Ezekiel 10:7

10:7 Then one of the cherubim ¹  stretched out his hand ²  toward the fire which was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left.

Ezekiel 17:3

17:3 Say to them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: ³ 

“‘A great eagle ⁴  with broad wings, long feathers, ⁵ 

with full plumage which was multi-hued, ⁶ 

came to Lebanon ⁷  and took the top of the cedar.

Ezekiel 17:12

17:12 “Say to the rebellious house of Israel: ⁸  ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ ⁹  Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem ¹⁰  and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.

[10:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the cherub.”

[10:7]  ² tn The Hebrew text adds, “from among the cherubim.”

[17:3]  ³ tn The parable assumes the defection of Zedekiah to Egypt and his rejection of Babylonian lordship.

[17:3]  ⁴ sn The great eagle symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar (17:12).

[17:3]  ⁵ tn Hebrew has two words for wings; it is unknown whether they are fully synonymous or whether one term distinguishes a particular part of the wing such as the wing coverts (nearest the shoulder), secondaries (mid-feathers of the wing) or primaries (last and longest section of the wing).

[17:3]  ⁶ tn This term was used in 16:10, 13, and 18 of embroidered cloth.

[17:3]  ⁷ sn In the parable Lebanon apparently refers to Jerusalem (17:12).

[17:12]  ⁵ tn The words “of Israel” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation as a clarification of the referent.

[17:12]  ⁶ sn The narrative description of this interpretation of the riddle is given in 2 Kgs 24:11-15.

[17:12]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.