Ezekiel 40:1
In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 1:3, the same phrase 'the hand of the LORD was upon him' initiates his first vision, linking this temple vision to his prophetic calling.
Ezekiel 3:14 also mentions 'the hand of the LORD' being strong upon him as he is transported in bitterness, echoing the divine enablement here.
Ezekiel 3:22 repeats 'the hand of the LORD was upon me' as he is led to the plain, paralleling being brought to the city now.
Ezekiel 33:21 reports Jerusalem's fall, which 40:1 dates as 14 years earlier — clarifies the timeline of the exile.
Ezekiel 1:2 dates the first vision in the fifth year of exile, paralleling 40:1's dating formula for the later temple vision.
Ezekiel 8:1 dates the vision of temple abominations in the sixth year, using the same dating pattern as 40:1's temple vision.
Ezekiel 11:24 describes being lifted by the Spirit in vision to Chaldea, a similar transportation event ending a previous vision cycle.
2 Kings 25:1-30 recounts the siege and destruction of Jerusalem, the event 40:1 references as 14 years prior to the vision.
Jeremiah 39:1-18 describes the fall of Jerusalem, the same event that Ezekiel 40:1 dates as the city being struck down.
Jeremiah 52:1-34 provides a detailed account of Jerusalem's fall and exile, the historical backdrop for Ezekiel 40:1's dating.
Revelation 11:1 echoes Ezekiel's temple measuring, with John given a rod to measure the temple—a direct NT parallel.
In Revelation 21:10, John is also carried in the Spirit to a great high mountain to see the holy city, mirroring Ezekiel's temple vision.