Yehezkiel 1:13

1:13 In the middle ¹  of the living beings was something like ²  burning coals of fire ³  or like torches. It moved back and forth among the living beings. It was bright, and lightning was flashing out of the fire.

Yehezkiel 20:46

20:46 “Son of man, turn toward ⁴  the south, ⁵  and speak out against the south. ⁶  Prophesy against the open scrub ⁷  land of the Negev,

Yehezkiel 21:26

21:26 this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Tear off the turban, ⁸ 

take off the crown!

Things must change! ⁹ 

Exalt the lowly,

bring down the proud! ¹⁰ 

Yehezkiel 25:15

A Prophecy Against Philistia

25:15 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines ¹¹  have exacted merciless revenge, ¹²  showing intense scorn ¹³  in their effort to destroy Judah ¹⁴  with unrelenting hostility. ¹⁵ 

Yehezkiel 38:9

38:9 You will advance; ¹⁶  you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.

Yehezkiel 39:25

39:25 “Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Now I will restore ¹⁷  the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have mercy on the entire house of Israel. I will be zealous for my holy name.

Yehezkiel 40:2

40:2 By means of divine visions ¹⁸  he brought me to the land of Israel and placed me on a very high mountain, ¹⁹  and on it was a structure like a city, to the south.

Yehezkiel 44:28

44:28 “‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I am their property. ²⁰ 

Yehezkiel 48:12

48:12 It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border of the Levites.

[1:13]  ¹ tc The MT reads “and the form of the creatures” (וּדְמוּת הַחַיּוֹת, udÿmut hakhayyot). The LXX reads “and in the midst of the creatures,” suggesting an underlying Hebrew text of וּמִתּוֹךְ הַחַיּוֹת (umittokh hakhayyot). The subsequent description of something moving among the creatures supports the LXX.

[1:13]  ² tc The MT reads “and the form of the creatures – their appearance was like burning coals of fire.” The LXX reads “in the midst of the creatures was a sight like burning coals of fire.” The MT may have adjusted “appearance” to “their appearance” to fit their reading of the beginning of the verse (see the tc note on “in the middle”). See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 1:46.

[1:13]  ³ sn Burning coals of fire are also a part of David’s poetic description of God’s appearance (see 2 Sam 22:9, 13; Ps 18:8).

[20:46]  ⁴ tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.

[20:46]  ⁵ tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.

[20:46]  ⁶ tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.

[20:46]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.

[21:26]  ⁸ tn Elsewhere in the Bible the turban is worn by priests (Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:28, 31; Lev 8:9; 16:4), but here a royal crown is in view.

[21:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “This not this.”

[21:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the high one.”

[25:15]  ¹¹ sn The Philistines inhabited the coastal plain by the Mediterranean Sea, west of Judah.

[25:15]  ¹² tn Heb “have acted with vengeance and taken vengeance with vengeance.” The repetition emphasizes the degree of vengeance which they exhibited, presumably toward Judah.

[25:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “with scorn in (the) soul.”

[25:15]  ¹⁴ tn The object is not specified in the Hebrew text, but has been clarified as “Judah” in the translation.

[25:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to destroy (with) perpetual hostility.” Joel 3:4-8 also speaks of the Philistines taking advantage of the fall of Judah.

[38:9]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “go up.”

[39:25]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “cause to return.”

[40:2]  ¹⁸ tn The expression introduces the three major visions of Ezekiel (1:1; 8:3; 40:2).

[40:2]  ¹⁹ tn The reference to a very high mountain is harmonious with Isa 2:2.

[44:28]  ²⁰ sn See Num 18:20; Deut 10:9; 18:2; Josh 13:33; 18:7.