Discovery BoxEzekiel 21:7 
Context21:7 When they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you will reply, ‘Because of the report that has come. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand will be limp; everyone 1 will faint and every knee will be wet with urine.’ 2 Pay attention – it is coming and it will happen, declares the sovereign Lord.”
Ezekiel 24:25
Context24:25 “And you, son of man, this is what will happen on the day I take 3 from them their stronghold – their beautiful source of joy, the object in which their eyes delight, and the main concern of their lives, 4 as well as their sons and daughters: 5
Ezekiel 31:18
Context31:18 Which of the trees of Eden was like you in majesty and loftiness? You will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth; you will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword! This is what will happen to Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
1 tn Heb “every spirit will be dim.”
2 sn This expression depicts in a very vivid way how they will be overcome with fear. See the note on the same phrase in 7:17.
3 tn Heb “(Will) it not (be) in the day I take?”
4 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.
5 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.
