1. The book of Ezekiel is distinguished by visions, similes, and allegories, or parables, and especially by performance of symbolic actions, as when Ezekiel was told by God to engrave a sketch of Jerusalem on a brick and then to stage a mock siege against it as a sign to Israel.

Kennzeichnend für das Buch Hesekiel sind seine Visionen, Veranschaulichungen und Allegorien oder Gleichnisse. Ein besonderes Merkmal bilden symbolische Handlungen.