Ezekiel 9:4

9:4 The Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem ¹  and put a mark ²  on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”

Ezekiel 17:12

17:12 “Say to the rebellious house of Israel: ³  ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ ⁴  Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem ⁵  and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.

Ezekiel 31:8

31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not eclipse it,

nor could the fir trees ⁶  match its boughs;

the plane trees were as nothing compared to its branches;

no tree in the garden of God could rival its beauty.

Ezekiel 32:2

32:2 “Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

“‘You were like a lion ⁷  among the nations,

but you are a monster in the seas;

you thrash about in your streams,

stir up the water with your feet,

and muddy your ⁸  streams.

Ezekiel 40:49

40:49 The length of the porch was 35 feet ⁹  and the width 19¼ feet; ¹⁰  steps ¹¹  led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.

¹ tn Heb “through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem.”

² tn The word translated “mark” is in Hebrew the letter ת (tav). Outside this context the only other occurrence of the word is in Job 31:35. In ancient Hebrew script this letter was written like the letter X.

³ tn The words “of Israel” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation as a clarification of the referent.

⁴ sn The narrative description of this interpretation of the riddle is given in 2 Kgs 24:11-15.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ tn Or “cypress trees” (cf. NASB, NLT); NIV “pine trees.”

⁷ tn The lion was a figure of royalty (Ezek 19:1-9).

⁸ tc The Hebrew reads “their streams”; the LXX reads “your streams.”

⁹ tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).

¹⁰ tn Heb “eleven cubits” (i.e., 5.775 meters).

¹¹ tc The LXX reads “ten steps.”