Ezekiel 8:14

8:14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed ¹  women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. ² 

Ezekiel 25:9

25:9 So look, I am about to open up Moab’s flank, ³  eliminating the cities, ⁴  including its frontier cities, ⁵  the beauty of the land – Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.

Ezekiel 41:11

41:11 There were entrances from the side chambers toward the open area, one entrance toward the north, and another entrance toward the south; the width of the open area was 8¾ feet ⁶  all around.

Ezekiel 42:12

42:12 were the chambers ⁷  which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.

[8:14]  ¹ tn Given the context this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”

[8:14]  ² sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.

[25:9]  ³ tn Heb “shoulder.”

[25:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the cities.” The verb “eliminating” has been added in the translation to reflect the privative use of the preposition (see BDB 583 s.v. מִן 7.b).

[25:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “from its cities, from its end.”

[41:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).

[42:12]  ⁷ tc The MT apparently evidences dittography, repeating most of the last word of the previous verse: “and like the openings of.”