Discovery BoxEzekiel 21:21 
Context21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork 1 in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: 2 He shakes arrows, he consults idols, 3 he examines 4 animal livers. 5
Ezekiel 33:5
Context33:5 He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, so he is responsible for himself. 6 If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.
Ezekiel 33:13
Context33:13 Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.
Ezekiel 33:15
Context33:15 He 7 returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, 8 committing no iniquity. He will certainly live – he will not die.
1 tn Heb “mother.”
2 sn Mesopotamian kings believed that the gods revealed the future through omens. They employed various divination techniques, some of which are included in the list that follows. A particularly popular technique was the examination and interpretation of the livers of animals. See R. R. Wilson, Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel, 90-110.
3 tn This word refers to personal idols that were apparently used for divination purposes (Gen 31:19; 1 Sam 19:13, 16).
4 tn Heb “sees.”
5 tn Heb “the liver.”
6 tn Heb “his blood will be on him.”
7 tn Heb “the wicked one.”
8 tn Heb “and in the statutes of life he walks.”
