Yehezkiel 38:2

38:2 “Son of man, turn toward ¹  Gog, ²  of the land of Magog, ³  the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. ⁴  Prophesy against him

Yehezkiel 40:38

40:38 There was a chamber with its door by the porch of the gate; ⁵  there they washed the burnt offering.

Yehezkiel 40:45

40:45 He said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, ⁶ 

Yehezkiel 42:16

42:16 He measured the east side with the measuring stick ⁷  as 875 feet ⁸  by the measuring stick.

Yehezkiel 48:23

48:23 “As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion.

[38:2]  ¹ tn Heb “set your face against.”

[38:2]  ² sn This may refer to a Lydian king in western Asia Minor in the seventh century b.c. Apart from Ezek 38-39, the only other biblical reference to this king/nation is in Rev 20:8. For a study of the names appearing in this verse, see E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27.

[38:2]  ³ sn One of the sons of Japheth according to Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5.

[38:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “the prince, the chief of Meshech and Tubal.” Some translate “the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal,” but it is more likely that the Hebrew noun in question is a common noun in apposition to “prince,” rather than a proper name. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:434-35. As Block demonstrates, attempts by some popular writers to identify these proper names with later geographical sites in Russia are anachronistic. See as well E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27.

[38:2]  sn Meshech and Tubal were two nations in Cappadocia of Asia Minor. They were also sons of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5).

[40:38]  ⁵ tc The MT reads “jambs of the gates” which does not make sense in a context discussing one chamber. The emendation to “porch” is similar to v. 14. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:530.

[40:45]  ⁶ tn Heb “the house.”

[42:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “reed” (also in the following verses).

[42:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “five hundred cubits” (i.e., 262.5 meters).