Ezekiel 11:24

Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 11:1 begins the vision with the Spirit lifting Ezekiel; 11:24 ends it with the same phrase, forming an inclusio.

Ezekiel 3:15 Historical context

Ezekiel 3:15 shows Ezekiel physically arriving among the exiles at Tel Aviv, confirming the location of the visionary transport in this verse.

Ezekiel 1:1 Historical context

Ezekiel 1:1 sets the scene by the River Chebar among exiles, providing the geographical context for the vision in this verse.

Ezekiel 3:11 commands Ezekiel to go to the exiles and speak, which this verse shows happening in vision.

Ezekiel 37:1 has the Spirit bringing Ezekiel to a valley, using the same transportation method as this verse.

Ezekiel 40:1 also describes being brought in visions of God to Jerusalem — the same visionary transport by the Spirit.

In Ezekiel 43:5, the Spirit lifts Ezekiel and brings him into the inner court, using nearly identical language.

Ezekiel 8:3 Parallel

In Ezekiel 8:3, the Spirit also lifts Ezekiel to Jerusalem. Both passages describe prophetic transportation by the Spirit.

Ezekiel 1:3 Parallel

Ezekiel 1:3 says 'the hand of the LORD was upon him,' while 11:24 says the Spirit lifted him — both introduce divine empowerment for visions.

1 Kings 18:12 records the Spirit carrying Elijah away, a direct parallel to the Spirit lifting Ezekiel in this verse.

2 Corinthians 12:2 describes a man caught up to the third heaven — a rapture-like transport similar to Ezekiel's Spirit-lifting.

Revelation 17:3 has John carried away in the Spirit to a wilderness — a direct parallel to Ezekiel's visionary transport.

Revelation 21:10 shows John carried in the Spirit to a mountain to see the Holy City — echoing Ezekiel's visionary journeys.

Psalm 137:1 Parallel

Psalm 137:1 gives the emotional context of the exiles by the rivers of Babylon, echoing the setting of Ezekiel's vision.

Acts 8:39 Parallel

Acts 8:39 shows the Spirit physically taking Philip away — a physical transport, unlike Ezekiel's visionary lifting.