Ezekiel 7:6

7:6 An end comes ¹  – the end comes! ²  It has awakened against you ³  – the end is upon you! Look, it is coming! ⁴ 

Ezekiel 16:30

16:30 “‘How sick is your heart, declares the sovereign Lord, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.

Ezekiel 23:16

23:16 When she saw them, ⁵  she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 31:7

31:7 It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches;

for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.

Ezekiel 36:28

36:28 Then you will live in the land I gave to your fathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God. ⁷ 

Ezekiel 40:20

40:20 He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces north.

Ezekiel 42:16

42:16 He measured the east side with the measuring stick ⁸  as 875 feet ⁹  by the measuring stick.

[7:6]  ¹ tn Or “has come.”

[7:6]  ² tn Or “has come.”

[7:6]  ³ tc With different vowels the verb rendered “it has awakened” would be the noun “the end,” as in “the end is upon you.” The verb would represent a phonetic wordplay. The noun by virtue of repetition would continue to reinforce the idea of the end. Whether verb or noun, this is the only instance to occur with this preposition.

[7:6]  ⁴ tc For this entire verse, the LXX has only “the end is come.”

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the appearance of her eyes.”

[23:16]  ⁶ sn The Chaldeans were prominent tribal groups of Babylonia. The imagery is reminiscent of events in the reigns of Hezekiah (2 Kgs 20:12-15) and Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:34-24:1).

[36:28]  ⁹ sn This promise reflects the ancient covenantal ideal (see Exod 6:7).

[42:16]  ¹³ tn Heb “reed” (also in the following verses).

[42:16]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “five hundred cubits” (i.e., 262.5 meters).