From the opening verses of the Book, which bears the name of the Prophet Ezekiel, we learn that he was the son of Buzi the priest, and belonged consequently to the much honored Zadok family.
Eleven years before.
There is, however, no positive evidence for this.
Rabbinical tradition identifies Buzi (which means "contempt") with Jeremiah and makes him a son of that prophet.
That he knew the nobility of Jerusalem well and was intimate with them may be indirectly learned from the eleventh chapter.
From the opening verses of the Book, which bears the name of the Prophet Ezekiel, we learn that he was the son of Buzi the priest, and belonged consequently to the much honored Zadok family