Ezekiel 47:15

47:15 “This will be the border of the land: ¹  On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad;

Ezekiel 27:10

27:10 Men of Persia, Lud, ²  and Put were in your army, men of war.

They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.

Ezekiel 42:1

Chambers for the Temple

42:1 Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north.

Ezekiel 21:21

21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork ³  in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: ⁴  He shakes arrows, he consults idols, ⁵  he examines ⁶  animal livers. ⁷ 

¹ sn The measurements resemble those in Num 34:1-2.

² sn See Gen 10:22.

³ tn Heb “mother.”

⁴ sn Mesopotamian kings believed that the gods revealed the future through omens. They employed various divination techniques, some of which are included in the list that follows. A particularly popular technique was the examination and interpretation of the livers of animals. See R. R. Wilson, Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel, 90-110.

⁵ tn This word refers to personal idols that were apparently used for divination purposes (Gen 31:19; 1 Sam 19:13, 16).

⁶ tn Heb “sees.”

⁷ tn Heb “the liver.”