Ezekiel 21:19

21:19 “You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

Ezekiel 36:11

36:11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you; they will increase and be fruitful. 1  I will cause you to be inhabited as in ancient times, and will do more good for you than at the beginning of your history. 2  Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 40:1

Vision of the New Temple

40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city 3  was struck down, on this very day, 4  the hand 5  of the Lord was on me, and he brought me there. 6 

1 sn These verbs occur together in Gen 1:22, 28; 9:1.

2 tn Heb “your beginning.”

3 sn That is, Jerusalem.

4 tn April 19, 573 b.c.

5 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 (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).

6 sn That is, to the land of Israel (see v. 2).