Ezekiel 19:4

19:4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.

They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 40:43

40:43 There were hooks three inches long, fastened in the house all around, and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.


sn The description applies to king Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12).

tc This reading is supported by the Aramaic Targum. The LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac read “shelves” or some type of projection.

tn Heb “one handbreadth” (7.5 cm).