Yehezkiel 2:1

Ezekiel’s Commission

2:1 He said to me, “Son of man, ¹  stand on your feet and I will speak with you.”

Yehezkiel 8:9

8:9 He said to me, “Go in and see the evil abominations they are practicing here.”

Yehezkiel 16:35

16:35 “‘Therefore O prostitute, hear the word of the Lord:

Yehezkiel 26:1

A Prophecy Against Tyre

26:1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, ²  the word of the Lord came to me:

Yehezkiel 30:10

30:10 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt,

by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar ³  of Babylon.

Yehezkiel 32:17

32:17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, ⁴  the word of the Lord came to me:

Yehezkiel 35:14

35:14 This is what the sovereign Lord says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

Yehezkiel 37:5

37:5 This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath ⁵  into you and you will live.

[2:1]  ¹ sn The phrase son of man occurs ninety-three times in the book of Ezekiel. It simply means “human one,” and distinguishes the prophet from the nonhuman beings that are present in the world of his vision.

[26:1]  ² tc Date formulae typically include the month. According to D. I. Block (Ezekiel [NICOT], 2:34, n. 27) some emend to “in the twelfth year in the eleventh month” based partially on the copy of the LXX from Alexandrinus, where Albright suggested that “eleventh month” may have dropped out due to haplography.

[26:1]  sn April 23, 587 b.c.

[30:10]  ³ tn Heb “Nebuchadrezzar” is a variant and more correct spelling of Nebuchadnezzar, as the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-usur has an “r” rather than an “n.”

[32:17]  ⁴ tn March 17, 585 b.c. The LXX adds “first month.”

[37:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “I am about to bring a spirit.”