Ezekiel 10:11

10:11 When they ¹  moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow ²  without turning as they moved,

Ezekiel 16:4

16:4 As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water; ³  you were certainly not rubbed down with salt, nor wrapped with blankets. ⁴ 

Ezekiel 16:13

16:13 You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate the finest flour, honey, and olive oil. You became extremely beautiful and attained the position of royalty.

Ezekiel 21:21

21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork ⁵  in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: ⁶  He shakes arrows, he consults idols, ⁷  he examines ⁸  animal livers. ⁹ 

Ezekiel 23:32

23:32 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: “You will drink your sister’s deep and wide cup; ¹⁰  you will be scorned and derided, for it holds a great deal.

Ezekiel 34:6

34:6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over the entire face of the earth with no one looking or searching for them.

Ezekiel 36:15

36:15 I will no longer subject you to ¹¹  the nations’ insults; no longer will you bear the shame of the peoples, and no longer will you bereave ¹²  your nation, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 40:2

40:2 By means of divine visions ¹³  he brought me to the land of Israel and placed me on a very high mountain, ¹⁴  and on it was a structure like a city, to the south.

Ezekiel 42:11

42:11 with a passage in front of them. They looked like the chambers on the north. Of the same length and width, and all their exits according to their arrangements and entrances

Ezekiel 46:19

46:19 Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests which faced north. There I saw ¹⁵  a place at the extreme western end.

[10:11]  ¹ sn That is, the cherubim.

[10:11]  ² tn Many interpreters assume that the human face of each cherub was the one that looked forward.

[16:4]  ³ tn Heb “in water you were not washed for cleansing” or “with water you were not washed smooth” (see D. I. Block, Ezekiel [NICOT], 1:473, n. 57, for a discussion of possible meanings of this hapax legomenon).

[16:4]  ⁴ sn Arab midwives still cut the umbilical cords of infants and then proceed to apply salt and oil to their bodies.

[21:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “mother.”

[21:21]  ⁶ 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.

[21:21]  ⁷ tn This word refers to personal idols that were apparently used for divination purposes (Gen 31:19; 1 Sam 19:13, 16).

[21:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “sees.”

[21:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “the liver.”

[23:32]  ⁷ sn The image of a deep and wide cup suggests the degree of punishment; it will be extensive and leave the victim helpless.

[36:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “cause you to hear.”

[36:15]  ¹⁰ tc The MT reads תַכְשִׁלִי (takhshiliy), a metathesis for תַשְׁכִלִי (tashkhiliy) from the root שָׁכַל (shakhal) which is used in each of the previous verses.

[40:2]  ¹¹ tn The expression introduces the three major visions of Ezekiel (1:1; 8:3; 40:2).

[40:2]  ¹² tn The reference to a very high mountain is harmonious with Isa 2:2.

[46:19]  ¹³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.