Ezekiel 1:28

1:28 like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. ¹  This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw ²  it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.

Ezekiel 12:6

12:6 While they are watching, raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. ³  You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground ⁴  because I have made you an object lesson ⁵  to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 12:12

12:12 “The prince ⁶  who is among them will raise his belongings ⁷  onto his shoulder in darkness, and will go out. He ⁸  will dig a hole in the wall to leave through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.

[1:28]  ¹ sn Reference to the glowing substance and the brilliant light and storm phenomena in vv. 27-28a echoes in reverse order the occurrence of these phenomena in v. 4.

[1:28]  ² tn The vision closes with the repetition of the verb “I saw” from the beginning of the vision in 1:4.

[12:6]  ³ tn Apart from this context the Hebrew term occurs only in Gen 15:17 in reference to the darkness after sunset. It may mean twilight.

[12:6]  ⁴ tn Or “land” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[12:6]  ⁵ sn See also Ezek 12:11, 24:24, 27.

[12:12]  ⁵ sn The prince is a reference to Zedekiah.

[12:12]  ⁶ tn The words “his belongings” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.

[12:12]  ⁷ tc The MT reads “they”; the LXX and Syriac read “he.”