Ezekiel 8:1

A Desecrated Temple

8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, ¹  as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand ²  of the sovereign Lord seized me. ³ 

Ezekiel 20:1

Israel’s Rebellion

20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, ⁴  some of the elders ⁵  of Israel came to seek ⁶  the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.

Ezekiel 29:1

A Prophecy Against Egypt

29:1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, ⁷  the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 29:17

29:17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, ⁸  the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 31:1

A Cedar in Lebanon

31:1 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, ⁹  the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 40:1-2

Vision of the New Temple

40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city ¹⁰  was struck down, on this very day, ¹¹  the hand ¹²  of the Lord was on me, and he brought me there. ¹³  40:2 By means of divine visions ¹⁴  he brought me to the land of Israel and placed me on a very high mountain, ¹⁵  and on it was a structure like a city, to the south.

Ezekiel 24:12-15

24:12 It has tried my patience; ¹⁶ 

yet its thick rot is not removed ¹⁷  from it.

Subject its rot to the fire! ¹⁸ 

24:13 You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. ¹⁹ 

I tried to cleanse you, ²⁰  but you are not clean.

You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness ²¹ 

until I have exhausted my anger on you.

24:14 “‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment ²²  is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! ²³  I will judge you ²⁴  according to your conduct ²⁵  and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

24:15 The word of Lord came to me:

[8:1]  ¹ tc The LXX reads “In the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth of the month.”

[8:1]  ² tn Or “power.”

[8:1]  ³ tn Heb “fell upon me there,” that is, God’s influence came over him.

[20:1]  ⁴ sn The date would be August 14th, 591 b.c. The seventh year is the seventh year of Jehoiachin’s exile.

[20:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “men from the elders.”

[20:1]  ⁶ tn See the note at 14:3.

[29:1]  ⁷ tn January 7, 587 b.c.

[29:17]  ⁸ sn April 26, 571 b.c.

[31:1]  ⁹ sn June 21, 587 b.c.

[40:1]  ¹⁰ sn That is, Jerusalem.

[40:1]  ¹¹ tn April 19, 573 b.c.

[40:1]  ¹² tn Or “power.”

[40:1]  ¹³ sn That is, to the land of Israel (see v. 2).

[40:2]  ¹⁴ tn The expression introduces the three major visions of Ezekiel (1:1; 8:3; 40:2).

[40:2]  ¹⁵ tn The reference to a very high mountain is harmonious with Isa 2:2.

[24:12]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “(with) toil she has wearied.” The meaning of the statement is unclear in the Hebrew text; some follow the LXX and delete it. The first word in the statement (rendered “toil” in the literal translation above) occurs only here in the OT, and the verb “she has wearied” lacks a stated object. Elsewhere the Hiphil of the verb refers to wearying someone or trying someone’s patience. The feminine subject is apparently the symbolic pot.

[24:12]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “does not go out.”

[24:12]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “in fire its rust.” The meaning of the expression is unclear. The translation understands the statement as a command to burn the rust away. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:768.

[24:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “in your uncleanness (is) obscene conduct.”

[24:13]  ²⁰ tn Heb “because I cleansed you.” In this context (see especially the very next statement), the statement must refer to divine intention and purpose. Despite God’s efforts to cleanse his people, they resisted him and remained morally impure.

[24:13]  ²¹ tn The Hebrew text adds the word “again.”

[24:14]  ²² tn Heb “it”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:14]  ²³ tn Or perhaps, “change my mind.”

[24:14]  ²⁴ tc Some medieval Hebrew mss and the major ancient versions read a first person verb here. Most Hebrew mss read have an indefinite subject, “they will judge you,” which could be translated, “you will be judged.”

[24:14]  ²⁵ tn Heb “ways.”