18:30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, 9 O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent 10 and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity. 11
30:13 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
I will destroy the idols,
and put an end to the gods of Memphis.
There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
so I will make the land of Egypt fearful. 12
46:1 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court that faces east 15 will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened.
1 sn Reference to the glowing substance and the brilliant light and storm phenomena in vv. 27-28a echoes in reverse order the occurrence of these phenomena in v. 4.
2 tn The vision closes with the repetition of the verb “I saw” from the beginning of the vision in 1:4.
3 tn The Hebrew term can refer to menstrual impurity. The term also occurs at the end of v. 20.
4 sn Compare Zeph 1:18.
5 tn Heb “it.” Apparently the subject is the silver and gold mentioned earlier (see L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [WBC], 1:102).
6 tn The “stumbling block of their iniquity” is a unique phrase of the prophet Ezekiel (Ezek 14:3, 4, 7; 18:30; 44:12).
5 tn Heb “and your mouth will not be open any longer.”
6 tn Heb “when I make atonement for you for all which you have done.”
7 tn Heb “ways.”
8 tn The verbs and persons in this verse are plural whereas the individual has been the subject of the chapter.
9 tn Or “leading to punishment.”
9 tn Heb “I will put fear in the land of Egypt.”
11 tn Heb “good.”
13 tn Heb has in addition “from your contributions,” a repetition unnecessary in English.
15 sn The east gate of the outer court was permanently closed (Ezek 44:2).