Discovery Box| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 4:1) |
1 sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13 1/2 inches wide. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 8:16) |
5 sn The worship of astral entities may have begun during the reign of Manasseh (2 Kgs 21:5). |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 17:12) |
2 sn The narrative description of this interpretation of the riddle is given in 2 Kgs 24:11-15. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 17:18) |
2 sn Heb “hand.” “Giving one’s hand” is a gesture of promise (2 Kgs 10:15). |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 19:4) |
1 sn The description applies to king Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12). |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 20:22) |
1 tn Heb “drew my hand back.” This idiom also occurs in Lam 2:8 and Ps 74:11. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 20:46) |
1 tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 28:12) |
2 tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 33:7) |
1 sn Jeremiah (Jer 6:17) and Habakkuk (Hab 2:1) also served in the role of a watchman. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 37:14) |
1 tn Or “spirit.” This is likely an allusion to Gen 2 and God’s breath which creates life. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 38:2) |
3 sn One of the sons of Japheth according to Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 40:2) |
1 tn The expression introduces the three major visions of Ezekiel (1:1; 8:3; 40:2). |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 43:14) |
3 tn Heb “four cubits” (i.e., 2.1 meters; the phrase also occurs in the next verse). |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 43:24) |
1 sn It is likely that salt was used with sacrificial meals (Num 18:19; 2 Chr 13:5). |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 44:5) |
3 tc The Syriac, Vulgate, and Targum read the plural. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:618. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 44:24) |
1 sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 44:28) |
1 sn See Num 18:20; Deut 10:9; 18:2; Josh 13:33; 18:7. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Eze 45:5) |
3 tc The translation follows the LXX here. The MT reads “twenty.” See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:246. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Jon 2:7) |
4 sn For similar ideas see 2 Chr 30:27; Pss 77:3; 142:3; 143:4-5. |
| (0.69703132258065) | (Jon 3:2) |
1 sn The commands of 1:2 are repeated here. See the note there on the combination of “arise” and “go.” |
