Ezekiel 8:5

8:5 He said to me, “Son of man, look up toward ¹  the north.” So I looked up toward the north, and I noticed to the north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.

Ezekiel 21:19

21:19 “You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

Ezekiel 21:21

21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork ²  in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: ³  He shakes arrows, he consults idols, ⁴  he examines ⁵  animal livers. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 33:11

33:11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior ⁷  and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! ⁸  Why should you die, O house of Israel?’

Ezekiel 40:44

40:44 On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one ⁹  at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south ¹⁰  gate facing north.

¹ tn Heb “lift your eyes (to) the way of.”

² tn Heb “mother.”

³ 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.

⁴ tn This word refers to personal idols that were apparently used for divination purposes (Gen 31:19; 1 Sam 19:13, 16).

⁵ tn Heb “sees.”

⁶ tn Heb “the liver.”

³ tn Heb “turn from his way.”

⁴ tn Heb “ways.” This same word is translated “behavior” earlier in the verse.

⁴ tn “One” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied for clarity in the translation.

⁵ tc This reading is supported by the LXX; the MT reads “east.”