'the hand of the LORD had been upon me' — a later reference to the same empowering presence.
Ezekiel 37:1 opens with 'The hand of the LORD was upon me' — the idiom marking the valley of dry bones vision.
Ezekiel 40:1 repeats 'the hand of the LORD was upon me' — introducing the temple vision with the same formula.
Ezekiel 43:3 explicitly references the vision by the river Chebar from chapter 1 — a direct callback to this inaugural vision.
Ezekiel 11:24 describes the Spirit transporting Ezekiel back to Chaldea — a similar divine initiative as 'the hand of the LORD' here.
Luke 3:2 uses the same 'word of God came to' formula for John the Baptist, a priest like Ezekiel — a parallel prophetic commissioning.
1 Kings 18:46 says 'the hand of the LORD was on Elijah' — the same idiom for divine enablement but applied to a different prophet.
In 2 Kings 3:15, the same phrase 'hand of the LORD' comes upon Elisha through music — an idiom for prophetic inspiration.
1 Chronicles 28:19 uses 'hand of the LORD' for David receiving temple plans — same phrase indicating divine enablement.
Zephaniah 1:1 introduces the prophet with lineage and historical context — a similar opening formula as Ezekiel's.