Discovery BoxEzekiel 3:1 
Context3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you 1 – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
Ezekiel 3:10
Context3:10 And he said to me, “Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.
Ezekiel 3:25
Context3:25 As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.
Ezekiel 4:1
Context4:1 “And you, son of man, take a brick 2 and set it in front of you. Inscribe 3 a city on it – Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 8:8
Context8:8 He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and discovered a doorway.
Ezekiel 9:11
Context9:11 Next I noticed the man dressed in linen with the writing kit at his side bringing back word: “I have done just as you commanded me.”
Ezekiel 10:3
Context10:3 (The cherubim were standing on the south side 4 of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.)
Ezekiel 11:2
Context11:2 The Lord 5 said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.
Ezekiel 12:22
Context12:22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, ‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?
Ezekiel 12:27
Context12:27 “Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’
Ezekiel 13:2
Context13:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to the prophets who prophesy from their imagination: 6 ‘Hear the word of the Lord!
Ezekiel 13:17
Context13:17 “As for you, son of man, turn toward 7 the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their imagination. 8 Prophesy against them
Ezekiel 15:2
Context15:2 “Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine? 9
Ezekiel 18:9
Context18:9 and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. 10 That man 11 is righteous; he will certainly live, 12 declares the sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 20:4
Context20:4 “Are you willing to pronounce judgment? 13 Are you willing to pronounce judgment, son of man? Then confront them with the abominable practices of their fathers,
Ezekiel 20:46
Context20:46 “Son of man, turn toward 14 the south, 15 and speak out against the south. 16 Prophesy against the open scrub 17 land of the Negev,
Ezekiel 21:9
Context21:9 “Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord says:
“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened,
and also polished.
Ezekiel 22:24
Context22:24 “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that receives no rain 18 or showers in the day of my anger.’ 19
Ezekiel 23:36
Context23:36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment 20 on Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds!
Ezekiel 24:2
Context24:2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege 21 to Jerusalem 22 this very day.
Ezekiel 36:1
Context36:1 “As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord!
Ezekiel 38:2
Context38:2 “Son of man, turn toward 23 Gog, 24 of the land of Magog, 25 the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 26 Prophesy against him
Ezekiel 38:21
Context38:21 I will call for a sword to attack 27 Gog 28 on all my mountains, declares the sovereign Lord; every man’s sword will be against his brother.
Ezekiel 43:10
Context43:10 “As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins and measure the pattern.
Ezekiel 47:6
Context47:6 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?”
Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
1 tn Heb “eat what you find.”
2 sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13 1/2 inches wide.
3 tn Or perhaps “draw.”
4 tn Heb “right side.”
5 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the
6 tn Heb “from their mind.”
sn Who prophesy from their imagination. Note the testimony of Moses in Num 16:28, which contains a similar expression.
7 tn Heb “set your face against.”
8 tn Heb “from their heart.”
9 tn Most modern translations take the statement as a comparison (“how is vine wood better than any forest wood?”) based on the preposition מִן (min). But a comparison should have a word as an adjective or stative verb designating a quality, i.e., a word for “good/better” is lacking. The preposition is translated above in its partitive sense.
sn Comparing Israel to the wood of the vine may focus on Israel’s inferiority to the other nations. For the vine imagery in relation to Israel and the people of God, see Ps 80:8-13; John 15:1-7; Rom 11:17-22.
10 tc The MT reads לַעֲשׂוֹת אֱמֶת (la’asot ’emet, “to do with integrity”), while the LXX reads “to do them,” presupposing לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתָם (la’asot ’otam). The ם (mem) and ת (tav) have been reversed in the MT. The LXX refelcts the original, supported by similar phrasing in Ezekiel 11:20; 20:19.
11 tn Heb “he.”
12 tn Heb “living, he will live.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
13 tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment.
14 tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.
15 tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.
16 tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.
17 tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.
18 tc The MT reads “that is not cleansed”; the LXX reads “that is not drenched,” which assumes a different vowel pointing as well as the loss of a מ (mem) due to haplography. In light of the following reference to showers, the reading of the LXX certainly fits the context well. For a defense of the emendation, see L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:32. Yet the MT is not an unreasonable reading since uncleanness in the land also fits the context, and a poetic connection between rain and the land being uncleansed may be feasible since washing with water is elsewhere associated with cleansing (Num 8:7; 31:23; Ps 51:7).
19 tn Heb “in a day of anger.”
20 tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment. See 20:4; 22:2.
21 tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”
22 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
23 tn Heb “set your face against.”
24 sn This may refer to a Lydian king in western Asia Minor in the seventh century
25 sn One of the sons of Japheth according to Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5.
26 tn Heb “the prince, the chief of Meshech and Tubal.” Some translate “the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal,” but it is more likely that the Hebrew noun in question is a common noun in apposition to “prince,” rather than a proper name. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:434-35. As Block demonstrates, attempts by some popular writers to identify these proper names with later geographical sites in Russia are anachronistic. See as well E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27.
sn Meshech and Tubal were two nations in Cappadocia of Asia Minor. They were also sons of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5).
27 tn Heb “against.”
28 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Gog, cf. v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
