Ezekiel 11:1

The Fall of Jerusalem

11:1 A wind 1  lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people. 2 

Ezekiel 17:12

17:12 “Say to the rebellious house of Israel: 3  ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ 4  Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem 5  and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.

1 tn Or “spirit.” See note on “wind” in 2:2.

2 sn The phrase officials of the people occurs in Neh 11:1; 1 Chr 21:2; 2 Chr 24:23.

3 tn The words “of Israel” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation as a clarification of the referent.

sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).

4 sn The narrative description of this interpretation of the riddle is given in 2 Kgs 24:11-15.

5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.