19:11 Its boughs were strong, fit 3 for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds.
It stood out because of its height and its many branches. 4
27:33 When your products went out from the seas,
you satisfied many peoples;
with the abundance of your wealth and merchandise
you enriched the kings of the earth.
1 tn Heb “hear.”
2 tc The MT reads “if not” but most ancient versions translate only “if.” The expression occurs with this sense in Isa 5:9; 14:24. See also Ezek 34:8; 36:5; 38:19.
3 tn The word “fit” does not occur in the Hebrew text.
4 tn Heb “and it was seen by its height and by the abundance of its branches.”
5 tn Heb “and he made me pass over them, around, around.”
6 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and is here translated as “I realized” because it results from Ezekiel’s recognition of the situation around him. In Hebrew, the exclamation is repeated in the following sentence.