Ezekiel 9:2
ContextNETBible | Next, I noticed 1 six men 2 coming from the direction of the upper gate 3 which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit 4 at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar. |
XREF | Ex 27:1-7; Ex 40:29; Le 16:4; 2Ki 15:35; 2Ch 4:1; 2Ch 27:3; Jer 1:15; Jer 5:15-17; Jer 8:16,17; Jer 25:9; Jer 26:10; Eze 10:2,6,7; Re 15:6 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb. 2 sn The six men plus the scribe would equal seven, which was believed by the Babylonians to be the number of planetary deities. 3 sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35). 4 tn Or “a scribe’s inkhorn.” The Hebrew term occurs in the OT only in Ezek 9 and is believed to be an Egyptian loanword. |