Ezekiel 1:24

1:24 When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings – it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Almighty, ¹  or the tumult ²  of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

Ezekiel 12:27

12:27 “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 17:8

17:8 In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted

to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.

Ezekiel 26:3

26:3 therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, ³  I am against you, ⁴  O Tyre! I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.

Ezekiel 31:5-6

31:5 Therefore it grew taller than all the trees of the field;

its boughs grew large and its branches grew long,

because of the plentiful water in its shoots. ⁵ 

31:6 All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs;

under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,

in its shade all the great ⁶  nations lived.

Ezekiel 32:3

32:3 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will throw my net over you ⁷  in the assembly of many peoples;

and they will haul you up in my dragnet.

Ezekiel 32:10

32:10 I will shock many peoples with you,

and their kings will shiver with horror because of you.

When I brandish my sword before them,

every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.

Ezekiel 32:13

32:13 I will destroy all its cattle beside the plentiful waters;

and no human foot will disturb ⁸  the waters ⁹  again,

nor will the hooves of cattle disturb them.

Ezekiel 38:6

38:6 They are joined by ¹⁰  Gomer with all its troops, and by Beth Togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops – many peoples are with you. ¹¹ 

Ezekiel 38:9

38:9 You will advance; ¹²  you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.

Ezekiel 38:15

38:15 and come from your place, from the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a vast army.

Ezekiel 39:27

39:27 When I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will magnify myself among them in the sight of many nations.

Ezekiel 43:2

43:2 I saw ¹³  the glory of the God of Israel ¹⁴  coming from the east; ¹⁵  the sound was like that of rushing water; ¹⁶  and the earth radiated ¹⁷  his glory.

¹ tn Heb “Shaddai” (probably meaning “one of the mountain”), a title that depicts God as the sovereign ruler of the world who dispenses justice. The Old Greek translation omitted the phrase “voice of the Almighty.”

² tn The only other occurrence of the Hebrew word translated “tumult” is in Jer 11:16. It indicates a noise like that of the turmoil of a military camp or the sound of an army on the march.

³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something and has been translated here as a verb.

⁴ tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8. The Hebrew text switches to a second feminine singular form here, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed (see vv. 5-6a). The address to Jerusalem continues through v. 15. In vv. 16-17 the second masculine plural is used, as the people are addressed.

⁵ tn Heb “when it sends forth.” Repointing the consonants of the Masoretic text would render the proposed reading “shoots” (cf. NRSV).

⁷ tn Or “many.”

⁹ tn The expression “throw my net” is common in Ezekiel (12:13; 17:20; 19:8).

¹¹ tn Heb “muddy.”

¹² tn Heb “them,” that is, the waters mentioned in the previous line. The translation clarifies the referent.

¹³ tn The words “they are joined by” are added in the translation for purposes of English style.

¹⁴ sn The seven-nation coalition represents the north (Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Beth-Togarmah), the south/west (Ethiopia, Put) and the east (Persia). The use of the sevenfold list suggests completeness. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:441.

¹⁵ tn Heb “go up.”

¹⁷ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

¹⁸ sn This same title appears in 8:4; 9:3; 10:19; and 11:22.

¹⁹ sn Earlier Ezekiel had observed God leaving the temple to the east (11:23).

²⁰ sn See Ezek 1:24; Rev 1:15; 14:2; 19:6.

²¹ tn Heb “shone from.”