Discovery BoxEzekiel 7:16 
Context7:16 Their survivors will escape to the mountains and become like doves of the valleys; all of them will moan – each one for his iniquity.
Ezekiel 9:4
Context9:4 The Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem 1 and put a mark 2 on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”
Ezekiel 21:12
Context21:12 Cry out and moan, son of man,
for it is wielded against my people;
against all the princes of Israel.
They are delivered up to the sword, along with my people.
Therefore, strike your thigh. 3
1 tn Heb “through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem.”
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 tn The word translated “mark” is in Hebrew the letter ת (tav). Outside this context the only other occurrence of the word is in Job 31:35. In ancient Hebrew script this letter was written like the letter X.
sn For a similar concept in the Bible, see Rev 7:2-4; 13:16; 14:9, 11; 20:4; 22:4.
3 sn This physical action was part of an expression of grief. Cp. Jer. 31:19.
