Ezekiel 37:7

37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied – I heard ¹  a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.

Ezekiel 39:15

39:15 When the scouts survey ²  the land and see a human bone, they will place a sign by it, until those assigned to burial duty have buried it ³  in the valley of Hamon-Gog.

Ezekiel 2:3

2:3 He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house ⁴  of Israel, to rebellious nations ⁵  who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted ⁶  against me to this very day.

Ezekiel 24:2

24:2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege ⁷  to Jerusalem ⁸  this very day.

[37:7]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[39:15]  ² tn Heb “as the scouts scout.”

[39:15]  ³ tn That is, the aforementioned bone.

[2:3]  ³ tc The Hebrew reads “sons of,” while the LXX reads “house,” implying the more common phrase in Ezekiel. Either could be abbreviated with the first letter ב (bet). In preparation for the characterization “house of rebellion,” in vv. 5, 6, and 8, “house” is preferred (L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [WBC], 1:10 and W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel [Hermeneia], 2:564-65).

[2:3]  ⁴ tc Heb “to the rebellious nations.” The phrase “to the rebellious nations” is omitted in the LXX. Elsewhere in Ezekiel the singular word “nation” is used for Israel (36:13-15; 37:22). Here “nations” may have the meaning of “tribes” or refer to the two nations of Israel and Judah.

[2:3]  ⁵ tc This word is omitted from the LXX.

[24:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”

[24:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.