3:12 Then a wind lifted me up 3 and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the Lord rose from its place, 4
3:22 The hand 7 of the Lord rested on me there, and he said to me, “Get up, go out to the valley, 8 and I will speak with you there.” 3:23 So I got up and went out to the valley, and the glory of the Lord was standing there, just like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, 9 and I threw myself face down.
10:6 When the Lord 17 commanded the man dressed in linen, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man 18 went in and stood by one of the wheels. 19
18:14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example. 34
18:25 “Yet you say, ‘The Lord’s conduct 35 is unjust!’ Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, 36 some of the elders 37 of Israel came to seek 38 the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.
20:18 “‘But I said to their children 44 in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, 45 nor defile yourselves with their idols.
21:32 You will become fuel for the fire –
your blood will stain the middle of the land; 54
you will no longer be remembered,
for I, the Lord, have spoken.’”
23:36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment 58 on Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds!
28:7 I am about to bring foreigners 62 against you, the most terrifying of nations.
They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, 63
and they will defile your splendor.
28:23 I will send a plague into the city 64 and bloodshed into its streets;
the slain will fall within it, by the sword that attacks it 65 from every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
29:6 Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord
because they were a reed staff 66 for the house of Israel;
Because he said, “The Nile is mine and I made it,”
29:17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, 67 the word of the Lord came to me:
30:12 I will dry up the waterways
and hand the land over to 70 evil men.
I will make the land and everything in it desolate by the hand of foreigners.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
30:20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, 71 the word of the Lord came to me:
31:1 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, 72 the word of the Lord came to me:
32:1 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, 73 the word of the Lord came to me:
32:15 When I turn the land of Egypt into desolation
and the land is destitute of everything that fills it,
when I strike all those who live in it,
then they will know that I am the Lord.’
35:10 “‘You said, “These two nations, these two lands 76 will be mine, and we will possess them,” 77 – although the Lord was there –
36:1 “As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord!
44:10 “‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for 83 their sin.
46:13 “‘You 85 will provide a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering daily to the Lord; morning by morning he will provide it.
1 tn Heb “Shaddai” (probably meaning “one of the mountain”), a title that depicts God as the sovereign ruler of the world who dispenses justice. The Old Greek translation omitted the phrase “voice of the Almighty.”
2 tn The only other occurrence of the Hebrew word translated “tumult” is in Jer 11:16. It indicates a noise like that of the turmoil of a military camp or the sound of an army on the march.
3 sn See note on “wind” in 2:2.
4 tc This translation accepts the emendation suggested in BHS of בְּרוּם (bÿrum) for בָּרוּךְ (barukh). The letters mem (מ) and kaph (כ) were easily confused in the old script while בָּרוּךְ (“blessed be”) both implies a quotation which is out of place here and also does not fit the later phrase, “from its place,” which requires a verb of motion.
5 tn The traditional interpretation is that Ezekiel embarked on his mission with bitterness and anger, either reflecting God’s attitude toward the sinful people or his own feelings about having to carry out such an unpleasant task. L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 1:13) takes “bitterly” as a misplaced marginal note and understands the following word, normally translated “anger,” in the sense of fervor or passion. He translates, “I was passionately moved” (p. 4). Another option is to take the word translated “bitterly” as a verb meaning “strengthened” (attested in Ugaritic). See G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 152.
6 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was on me heavily.” The “hand of the Lord” is a metaphor for his power or influence; the modifier conveys intensity.
sn In Ezekiel God’s “hand” being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (1:3; 3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
7 tn Or “power.”
sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (1:3; 3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
8 sn Ezekiel had another vision at this location, recounted in Ezek 37.
9 tn Or “canal.”
10 tn Or “abominable idols.”
11 sn I will stretch out my hand against them is a common expression in the book of Ezekiel (14:9, 13; 16:27; 25:7; 35:3).
12 tc The Vulgate reads the name as “Riblah,” a city north of Damascus. The MT reads Diblah, a city otherwise unknown. The letters resh (ר) and dalet (ד) may have been confused in the Hebrew text. The town of Riblah was in the land of Hamath (2 Kgs 23:33) which represented the northern border of Israel (Ezek 47:14).
13 tn Or “pattern.”
14 tn Heb “detestable.” The word is often used to describe the figures of foreign gods.
15 sn These engravings were prohibited in the Mosaic law (Deut 4:16-18).
16 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term is primarily emotional: “to pity,” which in context implies an action, as in being moved by pity in order to spare them from the horror of their punishment.
17 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
18 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man dressed in linen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
19 tn Heb “the wheel.”
20 tc The MT reads “you”; many Hebrew
21 tn Heb “their flesh.”
22 tn Heb “heart of flesh.”
23 tn Heb “from their mind.”
sn Who prophesy from their imagination. Note the testimony of Moses in Num 16:28, which contains a similar expression.
24 tn Heb “from your hand(s).” This refers to their power over the people.
25 tn The Hebrew verb is feminine plural, indicating that it is the false prophetesses who are addressed here.
26 tn Heb “the stumbling block of their iniquity.” This phrase is unique to the prophet Ezekiel.
27 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to them.” The Hebrew word is used in a technical sense here of seeking an oracle from a prophet (2 Kgs 1:16; 3:11; 8:8).
28 tn Heb “proverbs.”
29 tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.
30 tc Some manuscripts and versions read “choice men,” while most manuscripts read “fugitives”; the difference arises from the reversal, or metathesis, of two letters, מִבְרָחָיו (mivrakhyv) for מִבְחָריו (mivkharyv).
31 tn Heb “fall.”
32 sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 14:69; Ps 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).
33 tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”
34 tn Heb “and he sees and does not do likewise.”
35 tn Heb “way.”
36 sn The date would be August 14th, 591
37 tn Heb “men from the elders.”
38 tn See the note at 14:3.
39 sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).
40 tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”
41 tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.
42 tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 15-16 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.
43 tn Heb “for after their idols their heart was going.” The use of the active participle (“was going”) in the Hebrew text draws attention to the ongoing nature of their idolatrous behavior.
44 tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.
45 tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.
46 tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 23-24 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.
47 tn Or “they worshiped” (NCV, TEV, CEV); Heb “their eyes were on” or “were after” (cf. v. 16).
48 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
49 tn Heb “the land of Israel.”
50 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something and has been translated here as a verb.
51 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.
52 sn This is the sword of judgment, see Isa 31:8; 34:6; 66:16.
53 sn Ezekiel elsewhere pictures the Lord’s judgment as discriminating between the righteous and the wicked (9:4-6; 18:1-20; see as well Pss 1 and 11) and speaks of the preservation of a remnant (3:21; 6:8; 12:16). Perhaps here he exaggerates for rhetorical effect in an effort to subdue any false optimism. See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:25-26; D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:669-70; and W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel (Hermeneia), 1:424-25.
54 tn Heb “your blood will be in the middle of the land.”
55 tn Heb “stand.” The heart here stands for the emotions; Jerusalem would panic in the face of God’s judgment.
56 tn Heb “in the days when I act against you.”
57 tn The infinitive absolute continues the sequence begun in v. 28: “Look here, I am about to deliver you.” See Joüon 2:430 §123.w.
58 tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment. See 20:4; 22:2.
59 tn Heb “your mouth will open.”
60 tn Heb “the sons of Ammon.”
61 tn Heb “with acts of punishment of anger.”
62 sn This is probably a reference to the Babylonians.
63 tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”
64 tn Heb “into it”; the referent of the feminine pronoun has been specified in the translation for clarity.
65 tn Heb “by a sword against it.”
66 sn Compare Isa 36:6.
67 sn April 26, 571
68 tn Heb “I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel.” The horn is used as a figure for military power in the OT (Ps 92:10). A similar expression is made about the Davidic dynasty in Ps 132:17.
69 tn Heb “I will grant you an open mouth.”
70 tn Heb “and I will sell the land into the hand of.”
71 tn April 29, 587
72 sn June 21, 587
73 sn This would be March 3, 585
74 sn The judgments of vv. 27-29 echo the judgments of Lev 26:22, 25.
75 tn Heb “showers of blessing.” Abundant rain, which in turn produces fruit and crops (v. 27), is a covenantal blessing for obedience (Lev 26:4).
76 sn The reference is to Israel and Judah.
77 tn Heb “it.”
78 sn See Ezek 7:8; 9:8; 14:19; 20:8, 13, 21; 22:22; 30:15.
79 sn For the concept of defiling the land in legal literature, see Lev 18:28; Deut 21:23.
80 sn That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is stubborn and unresponsive (see 1 Sam 25:37). In Rabbinic literature a “stone” was associated with an evil inclination (b. Sukkah 52a).
81 sn That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is responsive and obedient to God.
82 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
83 tn Heb “will bear.”
84 tc The LXX apparently understood “open land” instead of “sanctuary.”
85 tc A few Hebrew
86 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
87 tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
88 tn Or “holy.”
89 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
90 tn Heb “eighteen thousand cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).
91 sn See Rev 21:12-21.