Ezekiel 21:26

21:26 this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Tear off the turban, ¹ 

take off the crown!

Things must change! ² 

Exalt the lowly,

bring down the proud! ³ 

Ezekiel 40:2

40:2 By means of divine visions ⁴  he brought me to the land of Israel and placed me on a very high mountain, ⁵  and on it was a structure like a city, to the south.

Ezekiel 17:22

17:22 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will take a sprig ⁶  from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. ⁷ 

I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs;

I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

Ezekiel 17:24

17:24 All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord.

I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree.

I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout.

I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!’”

Ezekiel 41:22

41:22 The altar was of wood, 5¼ feet ⁸  high, with its length 3½ feet; ⁹  its corners, its length, ¹⁰  and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.”

[21:26]  ¹ tn Elsewhere in the Bible the turban is worn by priests (Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:28, 31; Lev 8:9; 16:4), but here a royal crown is in view.

[21:26]  ² tn Heb “This not this.”

[21:26]  ³ tn Heb “the high one.”

[40:2]  ⁴ tn The expression introduces the three major visions of Ezekiel (1:1; 8:3; 40:2).

[40:2]  ⁵ tn The reference to a very high mountain is harmonious with Isa 2:2.

[17:22]  ⁷ sn The language is analogous to messianic imagery in Isa 11:1; Zech 3:8; 6:4 although the technical terminology is not the same.

[17:22]  ⁸ tc The LXX lacks “and plant it.”

[41:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “three cubits” (i.e., 1.575 meters).

[41:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “two cubits” (i.e., 1.05 meters).

[41:22]  ¹² tc So the Masoretic text. The LXX reads “base.”