21:11 “‘He gave it to be polished,
to be grasped in the hand –
the sword is sharpened, it is polished –
giving it into the hand of the executioner.
27:10 Men of Persia, Lud, 13 and Put were in your army, men of war.
They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.
1 tn Or “They will bear responsibility for their iniquity.” The Hebrew term “iniquity” (three times in this verse) often refers by metonymy to the consequence of sin (see Gen 4:13).
2 tn Or “As is the guilt of the inquirer so is the guilt of the prophet.”
3 tn Heb “With you it was opposite of women in your prostitution.”
4 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates being aware of or taking notice of something.
5 sn Heb “hand.” “Giving one’s hand” is a gesture of promise (2 Kgs 10:15).
6 sn The laws were given at Mount Sinai.
7 tn Heb “the man.”
8 tn Heb “does.”
9 tn The wording and the concept is contained in Lev 18:5 and Deut 30:15-19.
10 sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).
11 tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”
12 tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.
13 sn See Gen 10:22.
14 sn This promise reflects the ancient covenantal ideal (see Exod 6:7).