The word of the LORD came to me: This is a traditional way of introducing a prophecy (see the comments on 1.3). The LORD renders “Yahweh” (YHWH in Hebrew), the name of God. Good News Translation renders this clause well with “The LORD spoke to me.”

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .