Discovery BoxEzekiel 21:19 
Context21:19 “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
Context36:11 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
ContextVision 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
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).
