Ezekiel 24:25

24:25 “And you, son of man, this is what will happen on the day I take 1  from them their stronghold – their beautiful source of joy, the object in which their eyes delight, and the main concern of their lives, 2  as well as their sons and daughters: 3 

Ezekiel 31:14

31:14 For this reason no watered trees will grow so tall; their tops will not reach into the clouds, nor will the well-watered ones grow that high. 4  For all of them have been appointed to die in the lower parts of the earth; 5  they will be among mere mortals, 6  with those who descend to the pit.

Ezekiel 31:16

31:16 I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I threw it down to Sheol, along with those who descend to the pit. 7  Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and the best of Lebanon, all that were well-watered, were comforted in the earth below.

1 tn Heb “(Will) it not (be) in the day I take?”

2 tn Heb “the uplifting of their soul.” According to BDB 672 s.v. מַשָּׂא 2, the term “uplifting” refers to “that to which they lift up their soul, their heart’s desire.” However, this text is the only one listed for this use. It seems more likely that the term has its well-attested nuance of “burden, load,” here and refers to that which weighs them down emotionally and is a constant source of concern or worry.

3 tn In the Hebrew text there is no conjunction before “their sons and daughters.” For this reason one might assume that the preceding descriptive phrases refer to the sons and daughters, but verse 21 suggests otherwise. The descriptive phrases appear to refer to the “stronghold,” which parallels “my sanctuary” in verse 21. The children constitute a separate category.

4 tn Heb “and they will not stand to them in their height, all the drinkers of water.”

5 tn Heb “for death, to the lower earth.”

6 tn Heb “the sons of men.”

7 sn For the expression “going down to the pit,” see Ezek 26:20; 32:18, 24, 29.