Ezekiel 20 records God's refusal to be inquired of by rebellious elders, reviews Israel's history of idolatry from Egypt to the promised land, and promises a future purging and restoration for His name's sake.

Ezekiel 19 is a lamentation over the princes of Israel, pictured first as lion cubs taken captive and then as a vine uprooted and burned. It declares that no strong branch remains to be a scepter for ruling.

Ezekiel 18 addresses the proverb that children suffer for their parents' sins, declaring instead that each person is responsible for their own actions. It emphasizes that God desires repentance and life, not death, and that turning from wickedness leads to life while turning from righteousness leads to death.

Ezekiel 17 is a riddle and parable about two great eagles and a vine, symbolizing Babylon's removal of Jerusalem's king and Judah's rebellion through an alliance with Egypt. It declares that the broken oath will not go unpunished, yet God promises to take a tender twig from the cedar and plant it on a high mountain, where it will become a noble cedar.

Ezekiel 16 presents Jerusalem as an abandoned infant whom God rescued, adorned, and married, yet she trusted her beauty and played the prostitute with many lovers. The chapter declares judgment but ends with God remembering his covenant and establishing an everlasting covenant.

Ezekiel 15 records a short parable in which Yahweh compares Jerusalem to a vine branch that is good for nothing except fuel for fire. The chapter announces that because the people have committed a trespass, God will set his face against them and make the land desolate.

Ezekiel 14 records God's response to Israel's elders who harbored idols in their hearts while seeking a prophet, announcing judgment on them and on any prophet who deceives them. It then describes four severe judgments on a sinful land and insists that even Noah, Daniel, and Job would deliver only their own lives, not their children, while a remnant will still come out so that God's justice is seen as justified.

Ezekiel 13 records God's judgment against prophets and women in Israel who speak from their own hearts rather than from His word. They mislead the people with false visions of peace, and God promises to tear down their whitewashed wall and deliver His people from their deceptive grip.

Ezekiel 12 records two sign acts: the prophet packs his belongings and digs through a wall to portray the coming exile, and he eats and drinks with trembling to show the fear that will accompany judgment. The chapter also confronts a proverb that visions fail and promises that Yahweh's word will be fulfilled without delay.

Ezekiel 11 records the Spirit bringing the prophet to Jerusalem's east gate, where he confronts leaders who trust in the city's safety. God declares judgment on them but promises to gather the exiles, be their sanctuary, and give them a new heart and spirit.

Ezekiel 10 records a vision where God's glory rises from the cherubim and the temple is filled with cloud and brightness. A man in linen takes fire from between the cherubim and scatters it over the city, while the cherubim with four faces and wheels full of eyes move out.

Ezekiel 9 records a vision in which God summons six men with slaughter weapons and a man clothed in linen with a writer's inkhorn. The linen-clad man marks the foreheads of those who sigh and cry over Jerusalem's abominations, while the others kill without pity, beginning at the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 8 records a vision where God shows the prophet the secret idolatry practiced in Jerusalem's temple. It describes four escalating abominations and God's declaration of wrath because the people believed He did not see.

Ezekiel 7 is a prophecy of judgment against the land of Israel, declaring that the end has come because of their abominations. Yahweh will pour out His wrath, and the people will know that He is Yahweh.

Ezekiel 6 records Yahweh's word against the mountains of Israel because of idolatry, promising destruction of high places and altars. Yet a remnant will escape, remember Yahweh among the nations, and know that He is Yahweh.

Ezekiel 5 records a sign act where the prophet shaves his head and beard, divides the hair into three parts, and enacts the coming judgment on Jerusalem. The chapter explains that because Jerusalem rebelled more than the surrounding nations, God will bring famine, sword, and scattering upon her, making her a reproach among the nations.

Ezekiel 4 records God commanding Ezekiel to perform a series of prophetic signs: a tile depicting Jerusalem under siege, lying on his sides to bear the iniquity of Israel and Judah, and eating rationed bread baked on dung. These acts symbolize the coming siege of Jerusalem, the years of exile, and the famine and defilement the people will suffer.

Ezekiel is commanded to eat a scroll and then speak to Israel, though they are obstinate. He is made a watchman, warned that he must warn the wicked or bear responsibility for their blood.

Ezekiel 2 records God's commission to the prophet, sending him to the rebellious children of Israel with a message they may reject. God strengthens Ezekiel by the Spirit, warns him against fear, and gives him a scroll filled with lamentations, mourning, and woe to consume.

Ezekiel, a priest among the captives by the river Chebar, receives a vision of God's glory. He sees a stormy wind, four living creatures with four faces and wings, wheels full of eyes, and a throne above an expanse, and he falls on his face.