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How long does it take to read the book of Ezekiel?

About 2 hours 30 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 3 hours 15 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 3 hours 45 minutes. Ezekiel has 48 chapters, 1,273 verses and 35,895 words.

Silently
2 hr 30 min
Out loud
3 hr 15 min
Listening
3 hr 45 min

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel was a prophet among the exiles in Babylon who saw striking visions, warned of judgment, and promised that God would bring His people home and give them new hearts.

The 26th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (Major Prophets).

A tip for reading it

Don't get lost in the strange visions; keep looking for the main message that God's promise of renewal doesn't fail.

Plan your reading of Ezekiel

Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.

How will you read it?

Plan by

Finish in

Reading days

Reading Ezekiel silently takes about 2 hours 30 minutes in all.

Each day

3 min

Reading days

48

You finish

…

That's about a chapter a day, 48 chapters in all.

Your first week

  1. Day 1Ezekiel 13 min
  2. Day 2Ezekiel 21 min
  3. Day 3Ezekiel 33 min
  4. Day 4Ezekiel 42 min
  5. Day 5Ezekiel 52 min
  6. Day 6Ezekiel 62 min
  7. Day 7Ezekiel 73 min

Chapter by chapter

Reading silently. The longest is Ezekiel 16 at about 7 minutes; the shortest, Ezekiel 15, takes under a minute.

  1. Chapter 13 min
  2. Chapter 21 min
  3. Chapter 33 min
  4. Chapter 42 min
  5. Chapter 52 min
  6. Chapter 62 min
  7. Chapter 73 min
  8. Chapter 83 min
  9. Chapter 92 min
  10. Chapter 102 min
  11. Chapter 113 min
  12. Chapter 123 min
  13. Chapter 133 min
  14. Chapter 143 min
  15. Chapter 15<1 min
  16. Chapter 167 min
  17. Chapter 173 min
  18. Chapter 184 min
  19. Chapter 191 min
  20. Chapter 206 min
  21. Chapter 214 min
  22. Chapter 223 min
  23. Chapter 235 min
  24. Chapter 243 min
  25. Chapter 252 min
  26. Chapter 263 min
  27. Chapter 273 min
  28. Chapter 283 min
  29. Chapter 293 min
  30. Chapter 303 min
Show all 48 chapters
  1. Chapter 312 min
  2. Chapter 324 min
  3. Chapter 334 min
  4. Chapter 344 min
  5. Chapter 352 min
  6. Chapter 365 min
  7. Chapter 374 min
  8. Chapter 383 min
  9. Chapter 394 min
  10. Chapter 406 min
  11. Chapter 413 min
  12. Chapter 422 min
  13. Chapter 433 min
  14. Chapter 444 min
  15. Chapter 453 min
  16. Chapter 464 min
  17. Chapter 473 min
  18. Chapter 484 min

Questions about Ezekiel

How long does it take to read Ezekiel out loud?

About 3 hours 15 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 3 hours 45 minutes.

How many chapters are in Ezekiel?

Ezekiel has 48 chapters and 1,273 verses, 35,895 words in the Berean Standard Bible.

Can I read Ezekiel in one sitting?

You can, but at about 2 hours 30 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 48 days, about 3 minutes a day.

What's the longest chapter in Ezekiel?

Ezekiel 16, about 7 minutes to read. The shortest is Ezekiel 15, under a minute.

What is Ezekiel about?

Ezekiel was a prophet among the exiles in Babylon who saw striking visions, warned of judgment, and promised that God would bring His people home and give them new hearts.

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