Ezekiel 8:3

8:3 He stretched out the form 1  of a hand and grabbed me by a lock of hair on my head. Then a wind 2  lifted me up between the earth and sky and brought me to Jerusalem 3  by means of divine visions, to the door of the inner gate which faces north where the statue 4  which provokes to jealousy was located.

Ezekiel 9:2

9:2 Next, I noticed 5  six men 6  coming from the direction of the upper gate 7  which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit 8  at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

Ezekiel 11:1

The Fall of Jerusalem

11:1 A wind 9  lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people. 10 

Ezekiel 46:1

The Prince’s Offerings

46:1 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court that faces east 11  will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened.

1 tn The Hebrew term is normally used as an architectural term in describing the pattern of the tabernacle or temple or a representation of it (see Exod 25:8; 1 Chr 28:11).

2 tn Or “spirit.” See note on “wind” in 2:2.

3 map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 tn Or “image.”

5 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

6 sn The six men plus the scribe would equal seven, which was believed by the Babylonians to be the number of planetary deities.

7 sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35).

8 tn Or “a scribe’s inkhorn.” The Hebrew term occurs in the OT only in Ezek 9 and is believed to be an Egyptian loanword.

9 tn Or “spirit.” See note on “wind” in 2:2.

10 sn The phrase officials of the people occurs in Neh 11:1; 1 Chr 21:2; 2 Chr 24:23.

11 sn The east gate of the outer court was permanently closed (Ezek 44:2).