Yehezkiel 25:16

25:16 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill ¹  the Cherethites ²  and destroy those who remain on the seacoast.

Yehezkiel 36:17

36:17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living on their own land, they defiled it by their behavior ³  and their deeds. In my sight their behavior was like the uncleanness of a woman having her monthly period.

Yehezkiel 45:5

45:5 An area eight and a quarter miles ⁴  in length and three and one-third miles ⁵  in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities ⁶  in which they will live.

[25:16]  ¹ tn In Hebrew the verb “and I will cut off” sounds like its object, “the Cherethites,” and draws attention to the statement.

[25:16]  ² sn This is a name for the Philistines, many of whom migrated to Palestine from Crete.

[36:17]  ³ tn Heb “way.”

[45:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[45:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[45:5]  ⁶ tc The translation follows the LXX here. The MT reads “twenty.” See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:246.