Ezekiel 16:24

16:24 you built yourself a chamber ¹  and put up a pavilion ²  in every public square.

Ezekiel 20:46

20:46 “Son of man, turn toward ³  the south, ⁴  and speak out against the south. ⁵  Prophesy against the open scrub ⁶  land of the Negev,

Ezekiel 40:15

40:15 From the front of the entrance gate to the porch of the inner gate was 87½ feet. ⁷ 

Ezekiel 41:10

41:10 and the chambers of the court was 35 feet ⁸  in width all around the temple on every side.

Ezekiel 42:2

42:2 Its length was 175 feet ⁹  on the north side, ¹⁰  and its width 87½ feet. ¹¹ 

[16:24]  ¹ tn The Hebrew גֶּב (gev) may represent more than one word, each rare in the Old Testament. It may refer to a “mound” or to “rafters.” The LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate interpret this as a brothel.

[16:24]  ² tn Or “lofty place” (NRSV). See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 1:229, and B. Lang, Frau Weisheit, 137.

[20:46]  ³ tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.

[20:46]  ⁴ tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.

[20:46]  ⁵ tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.

[20:46]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.

[40:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).

[41:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).

[42:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “one hundred cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).

[42:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the door of the north.”

[42:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).