Ezekiel 21:1

The Sword of Judgment

21:1 (21:6) ¹  The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 22:1

The Sins of Jerusalem

22:1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 34:1-2

A Prophecy Against False Shepherds

34:1 The word of the Lord came to me: 34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds ²  of Israel; prophesy, and say to them – to the shepherds: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?

Ezekiel 1:21

1:21 When the living beings moved, the wheels moved, and when they stopped moving, the wheels stopped. ³  When they rose up from the ground, the wheels rose up from the ground; the wheels rose up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel.

¹ sn Ezek 21:1 in the English Bible is 21:6 in the Hebrew text (BHS). See the note at 20:45.

² tn The term shepherd is applied to kings in the ancient Near East. In the OT the Lord is often addressed as shepherd of Israel (Gen 49:24; Ps 8:1). The imagery of shepherds as Israel’s leaders is also employed (Jer 23:1-2).

³ tc The LXX reads “when it went, they went; when it stood, they stood.”