Ezekiel 43:2

43:2 I saw ¹  the glory of the God of Israel ²  coming from the east; ³  the sound was like that of rushing water; ⁴  and the earth radiated ⁵  his glory.

Ezekiel 44:3

44:3 Only the prince may sit in it to eat a sacrificial meal ⁶  before the Lord; he will enter by way of the porch of the gate and will go out by the same way.”

Ezekiel 9:2

9:2 Next, I noticed ⁷  six men ⁸  coming from the direction of the upper gate ⁹  which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit ¹⁰  at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

² sn This same title appears in 8:4; 9:3; 10:19; and 11:22.

³ sn Earlier Ezekiel had observed God leaving the temple to the east (11:23).

⁴ sn See Ezek 1:24; Rev 1:15; 14:2; 19:6.

⁵ tn Heb “shone from.”

⁶ tn Heb “to eat bread.”

¹¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

¹² sn The six men plus the scribe would equal seven, which was believed by the Babylonians to be the number of planetary deities.

¹³ sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35).

¹⁴ 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.