The book of Ezekiel tells of the visions and prophecies of the priest Ezekiel, called by God during the Babylonian exile of the people of Israel in the 6th century BC. Through apocalyptic imagery and symbolic acts, Ezekiel announces divine judgment on Jerusalem and the nations, but also proclaims the hope of restoration and a new eternal covenant with God.
Ezekiel prophesied among the Jewish exiles in Babylon roughly between 593 and 571 BC, becoming a witness to the collapse of the temple of Jerusalem and the scattering of Israel. His book is one of the most complex and visionary in all of Scripture, with images such as the vision of the cherubim and the wheels, the valley of dry bones, and the eschatological temple, which have inspired theologians, artists, and believers throughout the centuries.