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front:intro	wb5b				0	# Introduction to Ezekiel\n\n## Part 1: General Introduction\n\n### Outline of Ezekiel\n\n1. Yahweh calls Ezekiel to speak his words (1:1–3:27)\n1. Yahweh judges Judah and Jerusalem (4:1–24:27)\n1. Ezekiel prophesies against nearby nations (25:1–32:32)\n1. Yahweh explains the fall of Jerusalem (33:1–33)\n1. Ezekiel brings messages of hope (34:1–48:35)\n    * A new shepherd (34:1–31)\n    * Edom destroyed (35:1–15)\n    * Israel restored (36:1–37:28)\n    * Gog and Magog (38:1–39:29)\n    * Jerusalem and the temple restored (40:1–48:35)\n\n\n### What is Ezekiel about?\n\nThe Book of Ezekiel contains words that Ezekiel prophesied between 592 B.C. and 573 B.C. The Jewish people were exiled in Babylonia. Ezekiel told them that God had punished them because they sinned against him. However, Ezekiel assured them that God would restore them. God was using Babylon to punish them. But eventually another nation would defeat the Babylonians. Ezekiel also prophesied about how God will restore Jerusalem and the temple so that the people can worship and sacrifice to him again. Ezekiel then described how the land will be divided again among the tribes of Israel.\n\n### How should the title of this book be translated?\n\n“Ezekiel” or “The Book of Ezekiel” is the traditional name for this book. Translators may also call it “The Messages from God Brought by Ezekiel.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])\n\n### Who wrote the Book of Ezekiel?\n\nEzekiel wrote the prophecies in the Book of Ezekiel. He was a prophet and priest who lived near Babylon in the time of the exile.\n\n## Part 2: Important Religious and Cultural Concepts\n\n### What was Ezekiel’s temple?\n\nSeveral chapters of the Book of Ezekiel give instructions about building a new temple. However, this temple is not the same as the temple the people would build after going back to Jerusalem. Because Ezekiel’s temple has never been built, some scholars think that this temple is to be built in the future. Other scholars think that Ezekiel’s temple is symbolic of the Church.\n\n### Do the sacrifices in Ezekiel follow the law of Moses?\n\nThe sacrifices in Ezekiel 46 are somewhat different than the required sacrifices in Numbers 28. This may be because Ezekiel prophesied about a new temple with new sacrifices.\n\n## Part 3: Important Translation Issues\n\n### How should one represent Ezekiel’s visions in translation?\n\nThe Book of Ezekiel has many complicated visions. Some are similar to passages in other Scripture books that describe future events. Some of these visions are about God rescuing Israel in the distant future. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-apocalyptic]])\n\nIt is unclear whether Ezekiel actually traveled to the particular places named in the visions, or whether what he described were mental ideas. For this reason, Ezekiel’s viewpoint is sometimes difficult to understand, even though the meanings of the visions may be clear.\n\nTranslators should avoid trying to explain these visions in their translations. Instead, they should present the visions just as they are in the source text.\n\n### What does “and you will know that I am Yahweh” mean?\n\nThis is a common phrase in the Book of Ezekiel. It is meant to assure the reader that these messages truly came from God, and that he will do what he has promised. The translator may also use the phrase “and you will understand that I am Yahweh and what I say will happen.” The UST translates it as “then you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do.”
1:intro	j5rn				0	# Ezekiel 1 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\n### Ezekiel’s call\n\nEzekiel had a vision of God calling him to prophetic ministry. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
1:1	xqf6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	In the thirtieth year	0	This is the thirtieth year of Ezekiel’s life.
1:1	ad2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month	0	“the fifth day of the fourth month.” This is the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifth day is around the end of June on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
1:1	q33s			it came about that	0	This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
1:1	u5sq			I was living among the captives	0	The word “I” refers to Ezekiel. “I was one of the captives”
1:1	zv3x			I saw visions of God	0	Alternate translation: “God showed me unusual things”
1:1	x973			the Kebar Canal	0	This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. “the Kebar River”
1:3	rj9q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns	to Ezekiel … upon him there	0	Ezekiel speaks of himself as if he were another person. Alternate translation: “to me, Ezekiel … upon me there”
1:3	t4d8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to Ezekiel	0	The idiom “the word of Yahweh came to” is used to introduce a special message from God. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave a message to Ezekiel”
1:3	c7c1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Buzi	0	This is a man’s name.
1:3	qdk9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of Yahweh was upon him	0	The word “hand” is often used to refer to someone’s power or action. A person with his hand on another person has power over that other person. Alternate translation: “Yahweh was controlling him”
1:3	xef3			Yahweh	0	This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
1:4	h13x			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel continues to describe his vision.
1:4	lz9t			a windstorm	0	This is a storm that has a lot of wind.
1:4	my5g			coming from the north	0	North is the direction to your left when you look toward the sun while it is rising.
1:4	c9um			a great cloud with fire flashing within it	0	This can be translated as a new sentence: “The storm had a very large cloud with fire flashing in it”
1:4	p3zk			fire flashing	0	This could mean: (1) “flashing lightning” or (2) “constant lightning.”
1:4	uce2			brightness surrounding it and inside of it	0	Alternate translation: “a very bright light was around the cloud and inside of it”
1:4	gn1u			the color of amber	0	Alternate translation: “bright yellow like amber” or “bright yellow” or “glowing yellow”
1:4	s1hw			amber	0	a hard yellow resin that is used as a beautiful decoration on jewelry
1:5	wc4k			In the middle	0	Alternate translation: “Inside the storm”
1:5	h7q9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the likeness of four living creatures	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like these things. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “what looked like four living creatures”
1:5	k13b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	This was their appearance	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “This is what they looked like”
1:5	nji4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	They had the likeness of a man	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “The four creatures looked like people”
1:6	vqp7			but they had four faces each, and each of the creatures had four wings	0	“but each of them had four different faces and four wings.” Each creature had a face on the front, a face on the back, and a face on each side of its head.
1:7	lgs2			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel continues to describe his vision.
1:7	k6hj			but the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf	0	Alternate translation: “but their feet looked like calf hooves” or “but their feet looked like the feet of calves”
1:7	zyz1			hooves of a calf	0	the hard part of a calf’s foot
1:7	ac8t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	that shone like polished bronze	0	“that were shiny like bronze that has been polished.” This describes the feet of the creatures. Alternate translation: “and they shone like polished bronze”
1:8	gr7m			on all four sides	0	Alternate translation: “on all four sides of their bodies”
1:8	k4hk			For all four, their faces and wings were like this	0	Alternate translation: “For all four of the creatures, their wings and their faces were like this”
1:9	xij2			they did not turn as they went	0	Alternate translation: “the creatures did not turn as they moved”
1:10	xft7			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel continues to describe his vision.
1:10	dr2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	The likeness of their faces was like the face of a man	0	Ezekiel is describing the faces of the creatures on their front side. Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like a man’s face. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “The face of each creature looked like the face of a man”
1:10	cb2b			The four of them had the face of a lion to the right side	0	Alternate translation: “The face on the right side of each one’s head looked like the face of a lion”
1:10	xfk6			the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side	0	Alternate translation: “the face on the left side of the head of each one looked like the face of an ox”
1:10	hzm6			They four had also the face of an eagle	0	Alternate translation: “The face on the back of the head of each one looked like the face of an eagle”
1:11	y2pe			their wings were spread out above, so that each creature had a pair of wings that touched another creature’s wing	0	Alternate translation: “each creature held up two of his wings so that one wing touched the wing of the creature on one side of him, and the other wing touched the wing of the creature on the other side of him”
1:11	pd9d			and also a pair of wings that covered their bodies	0	This can be translated as a new sentence: “The other two wings of each creature covered its body”
1:12	e2th			Each went straight forward	0	Alternate translation: “Each creature moved with a face looking forward”
1:13	ffv8			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel continues to describe his vision.
1:13	i6wj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like these things. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the words **likeness** and **appearance**, you can express the same ideas with verbal forms. Alternate translation: “As for what the living creatures looked like, they were similar to burning coals”
1:13	m6wb			there were flashes of lightning	0	Alternate translation: “lightning came out from the fire.”
1:14	jq1y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	The living creatures were moving swiftly back and forth, and they had the appearance of lightning	0	Lightning flashes and then disappears quickly, and the creatures moved from one place to another quickly. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “The living creatures were moving swiftly back and forth, and they looked like lightning” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1:15	me27			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel continues to tell about his vision.
1:16	kq4i			This was the appearance and structure of the wheels	0	Alternate translation: “This is what the wheels looked like and how they were made”
1:16	yue4			like beryl	0	Beryl is a kind of clear, valuable stone, often of yellow or golden color. “clear and yellow like a beryl stone” or “clear and yellow like a precious stone”
1:16	du8h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the four had the same likeness	0	Here, **likeness** refers to what the four wheels looked like. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “all four of the wheels looked the same”
1:16	q9kt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	their appearance and structure was like a wheel intersecting another wheel	0	The abstract nouns “appearance” and “structure” can be translated as verbs. Alternate translation: “they appeared to be made with one wheel going through another wheel”
1:17	d4vz			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel continues to describe his vision.
1:17	yzc3			they went in any of their four directions	0	This could mean: (1) “their” refers to the creatures. Alternate translation: “they would go straight in any one of the four directions that the creatures looked towards” or (2) “their” refers to the wheels.
1:18	tsz7			As for their rims	0	Alternate translation: “This is what the rims of the wheels looked like”
1:18	j5l2			they were high and fearsome	0	Alternate translation: “the rims were very tall and awe-inspiring” or “the rims where tall and frightening”
1:18	q999			for the rims were full of eyes round about	0	Alternate translation: “because the rims had very many eyes around all four of the wheels”
1:19	pwu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	When the living creatures rose up from the earth	0	The creatures were flying in the air after they left the ground. Alternate translation: “So when the creatures left the ground and went up into the air”
1:19	c3bw			the wheels also rose up	0	Alternate translation: “the wheels also left the ground and went into the air”
1:20	q1gf			Wherever the Spirit would go, they went	0	The word “they” refers to the creatures.
1:20	i3ax			the wheels rose up beside them	0	Alternate translation: “the wheels went up into the air with the living creatures”
1:20	sqv9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels	0	This could mean: (1) Ezekiel is speaking of the “creatures” of verse 19 as if they were one creature. Alternate translation: “the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels” or (2) Ezekiel is using an idiom. Alternate translation: “the spirit of life was in the wheels” or “the living spirit was in the wheels” or (3) the spirit in the creatures and in the wheels is the same. Alternate translation: “the same spirit that gave life to the creatures also gave life to the wheels”
1:22	ikj7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the likeness of an expansive dome	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like “an expansive dome.” If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “what looked like an expansive dome”
1:22	l6f5			an expansive dome	0	A dome looks like a hollow ball that is cut in half. “Expansive” means very large. “a huge upside-down bowl”
1:22	hu3m			awe-inspiring crystal	0	Alternate translation: “awe-inspiring ice” or “crystal that makes people marvel when they look at it”
1:22	unz5			stretched out over their heads above	0	Alternate translation: “and the expansive dome was spread out above the heads of the creatures” or “and the expansive dome took up a lot of space over the heads of the creatures”
1:23	w3ga			Beneath the dome	0	Alternate translation: “under the dome”
1:23	h3u3			Each of the living creatures also had a pair to cover themselves; each had a pair to cover his own body	0	Alternate translation: “Each of the living creatures also had two other wings, which they used to cover their bodies”
1:24	x6cx			Then I heard the sound of their wings. Like the noise of many waters. Like the voice of the Almighty whenever they moved. Like	0	The words **whenever they moved** could mean: (1) all the words before them in this verse, “Whenever they moved, I heard the sound of their wings. Like the noise of rushing water. Like the voice of the Almighty. Like” or (2) to the words that follow, “wings. Like the noise of rushing water. Like the voice of the Almighty. Whenever they moved, it sounded like.”
1:24	nht8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Like … waters. Like … moved. Like … rainstorm. Like … army.	0	These sentences are not complete because Ezekiel was showing that he was excited about what he saw. They can be translated as complete sentences: “The wings sounded like … water. They sounded like … moved. They sounded like … rainstorm. They sounded like … army.”
1:24	pa6v			many waters	0	This simply means “a lot of water.” It could refer to a loud river or a large waterfall or the waves crashing at the ocean. All of these are very loud.
1:24	a1wk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Like the voice of the Almighty	0	The Bible sometimes refers to thunder as “the voice of the Almighty.” Alternate translation: “It sounded like the voice of the Almighty God” or “It sounded like the thunder of the Almighty”
1:24	ii8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Like the sound of a rainstorm	0	Possible meanings are: (1) “Like the sound of very big storm” or (2) “Like the sound of a very large crowd of people” Alternate translation: “There was a sound that was loud like a big storm” or “There was a sound that was loud like a very large crowd of people”
1:24	m4zj			Whenever they stood still	0	Alternate translation: “Whenever the creatures stopped moving”
1:24	lip7			they lowered their wings	0	“the creatures let their wings hang down by their sides.” They did this when they were not using their wings to fly.
1:25	fdh7			A voice came from above the dome	0	“Someone who was above the dome spoke.” If you need to tell whose voice this is, you should probably identify it as the voice of Yahweh ([Ezekiel 1:3](../01/03.md)).
1:25	c7rf			the dome over their heads	0	Alternate translation: “the dome that was over the heads of the creatures”
1:25	vx4w			the dome	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:23](../01/23.md).
1:26	pwr1			over their heads	0	Alternate translation: “over the heads of the living creatures”
1:26	v6pz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	was the likeness of a throne	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like a throne. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “was something that looked like a throne”
1:26	dds3			sapphire	0	a very valuable stone that is clear blue and very shiny
1:26	fx3x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	on the likeness of the throne was	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “on what looked like a throne there was”
1:26	npv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	a likeness like the appearance of a man	0	The abstract nouns “likeness” and “appearance” can be translated with verbal phrases. If you need to tell who this is, you should probably identify him as Yahweh ([Ezekiel 1:3](../01/03.md)). Alternate translation: “something that looked similar to what appeared to be a man”
1:27	t3wg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	from the appearance of his hips up	0	The person’s body above the hips looked like glowing metal that had fire in it. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “from what appeared to be his hips up”
1:27	f7ri		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	from the appearance of his hips downward the appearance of fire and brightness all around	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “all around him below what appeared to be his hips, I saw what looked like fire and a bright light”
1:28	ju5f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day was the appearance of the bright light surrounding it	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “The brightness surrounding it appeared to be like the way a rainbow appears in the clouds on a rainy day”
1:28	qe4p			rainbow	0	the colorful strip of light that appears in the rain when the sun shines from behind the viewer
1:28	eww3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	It was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like the glory of Yahweh. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas behind the words **appearance** and **likeness**, you can express the same idea with verbal forms. Alternate translation: “It appeared to be what looked like the glory of Yahweh”
1:28	x337		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I fell on my face	0	“I bowed down to the ground” or “I lay on the ground.” Ezekiel did not fall by accident. He went down to the ground to show that he respected and feared Yahweh.
1:28	xf7s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I heard a voice speaking	0	The word “voice” is a metonym for the person. Alternate translation: “I heard someone speaking” or “Someone spoke, and I heard his voice”
2:intro	pp1p				0	# Ezekiel 2 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nEzekiel’s call continues in this chapter. God appointed Ezekiel to be a prophet but warned him that the people were very rebellious and would not listen to him. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/appoint]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
2:1	jk2d			He said to me	0	If your language has to identify the one speaking, it would be best to identify the speaker as the “one who looked like a man” ([Ezekiel 1:26](../01/26.md)). It was not “the Spirit.”
2:1	djp4			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
2:2	nf31			the Spirit	0	Other This could mean: (1) “a spirit” or (2) “a wind.”
2:3	rd8n			up to this very day	0	“even now” or “even today.” This means that the people of Israel were continuing to disobey God.
2:4	nn58			Their descendants	0	the descendants of the past generations of Israel who had rebelled against God, referring to the people living in Israel at the time Ezekiel writes
2:4	iw3p			have stubborn faces	0	Alternate translation: “have expression on their faces that show that they are stubborn”
2:4	s6jn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	stubborn faces and hard hearts	0	The words “stubborn faces” refer to the way they act on the outside, and the words “hard hearts” refer to the way they think and feel. Together they emphasize that the people of Israel would not change how they lived in order to obey God.
2:4	bi27			stubborn	0	This describes a person who refuses to change what he thinks or what he is doing.
2:4	nx1c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	hard hearts	0	Rocks never change and become soft, and these people never change and become sorry when they do evil things.
2:5	k6vh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. Alternate translation: “people group”
2:5	g4a6			a prophet has been among them	0	Alternate translation: “the one whom they have refused to listen to was a prophet”
2:6	cd8n			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
2:6	z8yl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	briers and thorns and … scorpions	0	These words describe the people of Israel who will not treat Ezekiel kindly when he tells them what God says.
2:6	jsb2			briers and thorns	0	Briers are bushes with sharp points on the branches. The sharp points on the branches are called thorns.
2:6	s9um			scorpions	0	A scorpion is a small animal with two front claws, six legs, and a large tail with a poisonous stinger. Its sting is very painful.
2:6	typ2			Do not fear their words	0	Alternate translation: “Do not be afraid of what they say.”
2:6	k1u5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	be dismayed by their faces	0	The words “their faces” are a metonym for the message the people express with their faces. Alternate translation: “lose your desire to serve me because of the way they look at you”
2:7	phz2			are most rebellious	0	Alternate translation: “are very rebellious” or “totally rebel against me”
2:8	ndb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “people group”
2:9	p6fn			a hand was extended out to me	0	This could mean: (1) a person in the heavens had extended his hand out toward Ezekiel and all Ezekiel could see was from the hand to the elbow or shoulder or (2) the “one who looked like a man” ([Ezekiel 1:26](../01/26.md)) extended his hand.
2:9	h5d1			a written scroll	0	Alternate translation: “a scroll that had writing on it”
2:10	mxi2			He spread it out	0	The word “He” refers to the “one who looked like a man” ([Ezekiel 1:26](../01/26.md)).
2:10	h57t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it had been written on both its front and back	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “someone had written on both its front and its back”
2:10	vh4l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	written on it were lamentations, mourning, and woe	0	This can be restated to remove the abstract nouns “lamentations,” “mourning,” and “woe.” Alternate translation: “someone had written on it that these people would lament, be sad the way they would be if someone they loved had died, and have bad things happen to them”
3:intro	g699				0	# Ezekiel 3 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nEzekiel’s call concludes in this chapter. God told Ezekiel more about what he should say to the people and how he should say it. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]])
3:1	brw3			He said to me	0	The word “He” refers to the “one who looked like a man” ([Ezekiel 1:26](../01/26.md)).
3:1	j5ix			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
3:1	ze6y			what you have found	0	This refers to the scroll that God was giving him ([Ezekiel 2:9](../02/09.md)).
3:1	vqx6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
3:2	zj66			that scroll	0	Many versions have “the scroll” or “this scroll.”
3:3	ky32			feed your belly and fill your stomach with this scroll	0	The word “belly” refers to the part of the body people can see from the outside. The word “stomach” refers to the internal organs inside the belly.
3:3	hl4l			it was as sweet as honey	0	Honey tastes sweet, and the scroll tasted sweet.
3:4	m9d9			he said to me	0	If your language has to identify the one speaking, it would be best to identify the speaker as the “one who looked like a man” ([Ezekiel 1:26](../01/26.md)). It was not “the Spirit.”
3:4	sch3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
3:6	t81j			of strange speech or a difficult language	0	Alternate translation: “who speak a strange or difficult language”
3:6	gnx2			not to many peoples of strange speech	0	Alternate translation: “I am not sending you to a mighty nation whose people speak a strange language”
3:6	xr55		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo	if I sent you to them, they would have listened to you	0	This is a hypothetical situation that could have happened but did not. Yahweh did not send Ezekiel to people who did not understand his language.
3:6	f2qs			if I sent you to them	0	The word “them” refers to a mighty nation other than Israel.
3:7	w94c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	strong browed and hard hearted	0	These mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: “very rebellious” or “very stubborn”
3:7	m967		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	strong browed	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “unwilling to change”
3:7	sq7w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	hard hearted	0	This phrase suggests that the people resist God and are unwilling to obey him. The heart is used to describe the place in the body where a person decides what they want to do. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
3:8	d8jm			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here alerts Ezekiel to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
3:8	sx8p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have made your face as hard as their faces	0	A hard face is a metaphor for being stubborn. Alternate translation: “I have made you as stubborn as they are”
3:8	zi9j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I have made … your brow as hard as their brows	0	The “brow” is the forehead or eyebrow and is a metonym for what the person thinks. Alternate translation: “I have made … you strong so you will not stop doing what you are doing”
3:9	ij8a			I have made your brow like a diamond, harder than flint	0	Alternate translation: “I have made your brow like the hardest stone, harder than flint”
3:9	rz3c			flint	0	a stone that is hard enough to start a fire by hitting it with metal or another stone
3:9	z3m8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “people group”
3:10	z6et		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	take them into your heart and hear them with your ears	0	Here “heart” represents a person’s mind. Alternate translation: “remember them and listen carefully”
3:11	len2			Then go to the captives	0	The word “captives” refers to the people of Israel who were living in Babylon.
3:11	e5ix			your people	0	“your people group.” Ezekiel had lived in Judah before the Babylonians took him to Babylon.
3:11	p7ah			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
3:12	it6a			I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake: “Blessed be the glory of Yahweh from his place!”	0	Some versions take “Blessed … place!” as a words that the “great earthquake” spoke: “I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake, which said, ‘Blessed be the glory of Yahweh from his place!’” Others understand the sound of the earthquake as the sound of the glory of Yahweh leaving his place, “as the glory of Yahweh left its place, I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake.”
3:12	pl7p			the sound of a great earthquake	0	It is not clear if the sound came from an earthquake, from a voice that was loud like an earthquake, or from the wings and wheels. Alternate translation: “a sound like the sound of a great earthquake” or “a voice speaking; the voice sounded like a great earthquake” or “a loud rumbling noise”
3:12	xj77			the glory of Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
3:12	uf64			the sound of a great earthquake	0	Alternate translation: “a loud, deep and powerful rumbling sound like the sound of an earthquake”
3:14	h4qw				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel seems to have been angry because Yahweh had sent him to speak to the Israelite exiles, thus rebelling against Yahweh himself. Though he was supposed to speak to them, he sat in silence for seven days, even though he could feel the anger of Yahweh “powerfully pressing on” him.
3:14	t94w			away, and I went with bitterness in my spirit’s rage	0	The words “bitterness” and “rage” are types of anger. This can be stated as a separate sentence. Alternate translation: “away. I was bitter and my spirit was full of anger” or “away. I was very bitter and angry”
3:14	x1uf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	bitterness	0	Ezekiel speaks of his anger at Yahweh as if there were a bad taste in his mouth because Yahweh had forced him to eat something that tasted bad.
3:14	w8rt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for the hand of Yahweh was powerfully pressing on me	0	Ezekiel speaks of being sad and tired because Yahweh had commanded him to do things he did not want to do as if Yahweh were pushing him down into the ground.
3:14	llb2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of Yahweh	0	This could mean: (1) the word “hand” is often used to refer to someone’s power or action. Alternate translation: “the power of Yahweh” or (2) Ezekiel knew that Yahweh was angry with him because he was not obeying Yahweh by speaking to the Israelite exiles.
3:15	i5bx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tel Aviv	0	A town in Babylon, about 80 kilometers southeast of the main city, which was also called Babylon.
3:15	bin3			the Kebar Canal	0	This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:1](../01/01.md).
3:15	n8yl			overwhelmed in amazement	0	Alternate translation: “unable to do anything because I was so amazed”
3:16	gj4t				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel tells about his experience at Tel-Aviv.
3:16	ul6w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
3:17	rf13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	watchman	0	God told Ezekiel to warn the people of Israel just as a watchman would warn the people of a city if enemies were coming, so that they could prepare and be safe.
3:17	xc2d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
3:18	gn56			the wicked	0	Alternate translation: “wicked people”
3:18	b5pw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	require his blood from your hand	0	This is an idiom for holding someone responsible or guilty of murder. Alternate translation: “treat you as if you had murdered him”
3:19	hrf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked deeds	0	The phrase “wicked deeds” means the same thing as “wickedness.” Alternate translation: “he does not stop doing wicked things”
3:20	d1iz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	set a stumbling block before him	0	This could mean: (1) “make something bad happen to him” or (2) “cause him to sin openly.”
3:20	gm4t			he will die in his sin	0	Alternate translation: “he will die as a sinner” or “he will die as a guilty person because he has disobeyed me”
3:20	wji4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will require his blood from your hand	0	This is an idiom for holding someone responsible or guilty of murder. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “I will treat you as if you had murdered him”
3:21	e9i5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	since he was warned	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “since you warned him”
3:22	w1ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of Yahweh	0	The word “hand” is often used to refer to someone’s power or action. Alternate translation: “the power of Yahweh”
3:23	ij9h			the glory of Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
3:23	ul8f			the Kebar Canal	0	This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:1](../01/01.md).
3:23	l7j5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I fell on my face	0	“I bowed down to the ground” or “I lay on the ground.” Ezekiel did not fall by accident. He went down to the ground to show that he respected and feared Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
3:24	r8ve			he spoke with me	0	If your language has to identify the one speaking, it would be best to identify the speaker as the “one who looked like a man” ([Ezekiel 1:26](../01/26.md)). It was not “the Spirit.”
3:25	f4fp			they will place ropes upon you and tie you so you cannot go out among them	0	This is best translated literally.
3:26	en24			the roof of your mouth	0	Alternate translation: “the top of your mouth”
3:26	w5g2			you will be mute	0	Alternate translation: “you will not be able to speak”
3:26	z3pl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “people group”
3:27	pfr1			I will open your mouth	0	Alternate translation: “I will make you able to speak”
3:27	sy4s			the one who will not listen will not listen	0	Alternate translation: “the one who refuses to listen will not listen”
3:27	v6ss			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
4:intro	dz5i				0	# Ezekiel 4 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Destruction of Jerusalem\n\nThe destruction of Jerusalem is pictured in this chapter. Ezekiel showed the lack of food and water that would occur during the siege of Jerusalem.
4:1	thl9			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
4:1	cn59		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	carve the city of Jerusalem	0	You may need to make explicit that Ezekiel is to carve a picture. Alternate translation: “carve a picture of the city of Jerusalem”
4:2	hk4u			lay siege against it	0	Alternate translation: “surround the city in order to capture it”
4:2	vr6r			build forts against it	0	“build strong walls against it.” The walls would keep people from leaving the city.
4:2	mfb8			Raise up an assault ramp against it	0	“Build a ramp outside of it for the enemies to get inside.” Jerusalem had a wall around it to protect the people inside. The enemies could only get inside if they had a ramp to climb up over the wall.
4:2	mdb4			Place battering rams all around it	0	“Set around it huge poles people would use to break down the gates and get inside.” “Battering rams” are large trees or poles that many men in an army would pick up and hit against a wall or door so they could break it down and get inside.
4:3	d88y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against it	0	This is a command to stare at the model of the city as a symbol of punishing the city. Alternate translation: “stare at the city” or “stare at the city so that it will be harmed”
4:3	cv8u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set your face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set your face” refers to literally staring at something.
4:3	vw5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
4:4	qk6z			put the sin of the house of Israel on it	0	This could mean: (1) “symbolically bear the punishment for the sins of the Israelites” or (2) “suffer by lying on your side because of their sin.”
4:4	tm3q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
4:4	kkq5			you will carry their sin	0	This could mean: (1) “you will be guilty of their sin” or (2) “you will be punished for their sin.” Either of these meanings will be demonstrated “symbolically” by Ezekiel as noted in the UST.
4:4	u5yy			lie down against the house of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “lie facing the kingdom of Israel in a hostile manner”
4:5	in3l			I myself am assigning to you one day to represent each year of their punishment	0	Alternate translation: “I myself command you to lie on your side for the same number of days as the number of years that I will punish them”
4:5	rx67			each year of their punishment	0	This could mean: (1) each year that they will be punished for their sins or (2) each year that they have sinned.
4:5	wq3e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	390 days	0	“three hundred and ninety days”
4:6	y7xn			these days	0	the days Ezekiel lies down on his left side to illustrate the siege of the kingdom of Israel
4:6	s4h8			you will carry the sin	0	This could mean: (1) “you will be guilty of the sin” or (2) “you will be punished for the sin.” Either of these meanings will be demonstrated symbolically by Ezekiel as noted in the UST. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 4:4](../04/04.md).
4:6	a25b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Judah over many years. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Judah people group” or “the people of Judah”
4:6	iys6			I am assigning to you one day for each year	0	Alternate translation: “I will make you do this one day for each year that I will punish them”
4:7	t4rt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	Set your face toward Jerusalem that is under siege	0	This is a command to stare at the model of Jerusalem as a symbol of punishing Jerusalem. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:3](../04/03.md). Alternate translation: “Stare at Jerusalem that is under siege” or “Stare at Jerusalem that is under siege, so that it will be harmed”
4:7	knw2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Set your face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze. “Set your face” refers to literally staring at something.
4:7	w7t8			prophesy against it	0	Alternate translation: “prophesy about the bad things that will happen to Jerusalem”
4:8	e9sf			For behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
4:8	lua4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am placing bonds on you	0	Bonds are ropes or chains that keep a person from moving. It is not clear whether the word “bonds” is a metaphor for something Yahweh does that is as if he had bound Ezekiel or if he is using literal, physical ropes.
4:9	vw5v			wheat, barley … millet, and spelt	0	These are different kinds of grains.
4:9	cig3			beans	0	vines whose seeds, which grow in a single row inside its otherwise empty fruit, can be eaten
4:9	q8id		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	lentils	0	These are like beans, but their seeds are very small, round, and somewhat flat.
4:9	tc9t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	390 days	0	“three hundred and ninety days”
4:10	q6cb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty shekels per day	0	“20 shekels per day.” A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. Alternate translation: 200 grams of bread each day” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]])
4:11	ba5e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	a sixth of a hin	0	“1/6 hin” or “a sixth part of a hin” or “about one-half liter” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]])
4:11	b9rp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	a hin	0	A hin is 3.7 liters.
4:12	wgs2			You will eat it	0	The word “it” refers to the bread ([Ezekiel 4:9](../04/09.md)).
4:12	esy6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	barley cakes	0	flat bread made of barley ([Ezekiel 4:9](../04/09.md))
4:12	se16			you will bake it on excrement of human dung	0	“you will cook it over a fire made with pieces of human solid waste.” Your language may have a way of expressing this politely.
4:13	kli6			will banish	0	will send away by force
4:14	nb2f			Alas, Lord Yahweh	0	“Lord Yahweh, it would be wrong for me to do that.” Ezekiel is very troubled by what the Lord has told him to do.
4:14	px83			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md). Here Ezekiel is speaking to the Lord.
4:14	a59d			foul meat has never entered my mouth	0	Alternate translation: “I have never eaten foul meat”
4:14	lc8j			foul meat	0	“disgusting, unclean meat.” This refers to meat that is unclean because it has come from an animal that has died of sickness or old age or was killed by another animal. The word “foul” shows his disgust over meat like this.
4:15	n64y			Look	0	Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to the important thing I will tell you now”
4:15	zf4y			I have given you	0	Alternate translation: “I will allow you to use”
4:15	g35w			cow manure	0	solid waste from cows. Your language may have a polite way of expressing this.
4:15	l517			human dung	0	solid waste from humans. Your language may have a polite way of expressing this. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 4:12](../04/12.md).
4:16	w9yv			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
4:16	s5sw			I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem	0	Alternate translation: “I will stop the supply of food to Jerusalem”
4:16	f6dt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the staff of bread	0	The supply is called a staff because some people need a staff to walk and do their work, and people need bread to live. Bread represents all kinds of food. Alternate translation: “the supply of food” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
4:16	i35y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they will eat bread while rationing it in anxiety	0	You may need to make explicit why they will ration the bread. “they will carefully divide their bread because they fear that there will not be enough”
4:16	kdq7			rationing	0	giving small amounts of something of which there is not enough to many people
4:16	xi3f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	rationing it in trembling	0	The word “shaking” is a metaphor for being afraid and “trembling” represents fear. Alternate translation: “rationing it while shaking” or “rationing it in fear”
4:17	s15b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	every man will be dismayed at his brother and waste away	0	This could mean: (1) “everyone will look at his brother and worry about how much food his brother eats and waste away” or (2) “every one of them will be dismayed and waste away”
4:17	bv4j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	waste away	0	The phrase “waste away” is usually used of flesh or wood rotting. Here it is a metaphor for wicked people becoming thin and dying because they have no food.
5:intro	hus5				0	# Ezekiel 5 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The destruction of Jerusalem\n\nThe destruction of Jerusalem is continued to be pictured in this chapter. Ezekiel showed the destruction of Jerusalem by fire and war.
5:1	wtm2			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
5:1	het3			barber’s razor	0	Alternate translation: “blade for cutting hair”
5:1	p4tg			pass the razor over your head and your beard	0	Alternate translation: “shave your head and your face” or “remove the hair from your head and the beard from your face”
5:2	x7gj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction	Burn a third of it	0	“Burn a third of your hair”
5:2	v81v			midst	0	middle
5:2	p3xt			when the days of the siege are completed	0	Alternate translation: “when the days of Jerusalem’s siege have ended” or “when the days have ended that you show how Jerusalem will put under siege”
5:2	iaa8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction	take a third of the hair	0	“take one of the three piles of hair”
5:2	d8s1			strike it with the sword all around the city	0	Alternate translation: “hit it with your sword all over the city”
5:2	aye1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction	scatter a third of it to the wind	0	“let the wind blow the last third of your hair in different directions”
5:2	b6bf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will draw out a sword to chase after the people	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for enemy soldiers who will attack with their swords, and to “draw out a sword” is to send the soldiers into battle. Alternate translation: “I will cause their enemies to pursue them and attack them with swords”
5:2	f2fx			I will draw out a sword	0	Alternate translation: “I will pull a sword out of its container”
5:3	y2te			a small number of hairs from them	0	Alternate translation: “a few hairs from the piles”
5:3	vva4			tie them	0	The word “them” refers to the hairs. This could mean: (1) the hairs were long enough so Ezekiel could tie them or (2) Ezekiel was to sew the hairs or otherwise attach them (3) Ezekiel was to place the hairs loosely in a fold of the garment.
5:3	m7jf			the folds of your robe	0	This could mean: (1) “the cloth on your arms” (“your sleeves”) or (2) “the end of the cloth on your robe” (“your hem”) or (3) the fold in the garment where it is tucked into the belt.
5:4	qx1e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-events	Then take	0	This continues the instructions Yahweh gives to Ezekiel beginning with the words “But take” in verse 3. Ezekiel was to “take a small number of hairs” and “take more of the hair and throw it” when he shaved his hair and beard ([Ezekiel 5:1](../05/01.md)) and before he burned the hair ([Ezekiel 5:2](../05/02.md)). You may need to place these verses before those verses. “But when you shave off your hair and beard, and before you burn them, take … After you have scattered the hair to the wind, then take” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-versebridge]])
5:4	k7tv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	from there a fire will go out to all the house of Israel	0	“from there a fire will spread out and burn up all the people of Israel.” Yahweh speaks of how he will punish Israel as if he were going to set fire to a house and of the people of Israel as if they were the family that lives in that house but were at that time outside the house.
5:4	isu2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
5:5	g9gl			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
5:5	rka7			This is Jerusalem	0	“This carving represents Jerusalem” ([Ezekiel 4:1](../04/01.md))
5:5	a826			in the midst of the nations	0	This could mean: (1) other nations were on all sides of Jerusalem or (2) “more important than all other nations.”
5:5	k186		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	I have placed her	0	Jerusalem is referred to as “her” and “she.”
5:5	qg7v			other lands	0	Alternate translation: “the neighboring countries” or “the countries around her”
5:6	hl49			The people have rejected my judgments	0	Alternate translation: “The people of Israel and Jerusalem have refused to obey my judgments.”
5:7	puk4			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
5:7	e8dd			Because you are more troublesome than	0	Alternate translation: “because your sinfulness is worse than” or “because you are more unruly than”
5:7	ijp8			that surround you	0	Alternate translation: “that are all around you.”
5:7	a52g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have not walked in my statutes	0	Walking is a metaphor for the way a person lives. Alternate translation: “have not lived according to my statutes” or “have not obeyed my statutes”
5:7	vkc9			or acted according to my decrees	0	Alternate translation: “or obeyed my decrees”
5:8	h1x6			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
5:8	xp3l			I will execute judgments within your midst	0	“I will judge you in various ways” or “I will punish you” .
5:9	kbb8			what I have not done and the like of which I will not do again	0	“as I have not done before and will not do in a similar way again” or “like I have never done before and will never do again” .
5:9	v2eb			because of all your disgusting actions	0	“because of all the disgusting things you do.” God was angry because the people were worshiping idols and false gods.
5:10	k7dn			fathers will eat the children in your midst, and sons will eat their fathers	0	Ezekiel is probably telling what will really happen when the people have no food.
5:10	f8kj			I will execute judgment on you	0	Alternate translation: “I will judge you” or “I will punish you severely”
5:10	n6c5			scatter to every direction all of you who are left	0	Alternate translation: “I will force all of you who are left to go to different places.”
5:11	e2zn			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
5:11	hg2m			defiled … sanctuary	0	ruined the place that Yahweh had set aside to be only for his use
5:11	z6sh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	with all your hateful things	0	“with all of those things of yours that I hate.” You may need to make explicit that this refers to idols: “with all your idols, which I hate” or “with all your disgusting idols.”
5:11	my31			with all your disgusting deeds	0	Alternate translation: “with all the disgusting things that you do”
5:11	i3z4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my eye will not have pity on you	0	The eye is a synecdoche for the person whose eye it is. Alternate translation: “I will not pity you”
5:11	r14z			I will not spare you	0	Alternate translation: “I will surely punish you”
5:12	a3ye			they will be consumed by famine in your midst	0	Alternate translation: “many of them will die because of famine”
5:13	az69			my wrath will be completed	0	Alternate translation: “I will no longer be angry because I will have done everything I wanted to do because I was angry”
5:13	w8xw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will cause my fury toward them to rest	0	The word “fury” means violent anger, and here it is a metonym for punishment. “I will stop punishing them because I will have punished them fully.”
5:13	b1ac		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will be satisfied	0	You may need to make explicit why Yahweh will be satisfied. Alternate translation: “I will be satisfied that I have punished them enough”
5:13	dxx1			when I have completed my fury against them	0	Alternate translation: “when I have finished punishing them”
5:15	aiv4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	in wrath and fury	0	The words “wrath” and “fury” mean basically the same thing and emphasize that Yahweh is very angry. Alternate translation: “because I will be very angry with you”
5:16	pk83		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	will send out harsh arrows of famine against you	0	The word “arrows” is a metonym for the sharp pains that people feel when they have had no food for a long time. Alternate translation: “will make you feel the pain of intense hunger”
5:16	tq5n			increase the famine on you	0	Alternate translation: “make the famine more severe for you” or “make the famine last longer for you” or “make sure that there is less and less for you to eat”
5:16	y84u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	break your staff of bread	0	A “staff” was something that people leaned upon to support them. This phrase is a metaphor that means removing the supply of food that the people were depending upon. See how “staff of bread” is translated in [Ezekiel 4:16](../04/16.md). Alternate translation: “cut off your food supply”
5:17	k7kf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Plague and blood will pass through you	0	Sickness and violent death are spoken of as if they were soldiers going through the city killing everyone they could. Alternate translation: “Many people will die of disease, and many others will die in war”
6:intro	j871				0	# Ezekiel 6 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Shrines on the hill tops\n\nGod will destroy all those who have been worshiping idols at the hill top shrines.
6:1	ih46		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is telling Ezekiel to speak to the mountains as if they were people so that the people of Israel would hear the words and know that Ezekiel’s words were for them.
6:1	x3yv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
6:2	hip9			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
6:2	u6qp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against the mountains of Israel	0	This is a command to stare at the mountains as a symbol of punishing the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:3](../04/03.md). Alternate translation: “stare at the mountains of Israel” or “stare at the mountains of Israel so that the people there will be harmed”
6:2	guc4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against the mountains of Israel	0	The mountains of Israel were far away, so Ezekiel could not see them, but staring in that direction would be a symbol of harming it. Alternate translation: “turn toward the mountains of Israel and stare” or “stare toward the mountains of Israel so that the people there will be harmed”
6:2	s98w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set your face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze.
6:2	e98m			the mountains of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “the mountains in the land of Israel”
6:3	uy62			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
6:3	ev2k			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
6:3	c5nh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I am bringing a sword against you	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation: “I am bringing soldiers to come and kill you”
6:4	i987				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
6:4	sc5d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Then your altars will become desolate and your pillars will be destroyed	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “People will no longer worship at your altars and your enemy will destroy your pillars”
6:4	kbs8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will throw down	0	Yahweh was speaking of sending soldiers ([Ezekiel 6:3](../06/03.md)) to do these things. Alternate translation: “I will send soldiers to throw down”
6:4	yv9q			your dead	0	Alternate translation: “your people who have died”
6:5	utv5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will lay … and scatter	0	Yahweh was speaking of sending soldiers ([Ezekiel 6:3](../06/03.md)) to do these things. Alternate translation: “I will send soldiers to lay … and scatter”
6:6	k4gp				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
6:6	ri8t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	cities will be laid waste	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “Enemy armies will lay waste your cities”
6:6	iff1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they will be broken	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “enemy armies will break your altars” or “enemy armies will break them”
6:6	ez3w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your pillars will be cut down	0	This can be translated in active form. See how you translated “pillars” in [Ezekiel 6:4](../06/04.md). Alternate translation: “they will cut down your pillars”
6:6	qj8a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your works will be wiped away	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “no one will remember what you have done” or “they will destroy everything you have made”
6:7	ye9a			The dead will fall down in your midst	0	Alternate translation: “You will see the enemy kill many people”
6:7	i3ub		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
6:8	x38q				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
6:8	p3b3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	some who escape the sword	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation: “some whom the soldiers do not kill”
6:8	luc8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	when you are scattered throughout the countries	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “when I scatter you in different countries” or “when I force you to live in other countries”
6:9	nw31		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	I was grieved by their promiscuous heart that turned away from me	0	Yahweh speaks of the Israelites as if they were a woman who sleeps with many people. Alternate translation: “I was sad because they were like a wife who has left me to sleep with other men”
6:9	quq7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	by their eyes that whored after their idols	0	Yahweh speaks of the Israelites as if they were a married woman who looks at other men and desires to sleep with them. Alternate translation: “by the way they desired strongly to worship idols”
6:9	cul8			they will show loathing on their face for the wickedness which they have committed	0	This could mean: (1) “their faces will show that they hate themselves because of the wicked things they have done” or (2) “their faces will show that they hate the wicked things that they have done.”
6:11	e96i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to remind Ezekiel and the people that what he is saying is important. Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
6:11	wif1			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
6:11	v6gt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage	Clap your hands and stomp your foot	0	Ezekiel was to do this symbolic action to get the people’s attention. This was not applause.
6:11	nb8l			Alas	0	This word is spoken by those who see people doing bad things and realize that bad things will happen to the evildoers as a result. If your language has a similar word, you might want to use it here.
6:11	w4c1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
6:11	kds2			they will fall by sword, famine, and plague.	0	To “fall” is a euphemism for to “die.” The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation:
6:12	cu81			I will accomplish my fury against them	0	Alternate translation: “I will satisfy my anger against them” or “I will punish them until I am no longer angry”
6:13	n7bh				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
6:13	rr6w			hill—on all the mountain peaks, and under every flourishing tree and thick oak	0	Another possible meaning is “hill, on all the mountain peaks, under every flourishing tree, and under every thick oak.”
6:13	txr9			flourishing	0	healthy and growing
6:13	v2z8			oak	0	a large tree with strong wood that provided shade for worshipers
6:14	nw61		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Diblah	0	This is the name of a city.
7:intro	rti1				0	# Ezekiel 7 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Now is the time for punishment\n\nThe people will be punished severely for their idol worship and the temple will be destroyed. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
7:1	y1pz				0	# General Information:\n\nThis starts God’s prophecy of judgment on Israel.
7:1	kts6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
7:2	q227		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	the Lord Yahweh says this	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to remind Ezekiel and the people that what he is saying is important. Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
7:2	cz5j			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
7:2	pvc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to the land of Israel	0	The word “land” is a metonym for the people who live on the land. Alternate translation: “to the people of Israel”
7:2	j9de			An end!	0	Alternate translation: “The end has come!”
7:2	m6is			the four borders of the land	0	“the entire land” The “four borders” are to the north, east, south, and west.
7:3	t8wc				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
7:3	rmc8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	the end is upon you	0	The “end” is spoken of as if it were a robber attacking the people. Alternate translation: “your life is finished”
7:3	ty13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am sending out my wrath on you	0	“Wrath” is spoken of as if it were an arrow that Yahweh was shooting at the people. Alternate translation: “I am angry, and I will punish you”
7:3	yt4u			according to your ways	0	Alternate translation: “according to the things you do” or “because of the wicked things you do”
7:3	d31i			I will bring all your abominations upon you	0	Alternate translation: “I will punish you for doing those things that I hate so much”
7:4	s8xd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	For my eyes will not pity you	0	The eye is a synecdoche for the person whose eye it is. Alternate translation: “For I will not pity you”
7:4	n5vz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will bring your ways upon you	0	The way a person lives is spoken of as a path on which one walks. Alternate translation: “I will punish you for the things you have done”
7:4	r54l			your abominations will be in your midst	0	This could mean: (1) “I will punish all of you because of your abominations” or (2) “this will happen as long as you continue to worship idols.”
7:4	u9s9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
7:5	p6dg				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
7:5	mg8u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to remind Ezekiel and the people that what he is saying is important. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:11](../06/11.md). Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
7:5	pr6h			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
7:5	jx8l			Disaster! A unique disaster! Behold, it is coming.	0	These exclamations are meant to make the passage very strong. Alternate translation: “Behold, a terrible disaster is coming, one that no one has ever experienced before”
7:5	s2p9			Behold, it	0	Alternate translation: “You can be absolutely sure that it”
7:6	p8rf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	The end has woken up against you	0	The judgment that is coming is treated as if it were an enemy waking up from sleep.
7:7	tv29		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the mountains will no longer be joyful	0	The word “mountains” is a metonym for the people who live on the mountains. Alternate translation: “the people on the mountains will not have any more joy”
7:8	f85a				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the people of Israel.
7:8	j6i8			Now before long	0	Alternate translation: “Very soon now”
7:8	efn1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will pour out my fury against you and fill up my wrath upon you	0	Yahweh uses the terms “pour out” and “fill up” to speak of his anger as if it were water that he poured out into a jar. These phrases emphasize that Yahweh will punish the people severely. Alternate translation: “I will punish you severely because I am very angry” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
7:8	x29m			fury	0	Alternate translation: “wrath” or “great anger”
7:9	g3le		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	For my eye will not look compassionately	0	The eye is a synecdoche for the person whose eye it is. Alternate translation: “I will not look on them with compassion” or “I will not be compassionate to them”
7:9	u6zj			I will not spare you	0	Alternate translation: “I will not leave you without punishment” or “I will punish you”
7:9	fbm4			your abominations will be in your midst so you will know that I am Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 7:4](../07/04.md).
7:10	z47j				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Israel.
7:10	x4mj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming!	0	“Behold! The day is coming!” You may need to make explicit which day is coming. Alternate translation: “Behold! The day when I will punish you is coming!”
7:10	n977			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
7:10	xv3u			Doom has gone out	0	Alternate translation: “Disaster has begun to come to Israel” or “Terrible things have begun to happen”
7:10	yu2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The rod has blossomed, arrogance has budded	0	This could mean: (1) “The people of Israel have grown very proud” or (2) “The people of Israel have become very violent and very proud.”
7:12	bn6n				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Israel.
7:12	qp62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	The time is coming; the day has come close	0	Both “The time” and “the day” refer to the time when God will punish the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “Israel’s punishment will happen very soon”
7:12	ny3b			my anger is on the entire multitude	0	Alternate translation: “I am angry with the whole multitude”
7:12	vt9d			multitude	0	a very large number of people. Here it refers to the people of Israel.
7:13	d9pl			as long as they both live	0	as long as “the buyer” and “the seller” (7:12) both live
7:13	i546			the vision concerning the entire multitude will not be reversed	0	Alternate translation: “God will surely do to the multitude what he has shown me”
7:13	ex6g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	none of them will be strengthened	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “God will not strengthen any of them”
7:14	t3cl				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Israel.
7:14	r62j			They have blown the trumpet	0	Alternate translation: “They have blown the trumpet to call people to fight against the enemy”
7:14	yqb2			my anger is on the entire multitude	0	“I am angry with the whole multitude.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 7:12](../07/12.md).
7:15	ea3s			The sword is on the outside	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation:
7:15	m9pg			the building	0	the city
7:15	l3cl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	while famine and plague will consume those in the city	0	The word “consume” is a metaphor for “totally destroy.” Alternate translation: “and most of the people in the city will die from hunger and sickness”
7:17	i9cf				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Israel.
7:17	iw6d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Every hand will falter and every knee will be weak as water	0	The hands and knees are synecdoches for the people themselves. Alternate translation: “Everyone will be so terrified that they will be unable to work and their knees will become weak so that they cannot stand”
7:17	f9a7			falter	0	fail to do what it is supposed to do
7:17	j698		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	every knee will be weak as water	0	Another possible translation is, “every knee will flow with water,” a euphemism for all the people losing control of their bladders because they are so frightened.
7:17	p7gb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	knee … weak as water	0	Water cannot stand up, and the people’s knees will be so weak that the people are unable to stand on their legs.
7:18	rp7c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	terror will cover them	0	Terror is spoken of as if it were clothing. Alternate translation: “everyone will see how terrified they are”
7:18	gtb2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	baldness on all of their heads	0	Shaving the head was a sign of sadness. Alternate translation: “all of them will shave their heads”
7:19	xfz1			in the day of Yahweh’s rage	0	Alternate translation: “in the day when Yahweh acts on his anger” or “when Yahweh punishes them”
7:19	u2cm			the day	0	This can be a time period of more or less than one 24-hour day.
7:19	ux4y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	their hunger will not be satisfied	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “they will not be able to satisfy their hunger” or “they will still be hungry even after they eat all they have”
7:19	n5ad			their iniquity has become a stumbling block	0	This could mean: (1) “because having a lot of gold and silver has led them to sin” or (2) “because they are evil, they are committing sins that show how evil they are.”
7:20	kt4d				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Israel.
7:20	pbt7			with them	0	with the jeweled ornaments
7:21	jpj3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will give those things into the hand of strangers	0	The word “hand” is used to refer to control. “I will give those idols into the control of people they do not know” or “I will give those idols to people they do not know”
7:21	n7gz			plunder	0	things that are stolen or taken by force
7:21	apv5			they will defile them	0	The strangers and wicked people will defile the idols that the people of Israel had made.
7:22	u5yj			I will turn my face away	0	Alternate translation: “I will not pay attention” or “I will look away” or “I will not notice”
7:22	ge5t			my cherished place	0	“the place I love.” This refers to God’s temple.
7:22	u74s			bandits	0	violent people who steal and destroy
7:23	zs1w				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to Ezekiel about Israel.
7:23	y53i			Make a chain	0	Chains are used to hold slaves or prisoners. God says this to show the people that they will become slaves or prisoners.
7:23	gu3l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the land is filled with the judgment of blood	0	This could mean: (1) “everywhere in the country God is judging people because they violently killed others” or (2) “the courts everywhere in the country are murdering people.” The word “blood” here represents murder and death.
7:23	u3zi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the city is full of violence	0	The city is spoken of as if it were a container, and violence is spoken of as an object that can be put in a container. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **violence**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “violence is everywhere in the city” or “many people in the city are doing violent things to others” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
7:24	r3n8			they will possess their houses	0	the wicked will take the Israelites’ houses
7:24	a75e			I will bring an end to the pride of the mighty	0	Alternate translation: “I will cause the powerful people in Israel to stop being proud of themselves”
7:24	zk6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	their holy places will be defiled!	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “enemies will defile the places where they worship”
7:24	tyh8			their holy places	0	the places in which they worshiped idols
7:25	acw4			Fear will come	0	Alternate translation: “The people will be afraid”
7:25	tyg5			They will seek peace	0	Alternate translation: “They will try to make peace with their enemies”
7:25	c19s			but there will be none	0	Alternate translation: “but they will be unable to make peace with their enemies”
7:26	br9z				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Israel.
7:26	v3q8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Disaster upon disaster will come	0	Disaster is spoken of as if it could move by itself. Alternate translation: “One disaster after another will happen”
7:26	sxh6			they will seek a vision from the prophet	0	Alternate translation: “they will ask the prophets what visions they have seen”
7:26	f4qm			the law will perish from the priest and advice from the elders	0	“The priests will not teach the law, and the elders will not be able to give good advice.” This is because God will not give them wisdom.
7:27	t2rb			the prince	0	This could mean: (1) “the king’s son” or (2) every male member of the royal family except the king.
7:27	gux5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	will dress in despair	0	This could mean: (1) clothing is a metonym for what a person feels, “will have no hope,” or (2) “will dress in clothes that show he is mourning.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
7:27	zy7f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the hands of the people of the land will tremble in fear	0	The word “hands” is a synecdoche for the people. Alternate translation: “the people of the land will be so afraid that their hands will tremble”
8:intro	xkv7				0	# Ezekiel 8 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Judah’s sin\n\nThe people have contaminated the temple with their worship of other gods and through their sin. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])
8:1	vqq8				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel tells about another vision he saw.
8:1	b54y			So it came about	0	This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
8:1	r44k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the sixth year	0	You may need to make explicit the time period of which this is the sixth year. Alternate translation: “in the sixth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
8:1	kh86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month	0	This is the sixth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifth day is near the beginning of September on Western calendars. Alternate translation: “the fifth day of the sixth month” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
8:1	g1l3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the hand of the Lord Yahweh again fell upon me	0	This should be translated literally, as Ezekiel later sees something like a hand. Others may choose to consider the hand a metaphor for Yahweh’s presence or power.
8:1	mzl2			Lord Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).
8:1	ni1l			fell upon	0	Alternate translation: “took hold of”
8:2	c8h3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	a likeness with the appearance of a man	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like a man. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas behind the words **likeness** and **appearance**, you can express the same ideas with verbal forms. Alternate translation: “there was someone who appeared to be a man”
8:2	lie4			glowing metal	0	When metal is very hot, it glows with a yellow or orange light.
8:2	dw9z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the appearance of his hips … the appearance of something shining	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “what appeared to be his hips … what appeared to be something shining”
8:3	mje5			he reached out	0	The word “he” probably refers to the “figure like a man” ([Ezekiel 8:2](../08/02.md)).
8:3	q8np			between earth and heaven	0	Alternate translation: “between the ground and the sky”
8:3	h6bp			in visions from God, he brought me to Jerusalem	0	The words “in visions” mean that this experience is happening in Ezekiel’s thoughts. His body would still be in his home while God shows him these things.
8:3	k28b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the inner northern gate	0	“the inner northern gate of the temple.” The temple was surrounded by two walls, one inside the other. This gate was on the north side of the inner wall.
8:3	bpy7			the idol that provokes great jealousy	0	Alternate translation: “the idol that causes God to be very jealous”
8:4	eu7m			according to the vision I had seen on the plain	0	This could mean: (1) “who looked the same as what I had seen in the vision that I saw when I was on the plain” or (2) “who looked the same as what I saw when I was on the plain.”
8:4	x9fq			the plain	0	a large area of flat land that has few trees.
8:5	h9iv				0	# General Information:\n\nThe “figure like a man” ([Ezekiel 8:2](../08/02.md)) speaks to Ezekiel.
8:5	i1ht		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Son of man	0	“Son of a human being” or “Son of humanity.” God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
8:5	y68q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	lift up your eyes … lifted up my eyes	0	This idiom means that he should look towards something. Alternate translation: “look up … looked up” or “turn your head and look … turned my head and looked”
8:5	kcq2			gate leading to the altar	0	Alternate translation: “gate through which people would walk so they could go to the altar”
8:6	ru9g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	do you see what they are doing?	0	God uses this question to bring Ezekiel’s attention to what the people were doing. Alternate translation: “I want you to understand why I hate what the people here are doing.”
8:6	j84y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
8:7	l1ke		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the courtyard	0	You may need to make explicit which courtyard. “the temple courtyard”
8:10	a6w1			behold	0	This word shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw. Your language may have a different word to show this.
8:10	hrz5			every form of creeping thing and detestable beast	0	“carvings in the wall of all kinds of creeping animals and detestable beasts.” The phrase “creeping thing” refer to insects and other small animals.
8:10	af6e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
8:10	cyf5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the wall all around	0	You may need to make explicit which wall. Alternate translation: “the wall all around the temple”
8:11	q6xk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jaazaniah … Shaphan	0	men’s names
8:11	b5gn			censer	0	a pan that people burn incense in when they worship God or false gods
8:12	h4rf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark?	0	God is commanding Ezekiel to look at what the elders are doing. Alternate translation: “look at what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark.”
8:12	jd3f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
8:12	t1xu			the hidden chamber of his idol	0	Alternate translation: “the room where no one can see him worship his idol”
8:14	kg11			the entrance of the gate of Yahweh’s house that was on the north side	0	This was the outer north gate—not the same one as in [Ezekiel 8:3](../08/03.md).
8:14	sjj1			behold!	0	This word shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.
8:14	b5rb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	mourning for Tammuz	0	grieving because the false god Tammuz had died
8:15	rjm9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you see this … man?	0	Yahweh is commanding Ezekiel to think about what he has just seen. Alternate translation: “Think about this … man.”
8:16	hz3d			behold!	0	This word shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.
8:16	f91g			portico	0	covering in front of an entrance with columns or posts for support
8:16	bk4v			their faces toward the east	0	Alternate translation: “they were looking toward the east”
8:17	t38e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you see this … man?	0	Yahweh is commanding Ezekiel to think about what he has just seen. Alternate translation: “Think about this … man.”
8:17	rp1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is it a little thing for the house of Judah to do these abominations that they are doing here?	0	God uses this question to show that he is right to be angry at the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “I am right to be angry at the house of Judah because of these abominations that they are doing here.”
8:17	wsq5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Judah over many years. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Judah people group” or “the people of Judah”
8:17	jz5k			they have filled the land with violence	0	Alternate translation: “throughout the country they are doing violent things or “all over the country they are attacking one another”
8:17	bq27			to provoke me to anger	0	Alternate translation: “to make me angry”
8:17	s9li		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	putting the branch to their noses	0	This could mean: (1) the people were using the branches in false worship or (2) the people were using the branches to show rebellion against Yahweh. The words “branch to … noses” may be a literal tree branch and literal noses, or they could be the term for a hand gesture.
8:18	ivi2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my eye will not have compassion	0	The eye is a synecdoche for the person whose eye it is. Alternate translation: “I will not look on them with compassion” or “I will not be compassionate to them”
8:18	h7ic			I will not spare them	0	Alternate translation: “I will still punish them”
8:18	ay27			Though they cry in my ears with a loud voice	0	Alternate translation: “Though they yell their prayers to me with a loud voice”
8:18	d7vs			I will not hear them	0	Alternate translation: “I will not listen to them”
9:intro	jy4e				0	# Ezekiel 9 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Sorrow over sin\n\nGod was looking for people who were sad that there was so much evil being done. Yahweh would keep these faithful people from being killed with the rest of the people. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]])
9:1	d5u4			he cried in my hearing	0	Alternate translation: “I heard him call out”
9:1	jw3q			he cried	0	the “figure like a man” ([Ezekiel 8:2](../08/02.md)) cried
9:1	ew8m			weapon of destruction	0	weapon for destroying people or things
9:2	mpa9			weapon of slaughter	0	weapon for killing many people
9:2	s8gh			behold	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
9:2	jt5l			the upper gate that faces north	0	Alternate translation: “the upper northern gate” or “the north gate of the inner court”
9:2	b5f1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	linen	0	a strong, smooth cloth made from a plant. It is worn by many people in places that are hot. Alternate translation: “smooth cloth”
9:2	i87b			scribe’s equipment	0	tools that scribes write with
9:2	tl3q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	bronze	0	A dark gold-colored metal. It is made from mostly copper with tin added for strength.
9:3	ywh8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	from the cherubim where it had been	0	This could mean: (1) “from above the four winged creatures” ([Ezekiel 1:5](../01/05.md)) or (2) from between the two cherubim in the most holy place in the temple. Try to translate this literally.
9:3	ljc9			threshold of the house	0	The “house” refers to God’s temple.
9:3	s89y			linen	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/02.md).
9:3	lik6			scribe’s equipment	0	tools that scribes write with. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/02.md).
9:4	a4ww		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	groan and sigh	0	These are sounds people make when they feel very sad or grieved about something.
9:4	qf2l			the abominations being performed in the midst of the city	0	“the horrible things being done in the city” or “the detestable things that people are doing in the city
9:5	mrs3			he spoke to the others within my hearing	0	The word “others” refers to the guards ([Ezekiel 9:1](../09/01.md)).
9:5	r5es		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Do not let your eyes have compassion	0	The eye is a synecdoche for the person whose eye it is. Alternate translation: “Do not have compassion”
9:5	w6k5			do not spare	0	Alternate translation: “do not refrain from killing”
9:6	p9s8			mark on his head	0	These were the people who groaned about the abominations happening in Jerusalem. See how you translated “mark” in [Ezekiel 9:4](../09/04.md).
9:6	e6wg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Begin at my sanctuary	0	You may need to make explicit what the people are to begin to do at the sanctuary. Alternate translation: “Begin to kill the ones who do not have the mark at my sanctuary”
9:6	j3le			the elders	0	This could mean: (1) the “seventy elders of the house of Israel” ([Ezekiel 8:11](../08/11.md)) or (2) any “old man” (See: the beginning of the verse).
9:7	j1wv				0	# General Information:\n\nGod continuing to speak to the guards judging the people of Israel.
9:7	zct1			the house	0	the temple
9:7	hqw7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	attacked the city	0	The word “city” is a metonym for the people in the city. Alternate translation: “attacked the people in the city”
9:8	pb8i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I fell on my face	0	“I bowed down to the ground” or “I lay on the ground.” Ezekiel did not fall by accident. He went down to the ground to show that he respected and feared Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
9:8	wp6i			Ah, Lord Yahweh	0	Ezekiel says this because he is very troubled by what the Lord told the men to do to Jerusalem. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 4:14](../04/14.md).
9:8	tm5e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?	0	Ezekiel is pleading with Yahweh not to destroy the remnant. Alternate translation: “please do not destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem!” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
9:8	gw3d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem	0	Wrath is spoken of as if it were a liquid that Yahweh could pour out of a container. The word “Jerusalem” is a metonym for the people in the city. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **outpouring**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “when you pour out your wrath on Jerusalem” or “when you punish the people of Jerusalem because you are very angry with them”
9:9	b5dk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
9:9	v24y			exceedingly great	0	Alternate translation: “very great”
9:9	xs21		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The land is full of blood and the city full of perversions	0	Here “land” is spoken of as if it were a container filled with blood. Here “blood” is metonym for murder. And “city” is spoken of as if it were a container and “perversions” were the contents inside of it. Alternate translation: “All over the land people are killing innocent people, and all over the city people are doing wicked things” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
9:10	t7gp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my eye will not look with compassion	0	The eye is a synecdoche for the person whose eye it is. Alternate translation: “I will not look on them with compassion” or “I will not be compassionate to them”
9:10	ry6f			bring it all on their heads	0	To bring someone’s conduct on him represents punishing him for his bad conduct. Alternate translation: “punishing them as they deserve”
9:11	u3ij			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention to what I am about to say”
9:11	yrc2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	linen	0	a strong, smooth cloth made from a plant. It is worn by many people in places that are hot. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/02.md). Alternate translation: “smooth cloth”
9:11	lgs3			He reported and said	0	Alternate translation: “He reported to Yahweh and told him”
10:intro	yaf7				0	# Ezekiel 10 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### God left the temple\n\nGod now abandoned Judah, and left the temple. This was devastating to the religious life of Judah. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
10:1	cpq3			toward the dome	0	Alternate translation: “toward the curved roof”
10:1	scp4			cherubim	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:3](../09/03.md).
10:1	fk83			like a sapphire	0	a valuable blue or green gemstone
10:1	ema4			with the appearance of the likeness of a throne	0	“that looked like something that looked like a throne.” Ezekiel is not willing to say for sure that it looked like a throne.
10:2	gcl9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	linen	0	a strong, smooth cloth made from a plant. It is worn by many people in places that are hot. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/02.md). Alternate translation: “smooth cloth”
10:2	k5j9			Go between the wheels	0	Translate the word “wheels” as in [Ezekiel 1:15](../01/15.md).
10:2	k823			fiery coals	0	Coals are the burned pieces of wood left over after a fire. They are black, but they glow red and orange when they are very hot. They are also called charcoal.
10:2	h16i			scatter them over the city	0	Alternate translation: “sprinkle them over the city” or “spread them over the city”
10:3	er9k			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nEzekiel interrupts his description of what was happening and describes what he saw.
10:3	iz5u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	The cherubim stood … inner courtyard	0	This is background information for the events that follow.
10:3	ijb3			cherubim	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:3](../09/03.md).
10:3	gi9l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	on the right side	0	As one faces east, “the right side” is toward the south. Alternate translation: “on the south side”
10:3	ex9e			the house	0	the temple
10:4	d8gh			The glory of Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
10:4	e2tx			It filled	0	the glory of Yahweh filled
10:6	scy2			It came about	0	This phrase is used here to mark when the action starts. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
10:6	pzn4			when God commanded the man dressed in linen and said	0	This is a repeat of the information that was given in [Ezekiel 10:2](../10/02.md). After talking about the cherubim and God’s glory in 10:3–5, Ezekiel returns to telling about the man who was wearing linen.
10:6	hkd5			the man dressed in linen	0	Translate “linen” as in [Ezekiel 9:1](../09/01.md).
10:6	ge4b			beside a wheel	0	Translate “wheel” as in [Ezekiel 1:15](../01/15.md).
10:8	n4cv			I saw on the cherubim something like a man’s hand under their wings	0	Alternate translation: “I saw that the cherubim had something like a man’s hand under their wings”
10:9	cwh7			behold	0	Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw
10:9	q9j7			wheels	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:15](../01/15.md).
10:9	d8v9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “the wheels appeared to be like a beryl stone” or “what appeared to be wheels were like a beryl stone”
10:9	nza9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	beryl stone	0	“Beryl” here is a very hard, valuable stone. This beryl was probably green or blue.
10:10	i72z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Their appearance was the same likeness for all four of them	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “All four of them appeared to be similar”
10:10	c1u1			a wheel intersecting another wheel	0	The word “intersecting” means “crossing” or “passing through.”
10:11	vgw9			they went in any of their four directions	0	This could mean: (1) “their” refers to the creatures. Alternate translation: “they would go straight in any one of the four directions that the creatures looked towards” or (2) “their” refers to the wheels.
10:11	qn2m			whatever direction the head faced, they followed	0	Here, the phrase **the head** could mean: (1) this refers to the winged creatures. Alternate translation: “they went in whatever direction the winged creatures were looking” or (2) this refers to the front wheel. Alternate translation: “they followed in whatever direction the front wheel went”
10:12	a1cv			wheels	0	Translate the word “wheels” as in [Ezekiel 1:15](../01/15.md).
10:13	r5jq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the wheels were called, “Whirling.”	0	The word “Whirling” means “Spinning.” Here it is the name of the wheels. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “someone called the wheels, ‘Whirling.’” or “the name of the wheels was ‘Whirling.’”
10:14	edf6			They had four faces each	0	“Each cherub had four faces” or “Each of the cherubim had four faces.” Each creature had a face on the front, a face on the back, and a face on each side of its head. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:6](../01/06.md).
10:15	c58d			living creatures	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:13](../01/13.md).
10:15	jya4			rose up	0	Alternate translation: “went up into the air”
10:16	r9ip			They still stayed beside them	0	Alternate translation: “The wheels stayed with the cherubim.” Alternate translation: “The wheels moved with the cherubim”
10:17	x7na			stood still	0	Alternate translation: “stayed still” or “did not move”
10:17	b52c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels	0	This could mean: (1) Ezekiel is speaking of the “creatures” of verse 15 as if they were one creature. Alternate translation: “the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels” or (2) Ezekiel is using an idiom. Alternate translation: “the spirit of life was in the wheels” or “the living spirit was in the wheels” or (3) the spirit in the creatures and in the wheels is the same. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:20](../01/20.md). Alternate translation: “the same spirit that gave life to the creatures also gave life to the wheels”
10:18	m9ii			the glory of Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
10:18	gb9v			the house	0	the temple
10:18	x2tm			stood over	0	Alternate translation: “stayed over” or “waited over”
10:19	c2qy			came upon them from above	0	Alternate translation: “went above the cherubim”
10:20	b8ev			the living creatures	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:13](../01/13.md).
10:20	mjn1			the Kebar Canal	0	This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:1](../01/01.md).
10:21	is6s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the likeness of human hands	0	Here, **likeness** means that what Ezekiel saw looked like human hands. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “something that looked like human hands”
10:22	vgn2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the likeness of their faces was like the faces that I had seen	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **likeness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “their faces looked like the faces that I had seen”
10:22	z9wt			went straight ahead	0	Alternate translation: “faced forward” or “looked directly ahead”
11:intro	p5z8				0	# Ezekiel 11 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Safety\n\nThe people were trusting Jerusalem to keep them safe. But God was going to pull them out of Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nThe people in Jerusalem used the metaphor “this city is the pot and we are the meat in the pot” meaning they were safe in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
11:1	fu8k			to the eastern gate of Yahweh’s house, facing east	0	This gate was part of the wall that surrounded the temple area. Alternate translation: “the gate on the eastern side of the wall surrounding Yahweh’s house” or “the gate on the eastern wall of the temple courtyard”
11:1	vq4e			Yahweh’s house	0	See how you translated this phrase in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
11:1	i38v			behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
11:1	wh2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty-five men	0	“25 men”
11:1	maj2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah	0	These are the names of men.
11:1	w2rd			among them	0	Alternate translation: “among the twenty-five men”
11:2	unw8			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
11:3	g14h			The time to build houses is not now	0	This shows the people feel so secure they are not worried about building houses now. Other versions of the Bible read, “Now is the time to build our houses.” This would mean that the people want to build houses because they feel secure.
11:3	a2wt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	this city is the pot, and we are the meat	0	The people speak of themselves as if they were good cuts of meat and of the city as if it were a pot in which the meat was stored or cooked. The metaphor suggests that they are important and safe within the city. Alternate translation: “This city is like a pot that will protect us as a pot protects meat”
11:3	nf9t			the pot	0	This could mean: (1) a pot for storing meat or (2) a pot for cooking meat.
11:5	n2rp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me	0	Ezekiel speaks of the Spirit of Yahweh inspiring and empowering him to prophesy as if the Spirit of Yahweh fell upon him. Alternate translation: “the Spirit of Yahweh empowered me”
11:5	k82u			That is what you are saying	0	“You are saying these things.” This refers to what the people were saying in [Ezekiel 11:3](../11/03.md).
11:5	x459		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “Israelites” or “Israelite people group”
11:7	n3xy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The people you have killed … are the meat, and this city is the pot	0	Yahweh speaks of the people whom they have killed as if they were good cuts of meat and of the city as if it were a pot in which the meat was stored or cooked. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 11:3](../11/03.md). Alternate translation: “The people you have killed … are like the meat in the pot, and this city is like the pot.
11:7	bdf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	But you are going to be brought out	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “But I am going to bring you out”
11:8	qb7n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
11:9	wxb4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	put you into the hands of foreigners	0	Here the metonym “hands” represents power or control. Alternate translation: “put you into the power of foreigners” or “enable foreigners to capture you”
11:10	g6p1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	You will fall by the sword	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation: “They will kill you with their swords” or “You will die in battle”
11:10	t7zd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
11:11	th4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	This city will not be your cooking pot, nor will you be the meat	0	The people had spoken of themselves as if they were good cuts of meat and of the city as if it were a pot in which the meat was stored or cooked. Yahweh says that this is not true. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 11:3](../11/03.md). Alternate translation: “This city is not like a pot that will protect you as a pot protects meat”
11:11	pku7			within the borders of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “in the land of Israel”
11:12	yep1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the one whose statutes you have not walked in	0	Yahweh speaks of obeying his statutes as if it were walking in them, like person would walk along a road. Alternate translation: “the one whose statutes you have not obeyed”
11:13	gb3r			It came about	0	This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
11:13	t9qn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pelatiah son of Benaiah	0	This is the name of a man. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 11:1](../11/01.md).
11:13	b8by		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I fell on my face	0	“I bowed down to the ground” or “I lay on the ground.” Ezekiel did not fall by accident. He went down to the ground to show that he respected and feared Yahweh. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
11:13	xi9q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations	Alas, Lord Yahweh	0	The word “Alas” is an exclamation that expresses fear and sadness. Alternate translation: “Oh no, Lord Yahweh” or “Ah, Lord Yahweh”
11:14	tw4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
11:15	p5yg			your brothers! Your brothers!	0	This is stated twice for emphasis.
11:15	e296		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family, in this case the Israelites who are the descendants of Jacob. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the people of Israel”
11:15	lm9a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	All of them are those of whom it is said by those living in Jerusalem	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The people living in Jerusalem say about all of them”
11:15	ilt7			All of them are those of whom	0	Some versions have “All of them are those to whom”
11:15	tkv9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	This land was given to us as our possession	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has given this land to us as our possession” or “This land has become our possession”
11:16	lw4m				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh gives this message to Ezekiel about the Israelites who were in exile.
11:16	g1a3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have been a sanctuary for them	0	Yahweh speaks of dwelling among the people who are in exile as if he were a sanctuary for them. Alternate translation: “I have been with them” or “I have been like their place of worship”
11:17	ycl8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you from the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The repetition emphasizes the surety of Yahweh’s promise to bring the exiles back to the land of Israel. Alternate translation: “I will bring you back from all of the nations”
11:17	w63v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	where you were scattered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “where I scattered you”
11:18	gyd9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	every detestable thing and every abomination	0	These words have similar meanings and emphasize that God will remove all the idols from Israel.
11:18	c4k7			every detestable thing	0	This means things that cause hatred or disgust. Here it refers to idols.
11:19	twq3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will give them one heart … give them a heart of flesh	0	Yahweh speaks of all of the Israelites who are in exile as if they are one person, with one heart and one spirit.
11:19	c2mx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will give them one heart	0	Here the metonym “heart” represents the will and emotions. Yahweh speaks of causing all of the people to share the same new emotions as if he were giving them one heart. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
11:19	g99v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will put a new spirit within them	0	Here the metonym “spirit” represents the thoughts and disposition. Yahweh speaks of causing the people to think new thoughts as if he were giving them a new spirit. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
11:19	p8jh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will take out the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh	0	Yahweh speaks of the people being stubborn as if they had a stone heart and of their being willingly obedient as if they had a heart of flesh. He speaks of causing them to become willingly obedient as if he were exchanging those two hearts. Alternate translation: “I will cause them to stop being stubborn and instead cause them to obey me willingly”
11:20	w6pp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	they will walk in my statutes, they will carry out my decrees and do them	0	Each of these phrases have similar meanings and describes the people as obeying what Yahweh has commanded them to do. They are repeated for emphasis.
11:20	rbp4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will walk in my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of obeying his statutes as if it were walking in them, like a person would walk along a road. Alternate translation: “they will obey my statutes”
11:21	v47i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	those who walk with affection toward their detestable things	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s conduct as if it were the person walking. Alternate translation: “those who conduct their lives out of devotion to their detestable things”
11:21	e32n			detestable things	0	This means things that cause hatred or disgust. Here it refers to idols. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 11:18](../11/18.md).
11:21	el11		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will bring their conduct on their own heads	0	Here the metonym “conduct” represents the consequences of their actions. The idiom “bring … on their own heads” means they will experience these consequences. Alternate translation: “I will cause them to suffer the consequences of their actions” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
11:22	el95				0	# General Information:\n\nThe cherubim and the glory of God leave the temple and city.
11:22	j4fr			cherubim	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:3](../09/03.md).
11:24	tg29		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the vision that I had seen went up from upon me	0	Ezekiel speaks of the vision ending as if the vision was an object that had been upon him and then left him. Alternate translation: “the vision that I had seen ended”
12:intro	f6uu				0	# Ezekiel 12 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Exile\n\nGod warned that very soon the people in Jerusalem would be exiled to Babylon.
12:1	k8p8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
12:2	jq8g			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
12:2	hn5d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a rebellious house	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “a rebellious people”
12:2	l1eb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have eyes to see but they do not see … they have ears to hear but do not listen	0	People being unable to understand Yahweh’s message and what he is doing is spoken of as if the people were unable physically to see and hear.
12:3	a32k				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is telling Ezekiel to act out another parable.
12:3	kd9n			Therefore as for you	0	Alternate translation: “So then, this is what I say to you”
12:3	t8sf			in their sight	0	Alternate translation: “as they watch”
12:3	xs13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Perhaps they will begin to see	0	People being able to understand Yahweh’s message and what he is doing is spoken of as if the people were able physically to see.
12:3	c6qb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a rebellious house	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “a rebellious people”
12:4	na2h				0	# General Information:\n\nGod is speaking to Ezekiel and describing how he should act out the parable.
12:4	x9j5			in their sight	0	Alternate translation: “as they watch”
12:6	u4pj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have set you as a sign	0	Here the word “sign” refers to something that communicates a special warning to those who see it. Yahweh speaks of Ezekiel and his actions as being this warning. Alternate translation: “have made you to be a warning”
12:6	qb8m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
12:7	f9ht				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel shows the people of Israel they will soon be forced into exile.
12:7	j529		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	just as I was commanded	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “just as Yahweh commanded me”
12:7	zec9			dug a hole through the wall by hand	0	Alternate translation: “dug a hole through the wall with my hands”
12:7	i7ai			in the dark	0	Alternate translation: “at night”
12:8	l466		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
12:9	l9r6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Son of man, is the house of Israel, that rebellious house, not asking, ‘What are you doing?’	0	God asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel of something he already knew—that the people had asked him this question. Alternate translation: “Son of man, the house of Israel, that rebellious house, is asking, ‘What are you doing?’”
12:9	jq4d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel, that rebellious house	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. Translate “rebellious house” as in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “the people of Israel, that rebellious people”
12:9	vl36		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	What are you doing	0	Since the people had seen what Ezekiel was doing, their question implies their desire to know the reason why he was doing it. Alternate translation: “What is the meaning of the things you are doing”
12:10	f31s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in whose midst they are	0	The phrase “in whose midst” refers to Jerusalem, while “they” refers to the “house of Israel.” Alternate translation: “who are in Jerusalem”
12:11	bud3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am a sign to you	0	Here the word “sign” refers to something that communicates a special warning to those who see it. Ezekiel speaks of himself and his actions as being this warning. Alternate translation: “I am a warning to you”
12:11	lu5x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so it will be done to them	0	The word “them” refers to the people living in Jerusalem. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so others will do to them”
12:12	kqe1			in the dark	0	Alternate translation: “at night”
12:12	dv4h			They will dig through the wall	0	The word “They” refers to the people living in Jerusalem.
12:12	nic6			He will cover his face	0	Alternate translation: “The prince will cover his face”
12:13	v599		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will spread out my net over him and he will be caught in my snare	0	Yahweh speaks of enabling the Chaldeans to capture the prince as if he himself were catching the prince in a trap that he had set.
12:13	b8eb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will bring him to Babylon	0	Yahweh speaks of enabling the Chaldeans to bring the prince to Babylon as if he himself were bringing the prince there. Alternate translation: “I will cause the Chaldeans to bring him to Babylon”
12:14	g1lt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will send out a sword after them	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for enemy armies who will attack with their swords. Alternate translation: “I will send armies to pursue them with swords”
12:15	b8dc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
12:15	z9cd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: “when I cause them to separate from each other and live in different nations”
12:16	gum8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will spare … from the sword, famine, and plague	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. You may need to make explicit that they will not die from famine or plague. Alternate translation: “I will keep … from dying in battle, from starving to death, and from dying of disease” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
12:17	hw99		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
12:19	k8x8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the land will be despoiled of its fullness	0	The word “fullness” refers to everything in the land. The word “despoiled” means that people will empty the land of everything in it. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “others will empty the land of everything in it”
12:20	qv3r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the cities that were inhabited will be desolate	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the cities where people lived will be desolate”
12:21	s431		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
12:22	c3l9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel that says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel something he already knows. The question is a mild rebuke for the people who use the proverb. Alternate translation: “the people in the land of Israel have this proverb that says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails.’
12:22	izv9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The days are prolonged	0	This idiom means that many days have passed. Alternate translation: “Many days have passed” or “Time has gone by”
12:22	e12i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	every vision fails	0	This means that the visions that the prophets receive and communicate to the people fail to happen. Alternate translation: “every prophetic vision fails to happen”
12:23	q8d7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The days have drawn near	0	This phrase refers to the days in which Israel will be judged. Alternate translation: “The days of judgment are coming soon”
12:23	d1nt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	every vision will be fulfilled	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will fulfill every vision”
12:24	ic9f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
12:25	u14a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I carry out the words that I speak	0	This idiom means that Yahweh does what he says. Alternate translation: “I do the things that I say”
12:25	tt5d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The matter will no longer be delayed	0	The “matter” refers to the things that Yahweh says will happen. Alternate translation: “What I say will no longer be delayed” or “What I say will happen soon”
12:25	q5pn			I will speak this word	0	Alternate translation: “I will speak this message” or “I will speak this prophecy”
12:25	k2w3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in your days	0	This idiom refers to the period of time in which a person lives. Alternate translation: “while you are alive” or “during you lifetime”
12:25	v5wt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	rebellious house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “rebellious people”
12:25	a4fd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
12:26	pru4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
12:27	c293			Behold	0	The word “Behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
12:27	g561		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
12:27	e8hv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of far off times	0	These phrases are both ways the people of Israel are saying Ezekiel’s warnings will not happen in their lifetime but will happen far in the future.
12:28	t479		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	My words will not be delayed any longer	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will no longer delay the word I have spoken” or “I will no longer delay doing what I said I would do”
13:intro	g7xl				0	# Ezekiel 13 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\n### False prophets\n\nGod spoke against people who said they were prophesying but had not received any message from God. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nGod said of people who encourage others to feel safe even when they continue to sin were not strengthening a wall but just putting whitewash on it to hide the imperfections. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
13:1	eh7a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
13:2	xk9v			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
13:2	wva8			prophesying out of their own imaginations	0	Alternate translation: “prophesying only the things that they imagine”
13:3	utk4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	who follow their own spirit	0	Here the word “spirit” represents the thoughts and ideas of the person. To “follow” here is an idiom that means to do what their own ideas suggest for them to do. Alternate translation: “who act according to their own ideas”
13:4	m1pb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like jackals in the wastelands	0	Like jackals that scavenge for food and shelter among the abandoned ruins of cities, the prophets are using the destruction of Jerusalem for their own benefit.
13:4	wa76			jackals	0	wild animals that are related to dogs and that scavenge for food in abandoned places.
13:5	k3rb			the wall around the house of Israel	0	This refers to the wall surrounding the city of Jerusalem.
13:5	l4sl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
13:5	m2a3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	resist in battle	0	You can supply the implicit information here. Alternate translation: “resist the enemy armies” or “defend the city”
13:5	nqi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the day of Yahweh	0	This refers to the time when Yahweh will judge his people by means of an enemy army. Alternate translation: “the day of Yahweh’s judgment” or “the day when Yahweh judges you by sending enemy armies to attack you”
13:6	bj6l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Such and such	0	This is a phrase used to refer to anything the prophet may have said. Your language may have another way to say this.
13:6	hv2j			Yahweh’s declaration	0	Alternate translation: “is what Yahweh has declared”
13:7	dd96		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have you not had false visions … when I myself have not spoken?	0	Yahweh uses a question to rebuke the false prophets. Alternate translation: “You have had false visions … because I myself have not spoken.”
13:7	ul2r			had false visions and made false predictions	0	Since the false prophets have not really received a message from Yahweh, what they predict about the future is not true.
13:8	g7d3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
13:9	yjk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	My hand will be against the prophets	0	Here the word “hand” represents Yahweh’s power. That his hand will be against them is a metaphor that means that he will punish them with his power. Alternate translation: “I will punish the prophets” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
13:9	bvb5			They will not be in the assembly of my people	0	This means that Yahweh will not consider these false prophets to be part of the people of Israel.
13:9	lpb9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	or enrolled in the record of the house of Israel	0	This probably refers to an official record of the citizens of Israel. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “nor will anyone enroll their names in the record of the house of Israel”
13:9	d6b4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
13:9	rw99		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am the Lord Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am the Lord Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, the Lord Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
13:10	j6bq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nIn these verses, Yahweh speaks of the false security that the prophets have given to the people by speaking of peace as if the prophets had built a poorly-constructed wall and covered it over with white paint in order to make it look good.
13:10	gq3b			Because of this	0	The word “this” refers to the prophets reporting false visions to the people and telling them lies.
13:10	w5mi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they led my people astray	0	Yahweh speaks of the prophets deceiving the people and getting them to believe lies as if the prophets had led the people away from the path upon which they should have been walking.
13:10	l5v7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they are building a wall that they will paint with whitewash	0	Here “a wall” stands for peace and security that the false prophets told the people that Yahweh was promising to give them.
13:10	i365			whitewash	0	The word “whitewash” refers to a white liquid mixture or paint used to cover up impurities and make surfaces white.
13:11	z2ym			whitewashing	0	The word “whitewashing” refers to covering a surface with a white liquid mixture to cover up impurities and make the surface white.
13:11	aee2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will send hailstones to make it fall down, and a windstorm wind to break it down	0	Yahweh refers to the judgment that he will send upon the people as if it were a severe storm that breaks down the wall.
13:11	zn9q			hailstones	0	balls of ice that sometimes falls from the sky during a rainstorm.
13:12	zbu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have others not said to you, “Where is the whitewash that you put on it?”	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that others will ask the prophets what happened to their whitewash. Alternate translation: “Others will certainly say to you, ‘Where is the whitewash that you put on it?’”
13:12	d3qf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where is the whitewash that you put on it?	0	This could mean: (1) that this is an honest question for which the people expect and answer or (2) this is a rhetorical question that the people ask out of sarcasm. Alternate translation: “The whitewash that you put on it did no good.”
13:13	ap58		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will bring a windstorm … completely destroy it.	0	Yahweh refers to the judgment that he will send upon the people as if it were a severe storm that breaks down the wall.
13:13	hsw4			in my rage … in my wrath … in my rage	0	Alternate translation: “because of my rage … because of my wrath … because my rage.”
13:14	vm16			lay bare	0	Alternate translation: “uncover”
13:14	hbi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will be annihilated in the middle of it all	0	The phrase “in the middle of it all” refers to the stones of the wall that Yahweh will break down. He speaks of destroying the people in his judgment as if the wall would crush them to death when he breaks it down. Alternate translation: “all of its stones will crush you to death”
13:14	lr73			annihilated	0	Alternate translation: “destroyed”
13:14	z436		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
13:15	b676			I will annihilate in my fury	0	Alternate translation: “Because I am very angry, I will annihilate”
13:15	ctz7			whitewashed it	0	The word “whitewash” refers to a white liquid mixture or paint used to cover up impurities and make surfaces white. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 13:10](../13/10.md).
13:16	sf6q			the prophets of Israel who prophesied about Jerusalem and who had visions of peace for her	0	This phrase defines who “the people who whitewashed it” are.
13:16	ey4q			visions of peace for her	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem.
13:17	s26u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against the daughters	0	This is a command to stare at the women as a symbol of punishing them. Translate “set your face against” as you did in [Ezekiel 4:3](../04/03.md). Alternate translation: “stare at the daughters”
13:17	ik9n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set your face against	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set your face” represents staring. Alternate translation: “stare at”
13:17	tq75		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	daughters of your people	0	This idiom refers to women who belong to the same people group as Ezekiel does. Alternate translation: “women of Israel” or “your countrywomen”
13:17	e4gm			prophesy out of their own minds	0	“prophesying only the things that they think in their own minds.” See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 13:2](../13/02.md).
13:17	bns7			prophesy against	0	“prophesy about the bad things that will happen to them.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 4:7](../04/07.md).
13:18	csi2			sew magic charms onto every part of their hand	0	This means that they sew magic charms together and then attach them to their hands, not that they sew them directly onto their hands.
13:18	n6ji			charms	0	objects believed to have magical powers.
13:18	u8m1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	used to hunt down people	0	Yahweh speaks of these women using beauty, mystery, and lies to deceive people as if the people were animals that the women hunted down and trapped with their charms. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that they use to hunt down people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
13:18	u9hw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	make veils for their heads of every size	0	This means that they make veils to put on the heads of people of different height. Alternate translation: “make veils for the heads of women of every stature”
13:18	xte5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will you hunt down my people but save your own lives?	0	Yahweh asks this as a leading question to rebuke the women who do these things. The implicit answer is, “no.” Alternate translation: “Do not think that you will be able to save your own lives after you have hunted down my people!”
13:19	le52		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread	0	Barley is a grain used to make bread and the word “crumb” is a small amount of bread. Both phrases are small amounts of food and are used to emphasize how small the payment was to the prophetesses.
13:20	j7z4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the magic charms that you have used to ensnare the people’s lives as if they were birds	0	Yahweh speaks of these women using their magic charms to deceive people as if the people were birds that the women trapped with those charms.
13:20	lby4			charms	0	objects believed to have magical powers
13:20	u59h			to ensnare	0	Alternate translation: “to trap” “to catch in a snare”
13:20	f7yi			tear them from your arms	0	Alternate translation: “tear the charms from your arms”
13:21	yvk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	rescue my people from your hand	0	Here the word “hand” represents power or control. Alternate translation: “rescue my people from your power”
13:21	n5mb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they will no longer be trapped in your hands	0	Here the word “hand” represents power or control. Yahweh speaks of the people being in the control of these women as if the women had trapped them with their hands. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you will no longer trap them like prey in your hands” or “you will no longer control them with your power” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
13:22	ua8v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	discourage the heart of the righteous person	0	Here the word “heart” represents the person and his emotions. Alternate translation: “discourage the righteous person”
13:22	j9vh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	turn from his way	0	To stop doing something is referred to as turning in a different direction. Alternate translation: “stop what he is doing”
13:23	qq2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	have false visions or continue to make predictions	0	Both of these phrases refer to talking about what will happen in the future. Alternate translation: “continue to make false predictions”
13:23	vus2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will rescue my people out of your hand	0	Here the word “hand” represents power or control. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 13:21](../13/21.md). Alternate translation: “I will rescue my people from your power”
14:intro	q72w				0	# Ezekiel 14 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Jerusalem deserves punishment\n\nWhen the captives from Jerusalem arrive in Babylon, it will be obvious why God has punished them.
14:1	vy2v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me	0	The elders sat before Ezekiel in order to inquire of the Lord through Ezekiel.
14:2	bz2f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
14:3	g57d			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
14:3	ky9e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have taken their idols into their hearts	0	Yahweh speaks of the elders committing themselves to worshiping idols as if the elders had “taken their idols into their hearts.” Alternate translation: “have devoted themselves to idols”
14:3	qej2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their own faces	0	Yahweh speaks of the idols that the elders worship as if they were blocks over which the elders stumble, and of being determined to worship those idols as if they had placed those stumbling blocks in front of their faces. Alternate translation: “have resolutely determined to worship the things that lead to iniquity”
14:3	s8bu			stumbling block of their iniquity	0	This could mean: (1) the idols are a stumbling block that leads to the elders’ iniquity or (2) worshiping idols is an iniquity that causes the elders to stumble.
14:3	lx5m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should I be inquired of at all by them?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that the elders should not be inquiring of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. It can also be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “Should I permit them to inquire of me at all?” or “They should not be inquiring of me at all.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
14:4	te7p			Therefore announce this to them	0	The word “them” refers to the “men from the elders of Israel.”
14:4	m2x4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
14:4	ug3h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	who takes his idols into his heart	0	Yahweh speaks of the people committing themselves to worshiping idols as if they had taken their idols into their hearts. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 14:3](../14/03.md). Alternate translation: “who devotes himself to idols”
14:4	xtx8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	who puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face	0	Yahweh speaks of the idols that people worship as if they were blocks over which the people stumble, and of being determined to worship those idols as if they had placed those stumbling blocks in front of their faces. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 14:3](../14/03.md). Alternate translation: “who resolutely determines to worship the things that lead to iniquity”
14:4	xz4e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I, Yahweh, will answer him according to the number of his idols	0	This phrase refers to the many idols that the people worship. It is implied that the severity of Yahweh’s answer will as great as the number of idols that they worship. Alternate translation: “I, Yahweh, will give him the answer that he deserves because he worships so many idols”
14:5	j64j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I may take back the house of Israel in their hearts	0	Here the word “hearts” represents the minds and affections of the people. Yahweh speaks of causing them to be devoted to him once again as if he were to capture their hearts. Alternate translation: “I will cause the people of Israel to be devoted to me again” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
14:5	de8y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	their hearts that have been driven far from me through their idols	0	Here the word “hearts” represents the minds and affections of the people. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “who have all left me to worship their idols” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
14:6	py23		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
14:6	a97y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Repent and turn away from your idols! Turn back your faces from all your abominations	0	Both of these phrases are ways to tell the people of Israel to stop worshiping idols.
14:6	fs6a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	Repent and turn away	0	The words “repent” and “turn way” mean basically the same thing. Together they strengthen the command to stop worshiping idols.
14:6	qdy3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Turn back your faces	0	Here the word “faces” represents the people. Alternate translation: “Turn back”
14:7	g5x6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
14:7	ysu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	who takes his idols into his heart	0	Yahweh speaks of the people committing themselves to worshiping idols as if they had taken their idols into their hearts. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 14:3](../14/03.md). Alternate translation: “who devotes himself to idols”
14:7	r65x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his own face	0	Yahweh speaks of the idols that people worship as if they were blocks over which the people stumble, and of being determined to worship those idols as if they had placed those stumbling blocks in front of their faces. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 14:3](../14/03.md). Alternate translation: “who resolutely determines to worship the things that lead to iniquity”
14:8	zqu7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I will set my face against that man	0	Yahweh speaks of being opposed to a person as if he were to set his face against that person. Alternate translation: “I will be against that man” or “I will oppose that man”
14:8	rl54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set my face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set my face” refers to staring. Alternate translation: “stare”
14:8	c7bd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	make him a sign and a proverb	0	Here the word “sign” refers to something that communicates a special warning to those who see it. The word proverb refers to what people will say about that sign when they see it. Alternate translation: “I will make that man to be a warning and a proverb”
14:8	x6fl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will cut him off from the midst of my people	0	Yahweh speaks of causing a person no longer to belong to his people as if he were cutting that person off from the people, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “I will cause him no longer to belong to my people”
14:8	gh8a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
14:9	kcw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will reach out with my hand against him	0	God’s “hand” refers to what he does. Alternate translation: “I will work against him”
14:10	sx1i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	They will carry their own iniquity	0	Here the word “iniquity” represents the guilt that people incur for committing iniquity. Yahweh speaks of people suffering the consequences of their iniquity as if they were carrying the iniquity. Alternate translation: “They will suffer the consequences of their own iniquity” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
14:11	u1nx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
14:11	w71r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	will no longer wander away from following me	0	Yahweh speaks of the people no longer worshiping him as if they were to wander away from him and no longer follow him. Alternate translation: “will no longer stop worshiping me”
14:11	cf1w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
14:13	edi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	when a land sins against me	0	Here the word “land” represents the people who live in the land. Alternate translation: “when the people who live in a land sin against me”
14:13	n9gs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	break the staff of its bread	0	Yahweh speaks of the supply of bread as if it were a staff. The word “bread” represents all kinds of food. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:16](../04/16.md). Alternate translation: “end the supply of its food” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
14:13	mf8q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	cut off both man and beast from the land	0	Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if he were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “kill both man and beast in the land”
14:16	e731			these same three men	0	Noah, Daniel, and Job
14:16	qw9t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	as I live	0	“as surely as I am alive.” Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear”
14:16	dg9n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	only their own lives would be rescued	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they could only rescue their own lives”
14:17	g26k			if I bring a sword against that land	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation:
14:17	v6i5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Sword, go through the land	0	Here the word “sword” represents the soldiers of an enemy army who attack with swords. Alternate translation: “Army, go through the land”
14:17	n3ti		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	cut off both man and beast from it	0	Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if it were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “kill both man and beast in the land”
14:18	tk6x			these three men	0	Noah, Daniel, and Job
14:18	rb94		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	only their own lives would be rescued	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they would only rescue their own lives”
14:19	xe11		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	pour out my fury	0	Yahweh speaks of expressing his fury as if his fury were a liquid that he pours out from a container. Alternate translation: “I will express my fury”
14:19	d1pl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	cut off both man and beast	0	Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if he were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “kill both man and beast”
14:20	sa88		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	only their own lives would be rescued	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they would only rescue their own lives”
14:21	v31a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to cut off both man and beast from her	0	Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if it were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. The word “her” refers to Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “to kill both man and beast in Jerusalem”
14:22	h8bn			Behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the information that follows.
14:22	r9k7			left in her	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem.
14:22	zf8a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	be comforted concerning the punishment	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they will comfort you concerning the punishment”
14:23	kf7g			done against her	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem.
14:23	u2vu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	their ways and their actions	0	Both of these phrases refer to what the people of Israel have done. Alternate translation: “the way they live” or “the things they do”
15:intro	n4wz				0	# Ezekiel 15 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Useless\n\nGod said that the people of Jerusalem were useless to him. He uses a simile to show just how useless they were. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
15:1	bfj3				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is talking to Ezekiel in this section.
15:1	pb75		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
15:2	mim8			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
15:2	j7mt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	how is a vine better than any tree with branches that is among the trees in a forest?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel of something he already knows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “a vine is not better than any tree with branches that is among the trees in a forest.”
15:3	c3me		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do people take wood from a vine to make anything?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel of something he already knows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “People do not take wood from a vine to make anything.”
15:3	lw53		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	do they make a peg from it to hang anything on it?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel of something he already knows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “they do not make a peg from it to hang things on it.”
15:4	z9vv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	If it is thrown into a fire as fuel … is it good for anything?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel of something he already knows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “If it is thrown into a fire as fuel … it is not good for anything.”
15:4	s2c2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	If it is thrown into a fire as fuel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “If a person throws it into a fire as fuel”
15:5	x46v			See!	0	The word “see” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
15:5	ln6m			When it was complete	0	Alternate translation: “When it was whole” or “Before the fire burned it”
15:5	rvt5			it could not make anything	0	Alternate translation: “no one could make anything from it”
15:7	f5q8				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks to Ezekiel about the people of Israel.
15:7	vz2d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I will set my face against them	0	Yahweh speaks of being opposed to them as if he were to set his face against them. Alternate translation: “I will be against them” or “I will oppose them”
15:7	f6qy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set my face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set my face” refers to staring. Alternate translation: “stare”
15:7	f76q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
15:7	m4ls		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Though they come out from the fire, yet the fire will consume them	0	Yahweh speaks of the punishment that he will afflict upon the people as if it were a fire that burns them.
15:7	xw6u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fire will consume them	0	Yahweh speaks of fire burning things as if the fire consumed them. Alternate translation: “the fire will destroy them”
15:8	u34p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
16:intro	ll3w				0	# Ezekiel 16 General Notes\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nGod compared Judah to an adulteress because she worshiped idols instead of God who had done so much to help her. Adultery is a common image used to describe the worship of idols by Israel. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
16:1	c6sa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nIn this chapter, Yahweh speaks about Jerusalem as if the city were his unfaithful bride. He describes her growth from infancy to adulthood. The city represents the people who live there. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
16:1	rhc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
16:2	cb3d			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
16:3	azi1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	Your beginning and your birth	0	These two phrases share similar meanings. Yahweh speaks of when people founded the city as if it were the city’s birth. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
16:3	ug1v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite	0	The Amorites and Hittites were both pagan people groups who lived in the land before the people of Israel conquered it. Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem’s father and mother belonging to these people groups to express that she was born into idolatry.
16:4	tbf2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	your mother did not cut your navel	0	Here “navel” refers to the umbilical cord that is attached to the navel. Alternate translation: “you mother did not cut your umbilical cord”
16:5	exg6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	No eye had compassion for you	0	Here the word “eye” represents the person who sees. Alternate translation: “Nobody who saw you had compassion for you”
16:5	hpj2			with loathing for your life	0	Alternate translation: “because your parents hated you”
16:5	p9bt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you were thrown out into the open field	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “your parents threw you out into the open field”
16:6	uz2j			But I passed by you	0	Yahweh is walking near the newborn baby.
16:6	q16r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	I said to you in your blood	0	The implicit information can be supplied from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “I said to you as you were lying in your blood”
16:7	pbn3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	I made you grow like a plant in a field	0	Here Yahweh compares growing quickly with the way a plant grows quickly.
16:7	vh53		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	You multiplied and became great	0	These two phrases share similar meanings. They both refer to her growing and becoming taller. Alternate translation: “You matured and grew taller”
16:7	f44l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you became the jewel of jewels	0	Here the woman, who represents Jerusalem, is spoken of as if she had become the finest of all jewels, that is, as if she had become the most beautiful of all women.
16:7	ufd7			you became the jewel of jewels	0	Some modern versions translate “You became old enough to wear jewels.”
16:7	v3hb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	naked and bare	0	These two words mean the same thing. Alternate translation: “completely naked”
16:8	fs2l			See!	0	The word “see” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
16:8	iv6g			the time of love came for you	0	This is to say that Yahweh sees the young woman is old enough to be married.
16:10	ryz4			embroidered clothes	0	“beautiful clothes.” To embroider is to sew a design into a piece of cloth.
16:11	iaz1			I adorned you with jewelry	0	Alternate translation: “I put jewelry on you”
16:13	j9tf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you were adorned with gold and silver, and you were dressed in fine linen	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I adorned you with gold and silver, and dressed you in fine linen”
16:14	m2zj			Your fame went out among the nations	0	Alternate translation: “Many people in many nations knew who you were”
16:14	f2yp			it was perfect	0	Alternate translation: “your beauty was perfect”
16:15	uh52			you trusted in your own beauty	0	Alternate translation: “you placed your confidence in your own beauty”
16:15	mb92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	acted like a prostitute	0	Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem as if the city were an unfaithful wife who sleeps with other men in exchange for payment.
16:15	c6e2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you poured out your acts of prostitution	0	Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem’s immoral actions as if they were liquids and of committing those actions repeatedly as if it were pouring those liquids from a container. Alternate translation: “you repeatedly committed your acts of prostitution”
16:15	wq1l			so that your beauty became his	0	This Hebrew phrase is translated in many different ways by various modern versions. For example, some Bibles read “so that you gave yourself to him” or “his it was”
16:17	h8iz			male figures	0	Alternate translation: “statues of men” or “idols that look like men”
16:17	rgp8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	you did with them as a prostitute would do	0	This could mean: (1) this is a polite way to say the young woman was sleeping with the male figures. Alternate translation: “you slept with them” or (2) this is a metaphor in which Yahweh speaks of her worshiping the figures as if she were sleeping with them. Alternate translation: “you worshiped them” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
16:19	ml19			set before them	0	Alternate translation: “placed as an offering in front of them”
16:20	ev7l			whom you bore for me	0	Alternate translation: “who were my children”
16:20	tgj4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you sacrificed them to the images to be devoured as food	0	Here Yahweh speaks of something that the people of Israel had actually done. They sacrificed their children to pagan idols. In these ancient pagan sacrifices, the people believed that the gods would eat the food that they offered to them. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you sacrificed them to the images so that those images could devour them as food” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
16:20	ku1z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are your acts of prostitution a small matter?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that the woman is acting as if her prostitution was not bad enough and so she decided to sacrifice her children as well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You must think that your acts of prostitution are a small matter.” or “I do not think your acts of prostitution are a small matter.”
16:21	pxu4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	made them pass through the fire	0	Here Yahweh speaks of something that the people of Israel had actually done. They sacrificed their children to pagan idols. It is implicit that she put them into the fire in order to offer them as burnt offerings to her images. Alternate translation: “sacrificed them as burnt offerings”
16:22	wvq2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	naked and bare	0	These two words mean the same thing. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 16:7](../16/07.md). Alternate translation: “completely naked”
16:24	fs8i			you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public place	0	This could mean: (1) she could worship her idols or (2) she could practice her prostitution.
16:25	lz72		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	at the head of every road	0	Yahweh speaks of the beginning of a road as if it were its head. Alternate translation: “at the beginning of every road”
16:27	myt7			See!	0	The word “see” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
16:27	c82p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will strike you with my hand	0	Here “hand” represents power. Alternate translation: “I will use my power to strike you”
16:27	ge6y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	cut off your food	0	Yahweh speaks of stopping the supply of food as if it were cutting off the food. Alternate translation: “stop your food supply”
16:27	ltw1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	I will hand your life over	0	Here “life” represents the person. Alternate translation: “I will hand you over”
16:27	r2ql		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the daughters of the Philistines	0	Here Yahweh speaks of the cities of Philistia as if they were the daughters of the Philistines. The cities represent the people who live there. Alternate translation: “the Philistine people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
16:30	db6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How sick is your heart … that you would do all these things, deeds of a shameless prostitute?	0	Yahweh asks the rhetorical question in order to rebuke Jerusalem. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Your heart must be very sick … that you would do all these things, deeds of a shameless prostitute!”
16:30	yze4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	How sick is your heart	0	Here the word “heart” represents the will and emotions. Yahweh speaks of her inability to control her desires as if her heart were sick. Alternate translation: “How weak-willed are you” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
16:31	bg24			built your mounds … made your lofty shrines	0	This could mean: (1) she could worship her idols or (2) she could practice her prostitution. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 16:24](../16/24.md).
16:31	wxg7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	at the head of every street	0	Yahweh speaks of the beginning of a street as if it were its head. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 16:25](../16/25.md). Alternate translation: “at the beginning of every street”
16:32	nw3d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	you accept strangers instead of your husband	0	This refers to accepting someone to sleep with her. Alternate translation: “you accept strangers into your bed instead of your husband” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
16:36	hnw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you have poured out your lust	0	Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem’s lust as if it were liquid and of committing actions repeatedly to gratify that lust as if it were pouring that liquid from a container. Alternate translation: “you repeatedly committed actions to gratify your lust”
16:36	xyi5			poured out your lust	0	Some modern versions translate “poured your wealth out.”
16:36	n2sq			you gave them your children’s blood	0	This refers to killing children as a sacrifice to idols.
16:37	zp96			behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
16:37	awf2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	so they see all your nakedness	0	Stripping a person naked in front of others was an action intended to humiliate the person. The word “nakedness” can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: “so they can see you completely naked” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
16:38	s8wc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the shedding of blood	0	This phrase represents murder in any form. Alternate translation: “murder”
16:38	ljg4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will bring on you the bloodshed of my anger and passion	0	Here “bloodshed” represents murder in any form. This could mean: (1) Yahweh speaks of punishing her for murder as if he were bringing bloodshed upon her. Alternate translation: “In my anger and passion, I will punish you for committing murder” or (2) Yahweh speaks of putting her to death as if he were bringing bloodshed upon her. Alternate translation: “In my anger and passion, I will shed your blood” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
16:39	ylz3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will give you into their hands	0	Here “hands” represents power or control. Alternate translation: “I will place you in their control” or “I will allow them to have power over you”
16:39	ia4f			throw down your vaulted chamber	0	Possible meanings are that they will destroy (1) the place where she worshiped her idols or (2) the place where she practiced her prostitution. See how you translated “vaulted chamber” in [Ezekiel 16:24](../16/24.md).
16:39	gp28		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	naked and bare	0	These two words mean the same thing. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 16:7](../16/07.md). Alternate translation: “completely naked”
16:41	ket8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	will perform many acts of punishment on you	0	The word “punishment” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “will punish you in many different ways”
16:41	e5d2			in the sight of many women	0	Alternate translation: “where many women can see” or “while many women watch”
16:42	h192		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will calm my fury against you; my anger will leave you	0	The words “fury” and “anger” refer to the punishment that Yahweh inflicts because he is angry. The two phrases mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: “I will stop punishing you because I will no longer be angry with you” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
16:43	n9xq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	call to mind	0	This idiom means to remember. Alternate translation: “remember”
16:43	g913			have made me shake with anger because of all these things	0	Here “shake” refers to a physical response that a person has when he is extremely angry. As Jerusalem was doing these things, she did not think about what Yahweh had done when she was young.
16:43	qa7p			behold!	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
16:44	c35j			Behold!	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
16:45	ca9t			who detested her husband	0	Alternate translation: “who hated her husband”
16:45	u96d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Your mother was a Hittite, and your father was an Amorite	0	The Amorites and Hittites were both pagan people groups who lived in the land before the people of Israel conquered it. Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem’s father and mother belonging to these people groups to express that she was born into idolatry. See how you translated these phrases in [Ezekiel 16:3](../16/03.md).
16:46	h77t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Your older sister was Samaria … your younger sister was the one living south of you, that is, Sodom	0	Samaria and Sodom were both cities that Yahweh had judged for their idolatry and wickedness. Yahweh speaks of these cities being Jerusalem’s sisters to express that she belonged to a family that practiced idolatry and wickedness. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
16:47	ff3w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You not only walked in their ways	0	The way a person lives is spoken of as if the person were walking on a path. Alternate translation: “You not only acted like them”
16:47	m7tq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	copied their behavior and practices	0	Here the words “behavior” and “practices” mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: “copied the things that they did”
16:49	i51i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	arrogant in her leisure, careless and unconcerned about anything	0	Yahweh describes Sodom as a rich woman who has more than enough food and lives in security.
16:49	ms78		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	She did not strengthen the hands of the poor and needy people	0	Here the word “hands” represents the people who work with their hands. The words “poor” and “needy” emphasize that these are people who cannot help themselves. Alternate translation: “She did not help the people who could not help themselves” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
16:51	l9j8			you have shown that your sisters were better than you	0	Yahweh uses this phrase three times to emphasize that the wicked cities of Samaria and Sodom were more righteous than Jerusalem.
16:52	z6dn			Especially you, show your own shame	0	Yahweh uses this phrase twice to emphasize how shamefully the people of Jerusalem have acted.
16:52	zy3m			show your own shame	0	Alternate translation: “be ashamed” or “bear your disgrace”
16:54	q87d			you will show your shame	0	Alternate translation: “you will be ashamed” or “you will bear your disgrace”
16:54	c2hp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you will be humiliated	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will humiliate you”
16:54	mj9k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	you will be a comfort to them	0	The noun “comfort” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “you will comfort Sodom and Samaria”
16:55	hdf7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your sister Sodom and her daughters will be restored to their former condition	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will restore your sister Sodom and her daughters to their former condition”
16:55	k82v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Samaria and her daughters will be restored to their former estate	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will restore your sister Samaria and her daughters to their former estate”
16:55	h3uk			estate	0	Alternate translation: “condition”
16:55	jw21		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you and your daughters will be restored to your former condition	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will restore you and your daughters to your former condition”
16:56	ni17		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Sodom your sister was not even mentioned by your mouth	0	Here the word “mouth” represents the person who speaks. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “You did not even mention your sister Sodom” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
16:57	lwe5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	before your wickedness was revealed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “before you revealed your wickedness” or “before I revealed your wickedness”
16:57	fp3f			you are an object of scorn	0	This refers to Jerusalem as something people talk badly about.
16:57	k4cs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the daughters of Edom and to all the daughters of the Philistines	0	Here Yahweh speaks of the cities of Edom and Philistia as if they were the daughters of Edom and of the Philistines. The cities represent the people who live there. Alternate translation: “the Edomite people and to all the Philistine people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
16:57	j12t			despise	0	hate very much
16:58	mlw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared”
16:59	lx6u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	despised your oath by breaking the covenant	0	Jerusalem broke her marriage covenant with Yahweh, thereby showing that she did not care about the oaths that she had made to him. Alternate translation: “despised your oath to me by breaking the covenant that you made with me”
16:60	e9ir		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	call to mind	0	This idiom means to remember. Alternate translation: “remember”
16:60	n5fx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	made in the days of your youth	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that I made with you when you were young”
16:62	lz8g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
16:63	khs3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	call everything to mind	0	This idiom means to remember. Alternate translation: “remember everything”
16:63	g9hm			you will no longer open your mouth to speak because of your shame	0	This means that Jerusalem will be too ashamed to speak.
17:intro	awq2				0	# Ezekiel 17 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Breaking allegiance\n\nThe king of Judah had vowed to obey Babylon but instead he followed Egypt. Therefore, God said he would not prosper. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/vow]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nJudah is compared to a vine that grows one direction and then another. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
17:1	rn2f				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel reports a message that God gives him.
17:1	id6h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
17:2	q397			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
17:2	ljh4			present a riddle and speak a parable	0	Alternate translation: “give them a puzzle to think about” or “tell this story as an illustration”
17:2	uy41		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
17:3	b2zm			long pinions, full of feathers	0	“the ends of its wings were long and full of feathers.” The word “pinion” means the outer end of the wings.
17:3	p8v3			that was multicolored	0	The eagle’s feathers were many different colors.
17:4	bf21			It broke off the tips of the branches	0	Alternate translation: “It broke off the highest part of the tree”
17:4	wsh3			took them	0	Alternate translation: “took the top of the tree” or “took the branches”
17:4	kl1b			he planted it in a city of merchants	0	“he planted it in a city that had many merchants.” A merchant is a person who sells things.
17:5	n33b				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is a continuation of the parable about the eagle.
17:5	dh54			He also took	0	The word “he” is the eagle in the parable.
17:5	zfy1			fertile soil	0	Alternate translation: “good ground”
17:5	yg9u			He placed it beside a large body of water	0	Alternate translation: “the eagle planted the seed in a place where there was a lot of water”
17:5	yl5l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	planted it … like a willow	0	Willow trees grow in places where there is a lot of water. If the eagle planted the seed like a willow, it means that he planted it in a place with a lot of water. Alternate translation: “and planted the seed like one would plant a willow tree by water”
17:6	act5			Then it sprouted	0	Alternate translation: “Then the seed began to grow into a plant”
17:6	u95a			a spreading vine low to the ground	0	Alternate translation: “a vine that spreads out on the ground”
17:6	qj5j			Its branches turned toward him	0	The branches of the vine turned toward the eagle. This means that they began to grow upward towards the sky.
17:6	vrq4			its roots grew under it	0	This could mean: (1) “its roots grew under itself into the ground” or (2) “the roots of the vine grew under the eagle.”
17:6	wq1a			So it became a vine	0	Alternate translation: “That is how the vine grew”
17:6	kn3n			produced branches and sent out shoots	0	Alternate translation: “grew branches and spread its shoots”
17:7	nr41				0	# General Information:\n\nThe introductory “but” shows that a different eagle is being described other than the one before.
17:7	mxr2			another great eagle	0	Alternate translation: “another large eagle”
17:7	i797			Behold!	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
17:7	zj2i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	This vine turned its roots toward the eagle	0	Yahweh speaks of the vine as if it were able to behave like a person and intentionally turned its roots toward the other eagle to receive nourishment from it. Alternate translation: “The roots of the vine grew toward the eagle”
17:7	xwj3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	from the place it had been planted so it would be watered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “from the place that the first eagle had planted it so that it would have water”
17:8	g869		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It had been planted	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The first eagle had planted the vine”
17:9	ejf7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will it prosper?	0	Yahweh asks this as a leading question to emphasize the negative answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “It will not prosper.”
17:9	l3kb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers, and all its fresh growth will wither?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that the vine will certainly be judged. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. It can also be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “Someone will pull up its roots and pluck out its fruit so all of its growth of leaves will wither away.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
17:9	di6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	No strong arm or many people will be needed to pull it out	0	The phrase “strong arm” represents a strong person. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “There will be no need for a strong person or many people to pull it out” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
17:10	k94f			behold	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
17:10	duh3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	will it grow?	0	Yahweh asks this as a leading question to emphasize the negative answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “It will not grow.”
17:10	l8e6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will it not wither when the eastern wind touches it?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that this will certainly happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “It will wither when the eastern wind touches it.”
17:10	ggh9			when the eastern wind touches it	0	Alternate translation: “when the eastern wind blows on it”
17:11	bwu2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
17:12	rcf6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the rebellious house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “the rebellious people”
17:12	j8se		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you not know what these things mean?	0	Yahweh asks this as a leading question in order to provide the answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “This is what these things mean.”
17:12	cz8t			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
17:12	x6yx			her king and her princes	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem.
17:13	it2v			brought him under an oath	0	Alternate translation: “made him swear an oath”
17:14	x5je		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	so the kingdom might become lowly and not lift itself up	0	The kingdom being small and weak is spoken of as if it were lowly and being large and powerful as if it lifted itself up. Alternate translation: “so the kingdom might remain small and not become great”
17:14	r3al		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the land will survive	0	Here the word “land” represents the kingdom of Judah and the people in it. Alternate translation: “the kingdom will continue to exist”
17:15	z8mt				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks about the king of Jerusalem rebelling against the king of Babylon.
17:15	r2jb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will he succeed?	0	Yahweh asks this leading question to emphasize the negative answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “He will certainly not succeed.”
17:15	nh8e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will the one doing these things escape?	0	Yahweh asks this leading question to emphasize the negative answer. This may be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “The one doing these things will not escape.”
17:15	tpu9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	If he breaks the covenant, will he escape?	0	Yahweh asks this leading question to emphasize the negative answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “If he breaks the covenant, he will certainly not escape.”
17:16	pb2s			the land of the king who made him king, the king whose oath he despised	0	Alternate translation: “the land of the king of Babylon who made him King of Judah, the king of Babylon whose oath he despised”
17:17	mp8q				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaking about the king of Jerusalem.
17:17	eyn4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	his mighty army and a great company of men	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize how large and strong Pharaoh’s army is.
17:17	v67c			will not help him	0	Here the word “him” refers to the king of Judah.
17:17	hhy8			siege walls	0	this refers to a tower with ladders that can be placed next to a wall and allow soldiers to get over the wall and into the city.
17:17	ayl5			to cut off many lives	0	Alternate translation: “to kill many people”
17:18	kzm6			Behold, he reached out	0	Alternate translation: “He did something even worse than that: he reached out”
17:18	e7e3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	reached out with his hand to make a promise	0	This refers to taking hold of another person’s hand as a sign of friendship and agreement. Here it represents the covenant oath that he made with the king of Babylon.
17:19	s5c8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	was it not my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke?	0	Yahweh asks this leading question to emphasize the affirmative answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “it was my oath that the king of Jerusalem despised and my covenant that he broke.”
17:19	kev4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will bring his punishment on his head	0	The idiom “bring … on his head” means that he will experience this punishment. See how you translated this idiom in [Ezekiel 11:21](../11/21.md). Alternate translation: “I will cause him to suffer his punishment”
17:20	y1rd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will spread my net out over him, and he will be caught in my hunting net	0	Yahweh speaks of enabling the enemy army to capture the king as if he were trapping the king in a net.
17:20	r443		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	he will be caught in my hunting net	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “I will catch him in my hunting net”
17:21	lam3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	All of his refugees … armies will fall by the sword	0	The word “fall” is a euphemism for “die.” Here the word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people with swords. Alternate translation: “Soldiers will kill all his refugees … armies”
17:21	kq24		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the ones who remain will be scattered in every direction	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the ones who remain alive will flee in every direction” or “the enemy soldiers will scatter in every directions the ones who remain alive”
17:21	t3e9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
17:22	xj4t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh resumes the parable that he had told in [Ezekiel 17:1](../17/01.md) and speaks about Jerusalem as if it were a branch that he plants on the mountains of Israel.
17:23	mws7			bear branches	0	Alternate translation: “grow new branches”
17:24	bv9g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Then all the trees of the field will know that I am Yahweh	0	Yahweh speaks of trees as if they are people who can know about him. The trees represent the nations and the people who live in them. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
17:24	gh1n			I bring down the high trees and I raise up the low trees	0	Alternate translation: “I cut down the tall trees and I cause the little trees to grow”
17:24	p5un			wither	0	when a plant dries up and dies.
18:intro	gvm6				0	# Ezekiel 18 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Inherited Guilt\n\nGod does not punish children for the sins of their parents, but only punishes them for their own sins. Despite this, the parents’ sins may still have consequences for their children. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])
18:1	a2ir		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to me again	0	The phrase “the word of Yahweh came” is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke to me again”
18:2	gk4f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What do you mean, you who use this proverb & ‘Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are made blunt’?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel something he already knows. The question is a rebuke for the people who use the proverb. Alternate translation: “The people in the land of Israel have this proverb … ‘Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are made blunt’.”
18:2	wns2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	What do you mean, you who use this proverb	0	Here the word “you” is plural and refers to the people of Israel.
18:2	wc56		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	land of Israel	0	This refers to the people of Israel.
18:2	cn37		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs	Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are made blunt	0	This proverbs means that children experience the consequences of their parents’ actions.
18:2	g4t5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the children’s teeth are made blunt	0	The idiom “teeth are made blunt” refers to the sour taste in one’s mouth that is a result of eating unripe or sour fruit. Alternate translation: “the children get a sour taste in their mouths”
18:4	xde9			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
18:4	fir3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	The soul who sins	0	Here the word “soul” represents the person. Alternate translation: “The person who sins”
18:6	nhp3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he does not eat upon the mountains	0	People often worshiped and offered sacrifices to pagan gods on the mountains. It is implied that this person has not participated in these kinds of pagan rituals. Alternate translation: “he does not eat meat sacrificed to idols on the mountains”
18:6	nr4h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	lift up his eyes to the idols	0	The idiom “lift up his eyes” refers to looking toward something. With reference to idols, this gesture represents worshiping or praying to idols. Alternate translation: “worship the idols” or “pray to the idols”
18:6	w2dj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
18:6	up1i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	approached a woman during her monthly period	0	It is implicit that he has not approached a woman in order to sleep with her. Alternate translation: “approached a woman to sleep with her during her monthly period”
18:7	mqe1			gives back to the debtor what was put up as security for a loan	0	Alternate translation: “returns to the debtor the item that the debtor gave him as security for the loan”
18:8	r5q7			interest	0	This word refers to the money paid by a person to use borrowed money. However, some modern versions interpret “any interest” in this passage as “too much interest.”
18:8	ba42			establishes faithfulness between people	0	This means that he judges fairly the disputes that may arise between people.
18:9	suz6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	that man walks in my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of a person obeying his statutes as if the statutes were a path in which the person walks. Alternate translation: “that man obeys my statutes”
18:10	ftc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	who sheds blood	0	This phrase represents murder in any form. Alternate translation: “who murders”
18:10	j9ys			any one of these things	0	This refers to the sinful actions that Yahweh had mentioned beginning in [Ezekiel 18:5](../18/05.md).
18:11	dz35		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	eats upon the mountains	0	People often worshiped and offered sacrifices to pagan gods on the mountains. It is implied that this person has participated in these kinds of pagan rituals. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 18:5](../18/05.md). Alternate translation: “eats meat sacrificed to idols upon the mountains”
18:12	l2is		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	the poor and needy	0	The words “poor” and “needy” share similar meanings and emphasize that these are people who cannot help themselves.
18:12	vp69		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	he lifts up his eyes to the idols	0	The idiom “lifts up his eyes” refers to looking toward something. With reference to idols, this gesture represents worshiping or praying to idols. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 18:6](../18/06.md). Alternate translation: “he worships the idols” or “he prays to the idols”
18:13	f8rk			interest	0	This word refers to the money paid by a person to use borrowed money. However, some modern versions interpret “any interest” in this passage as “too much interest.”
18:13	bsd3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	should that man live? Surely he will not!	0	Yahweh asks this as a leading question in order to emphasize the negative answer. Alternate translation: “he will certainly not live!”
18:13	g1qv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	his blood will be on him	0	Here the word “blood” represents death. For blood to be on a person is an idiom that means the person is responsible for that death. Alternate translation: “he will be responsible for his own death” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
18:14	mv1i			behold!	0	The word “behold” here adds emphasis to what follows.
18:15	zmi2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	That son does not eat upon the mountains	0	People often worshiped and offered sacrifices to pagan gods on the mountains. It is implied that this person has not participated in these kinds of pagan rituals. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 18:6](../18/06.md). Alternate translation: “That son does not eat meat sacrificed to idols upon the mountains”
18:15	xca2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	he does not lift up his eyes to the idols	0	The idiom “lifted up his eyes” refers to looking toward something. With reference to idols, this gesture represents worshiping or praying to idols. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 18:6](../18/06.md). Alternate translation: “he does not worship the idols” or “he does not pray to the idols”
18:15	q95x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
18:17	phc8			interest	0	This word refers to the money paid by a person to use borrowed money. However, some modern versions interpret “interest” in this passage as “too much interest.”
18:17	ud6z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walks according to my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of obeying his statutes as if his statutes were a path in which the person walks. Alternate translation: “obeys my statutes”
18:18	r9tw				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks about the son’s father who has not obeyed God’s law.
18:18	qm5w			extortion	0	to take something from someone else by using threats or force.
18:18	zx7n			robbed his brother	0	Alternate translation: “robbed his fellow Israelite”
18:18	re57			behold, he	0	Alternate translation: “pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important: he”
18:18	j2xs			in his iniquity	0	Alternate translation: “because of his iniquity”
18:19	b1t5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?	0	Yahweh speaks of a person being responsible for or guilty of iniquity as if the iniquity were an object that the person carries. Alternate translation: “Why is the son not responsible for the iniquity of his father?” or “Why is the son not guilty of the iniquity of his father?”
18:20	f1kn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself	0	For righteousness to be on a person is an idiom that means the person is responsible for that righteousness. Alternate translation: “The one who acts rightly will be responsible for his own righteousness”
18:20	al73		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself	0	For wickedness to be on a person is an idiom that means the person is responsible for that wickedness. Alternate translation: “the wicked person will be responsible for his own wickedness”
18:21	si4u				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaking of the wicked person who changes and does what is righteous.
18:22	m9ky		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him	0	The idiom “call to mind” means to remember. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will not remember all the transgressions that he has committed and will not hold them against him” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
18:22	zi9d			by the righteousness that he practices	0	Alternate translation: “because of the righteous things he has done”
18:23	h2ef				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks about his desire for wicked people.
18:23	d6na		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked … and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question in order to emphasize the opposite. Alternate translation: “I do not greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked … but I do greatly rejoice if he turns away from his way so that he may live.”
18:23	mh3x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
18:23	phj4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	not in his turning away from his way	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle or behavior as if it were a way on which the person walks. The idiom “to turn away” from something means to stop doing that thing. Alternate translation: “not in his ceasing to live the way that he lives” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
18:24	s4ik				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh gives an example of a man who turns from righteousness to wickedness.
18:24	m2kn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	then will he live?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize the negative answer. Alternate translation: “then he will surely not live.”
18:24	nzl9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind	0	The idiom “call to mind” means to remember. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will not remember all the righteousness that he had done” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
18:24	x971			treason	0	crime done against a country or against God, by someone who is expected to be loyal
18:24	lf1q			he will die in the sins	0	Alternate translation: “he will die because of the sins”
18:25	i7zr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
18:25	nj78		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are my ways unfair?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize the negative answer. Alternate translation: “My ways are not unfair.”
18:25	prn4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is it not your ways that are unfair?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize the positive answer. Alternate translation: “It is your ways that are unfair.”
18:26	p2tt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	dies because of them … die in the iniquity that he has done	0	These phrases repeat the thought of a man dying because of his sin to express that it was his fault and the fault of no one else.
18:28	zi5q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he has seen	0	Yahweh speaks of the person thinking about and understanding something as if the person were seeing it. Alternate translation: “he has considered” or “he has understood”
18:29	pe9e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
18:29	pq68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The way of the Lord is not fair … How is my way not fair … It is your ways that are not fair	0	Actions or behaviors are spoken of as if they were a way or path that a person travels. Alternate translation: “The Lord does not act fairly … How do I not act fairly … It is you who do not act fairly”
18:30	d4ja		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	according to his ways	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s actions as if the person were walking along a path. Alternate translation: “according to his actions”
18:30	j6mr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you	0	Yahweh speaks of “transgressions” causing people to rebel against him as if they were blocks over which the people stumble.
18:30	i18v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	stumbling blocks of iniquity against you	0	This could mean: (1) the stumbling blocks cause the person to commit more iniquity. Alternate translation: “stumbling blocks that cause you to commit more iniquity” or (2) The word “iniquity” is a metonym for the punishment that a person receives for his iniquity. Alternate translation: “stumbling blocks that lead to your punishment”
18:31	pv2w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed	0	Yahweh speaks of the people determining to stop committing transgressions as if the transgressions were objects, such as clothing, that they removed and threw away. Alternate translation: “Get rid of all of the transgressions that you have committed”
18:31	vlg7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit	0	Here the word “heart” represents the will and emotions and the word “spirit” represents the thoughts and disposition. Yahweh speaks of the people having new emotions and thoughts as if they were making a new heart and spirit for themselves. Alternate translation: “get for yourselves new emotions and a new way of thinking” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
18:31	lt9c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why should you die, house of Israel?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to comfort the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “There is no reason for you to die, house of Israel.”
18:31	x2a9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
19:intro	e5ek				0	# Ezekiel 19 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Judah destroyed\n\nThe first king was taken as a captive to Egypt, the next was taken as a captive to Babylon. Now Judah is not prospering.\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nThe kings of Judah are compared to man-eating lions. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
19:1	h1e2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to the people of Israel. He tells a story where the nation of Israel is a lioness and some of the past kings in the kingdom of Judah are her cubs.
19:1	ehw2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	take up a lamentation	0	This idiom means to sing a lamentation. Alternate translation: “sing a lamentation”
19:2	ufs7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Who was your mother?	0	Yahweh asks this ask a leading question in order to introduce the answer. Alternate translation: “This is who your mother is.”
19:2	s6ne			lioness	0	a female lion
19:4	bw46		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	He was caught in their trap	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “They caught him in their trap”
19:7	fcl5			He seized their widows	0	Alternate translation: “He seized the widows of the men whom he devoured”
19:7	kl3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The land and its fullness were abandoned	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “People abandoned the land and its fullness”
19:7	sd5e			its fullness	0	Alternate translation: “everything in it”
19:8	f365			from the surrounding provinces	0	Alternate translation: “from the provinces surrounding the land of Israel”
19:8	wx8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	He was caught in their trap	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “They caught him in their trap”
19:9	uv2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	his voice would no longer be heard	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people would no longer hear his voice”
19:10	rhn9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks of the nation of Israel as though it was the mother of the leaders of Israel. Here he begins to tell a story where she is a prosperous vine.
19:10	aw92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a vine planted in your blood	0	Possible meanings are that **blood** represents (1) the violence of the kings of Judah who had murdered people. Alternate translation: “a vine planted by means of violence” or (2) The plentiful wine of Judah which had become a symbol of prosperity. Alternate translation: “a vine planted in your prosperity” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])
19:11	z86b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	strong branches that were used for rulers’ scepters	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “branches strong enough that people used them for rulers’ scepters”
19:11	p752		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	its height was seen by the greatness of its foliage	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people could see how tall it was by the greatness of its foliage”
19:12	a6cn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh uprooted the vine in fury and threw it down” or “people uprooted the vine in fury and threw it down”
19:12	uxu6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Its strong branches were broken off and withered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh broke off its strong branches and they withered” or “People broke off its strong branches and they withered”
19:13	cc66		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in a land of drought and thirst	0	The very dry land is spoken of as if it were thirsty. Alternate translation: “in a very dry land of drought”
19:14	tj4h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	no scepter to rule	0	The implicit information may be supplied from [Ezekiel 19:11](../19/11.md). Alternate translation: “no branch strong enough for a ruler’s scepter”
19:14	yvu7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	will be sung as a lamentation	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you must sing it as a lamentation”
20:intro	ivu9				0	# Ezekiel 20 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Rebels cannot ask for help\n\nThe people of Israel have rebelled against God again and again. Now they cannot come to God for help in their troubles.
20:1	y5sk			It came about	0	This phrase is used to mark the beginning of a new part of the story.
20:1	k5lv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the seventh year	0	The implicit information may be supplied. Alternate translation: “in the seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
20:1	hm54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the tenth day of the fifth month	0	This is the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar. The tenth day is near the beginning of August on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
20:1	zjh7			before me	0	Alternate translation: “in front of me”
20:2	d3d6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
20:3	a3cz			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
20:3	wlf9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As I live	0	“As surely as I am alive.” Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear”
20:3	v6lv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have you come to inquire of me?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that the elders should not be inquiring of him. Alternate translation: “You should not come to inquire of me.”
20:3	g3ng		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
20:4	nf1h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Will you judge them? Will you judge, son of man?	0	Yahweh asks Ezekiel the same question twice in order to secure Ezekiel’s commitment to pronounce the judgement. Alternate translation: “Are you ready to pronounce judgment on them, son of man?”
20:5	y373		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I … raised my hand to swear an oath	0	Here “raised my hand” is a symbolic action that shows he will truly do what he has sworn to do. Alternate translation: “I … solemnly swore an oath”
20:5	b65p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Jacob	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Jacob over many years. Translate “the house of” as in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the descendants of Jacob”
20:6	ay9x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	It was flowing with milk and honey	0	“It was a land where plenty of milk and honey flowed.” Yahweh speaks of the land being good for animals and plants as if the milk and honey from those animals and plants were flowing through the land. Alternate translation: “It was land that was excellent for raising livestock and growing crops” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
20:6	mhv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the most beautiful ornament among all the lands	0	The lands in which people live are spoken of as if they are jewelry or other things that are pleasant to look at. Alternate translation: “the most beautiful of all lands”
20:7	q74k			to them	0	Alternate translation: “to the descendants of the house of Jacob”
20:7	neb8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the detestable things from before his eyes	0	Yahweh speaks of the people worshiping the detestable things as if they had placed those idols in front of their eyes. Alternate translation: “the detestable things that he worships”
20:7	uyy1			the idols of Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “throw away the idols of Egypt”
20:7	gnz8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Do not make yourselves unclean	0	A person who is not acceptable for God’s purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
20:8	vk1e			they rebelled against me	0	The word “they” refers to “the descendants of the house of Jacob.”
20:8	f9qd			were unwilling to listen to me	0	Alternate translation: “would not obey me”
20:8	t2sa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the detestable things from before his eyes	0	Yahweh speaks of the people worshiping the detestable things as if they had placed those idols in front of their eyes. Alternate translation: “the detestable things that he worshiped”
20:8	t8aw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to pour out my fury upon them	0	Yahweh speaks of expressing his fury by punishing them as if his fury were a liquid that he poured out on them. Alternate translation: “to act against them in my fury”
20:9	b5we		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for my name’s sake	0	Here the word “name” represents Yahweh’s reputation. Alternate translation: “for the sake of my reputation”
20:9	f5h3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so that the people would not profane it in the eyes of the nations”
20:9	f298		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the eyes	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “in the opinion” or “in the judgment”
20:9	v6br		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the nations	0	The word “nations” is a metonym for the people who live in the nations. Alternate translation: “the people who live in other nations”
20:9	q34i			they were staying	0	Alternate translation: “they were living”
20:9	l5wv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I made myself known to them, in their eyes	0	Here the word “them” refers to the nations. The idiom “in their eyes” refers to being in a position where people can see. Alternate translation: “I revealed myself to them, in their presence”
20:9	xrt5			bringing them	0	Alternate translation: “bringing the people of Israel”
20:10	kfp5			I sent them	0	The word “them” refers to “the descendants of the house of Jacob.”
20:12	fk4k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
20:13	tib6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They did not walk in my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of obeying his statutes as if the statutes were a path along which a person walks. Alternate translation: “They did not obey my statutes”
20:13	nm2z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I would pour out my fury upon them	0	Yahweh speaks of expressing his fury by punishing them as if his fury were a liquid that he poured out on them. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:8](../20/08.md). Alternate translation: “I would act against them in my fury”
20:13	gx9w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	in order to end them	0	The euphemism “to end them” refers to killing them. Alternate translation: “in order to kill them”
20:14	c3av		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I acted for my name’s sake	0	Here the word “name” represents Yahweh’s reputation. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:9](../20/09.md). Alternate translation: “I acted for the sake of my reputation”
20:14	ggw2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:9](../20/09.md). Alternate translation: “so that the people would not profane it in the eyes of the nations”
20:14	xp8w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in the eyes of the nations	0	Here the “nations” refer to the people who live in those places. The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:9](../20/09.md). Alternate translation: “in the thoughts of the people in other nations” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
20:14	y8dj			in whose sight I had brought them out of Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “in whose presence I brought my people out of Egypt”
20:15	njm6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I myself also raised my hand to swear an oath	0	Here “raised my hand” is a symbolic action that shows he will truly do what he has sworn to do. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:5](../20/05.md). Alternate translation: “I myself also solemnly swore an oath”
20:15	s8f7			to them	0	Alternate translation: “to the house of Israel”
20:15	h643		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a land flowing with milk and honey	0	“a land where plenty of milk and honey flowed.” Yahweh speaks of the land being good for animals and plants as if the milk and honey from those animals and plants were flowing through the land. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:6](../20/06.md). Alternate translation: “a land that was excellent for raising livestock and growing crops” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
20:15	y61y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the most beautiful ornament among all the lands	0	The lands in which people live are spoken of as if they are jewelry or other things that are pleasant to look at. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:6](../20/06.md). Alternate translation: “the most beautiful of all lands”
20:16	q585		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	did not walk in my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of obeying his statutes as if they were a path along which a person walks. Alternate translation: “did not obey my statutes”
20:16	pyd3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	their hearts walked after their idols	0	Here the word “heart” represents the person’s thoughts and emotions. Yahweh speaks of being dedicated to idols as if a person’s heart walked after them. Alternate translation: “they were dedicated to worshiping their idols” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
20:17	h6sc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my eye spared them	0	Here the word “eye” represents Yahweh. Alternate translation: “I spared them”
20:18	t5sb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers	0	Yahweh speaks of a person obeying statutes as if the statutes were paths along with a person walks. Alternate translation: “Do not obey the statutes of your parents”
20:19	v6uh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walk in my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of a person obeying statutes as if the statutes were paths along with a person walks. Alternate translation: “Do not obey the statutes of your parents … obey my statutes”
20:19	ylm6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	keep my decrees and obey them	0	To “keep” Yahweh’s decrees is the same as to “obey them.”
20:21	qe7t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They did not walk in my statutes	0	Yahweh speaks of a person obeying his statutes as if the statutes were a path along which the person walks. Alternate translation: “They did not obey my statutes”
20:21	l6ya		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to pour out my fury upon them	0	Yahweh speaks of expressing his fury by punishing them as if his fury were a liquid that he poured out on them. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:8](../20/08.md). Alternate translation: “to act against them in my fury”
20:22	cw43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	I turned my hand away	0	Here the word “hand” represents Yahweh and turning his hand away means that he does not do what he was going to do. Alternate translation: “But I did not do that” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
20:22	lzk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for my name’s sake	0	Here the word “name” represents Yahweh’s reputation. Alternate translation: “for the sake of my reputation”
20:22	k2x8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:9](../20/09.md). Alternate translation: “so that the people would not profane it in the eyes of the nations”
20:22	m6pp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in the eyes of the nations	0	Here the “nations” refer to the people who live in those places. The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “in the thoughts of the people in other nations” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
20:23	swz3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I myself also lifted up my hand to swear	0	Here “lifted up my hand” is a symbolic action that shows he will truly do what he has sworn to do. Alternate translation: “I myself also solemnly swore”
20:23	d6f9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 12:15](../12/15.md). Alternate translation: “cause them to separate from each other and live in different nations”
20:24	r381		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Their eyes were longing after their fathers’ idols	0	Here the word “eyes” represents the person who looks to the idols to worship them. Alternate translation: “They were longing after their fathers’ idols”
20:25	r4jl			Then I also gave them statutes that were not good, and decrees by which they could not live	0	The words statutes in this phrase do not refer to God’s law. God permitted them to live by human laws and judgments that were not good.
20:25	za7n			gave them	0	The word “them” refers to the children of those whom Yahweh brought out of Egypt.
20:26	wj9a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they made a sacrifice of every firstborn of the womb	0	The phrase “firstborn of the womb” refers to the firstborn child of a woman. The phrase “made a sacrifice” can be translated with the verb “sacrifice.” Alternate translation: “they sacrificed every woman’s firstborn child”
20:29	q226		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What is this high place where you bring offerings there?	0	Yahweh asks this question in order to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: “This is not a high place where you are to bring offerings!”
20:29	c1ae		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the name is called Bamah	0	The name “Bamah” means “high place,” a place for worshiping idols. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people have called that place Bamah”
20:30	usg4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why do you make yourselves unclean with the ways of your fathers?	0	Yahweh asks this question to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: “You should not make yourselves unclean by doing the things that your fathers did.”
20:30	vms1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Why do you make yourselves unclean	0	A person who is not acceptable for God’s purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
20:30	iz7z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So why do you act like prostitutes, searching for disgusting things?	0	Yahweh asks this question to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: “You should not act like prostitutes, searching for disgusting things.”
20:30	l4ea		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	why do you act like prostitutes	0	Yahweh speaks of the people being unfaithful to him as if they were acting like women who sleep with men to whom they are not married.
20:31	b4ay		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So why should I let you seek me, house of Israel?	0	Yahweh asks this question to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: “I will not let you come close to me, house of Israel.”
20:33	ad5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	with a mighty hand, a raised arm	0	The words “hand” and “arm” both represent power. Alternate translation: “with very great power” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
20:33	d5h5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	fury that will be poured out on you	0	Yahweh speaks of expressing his fury as if the fury were a liquid that he pours out on the people. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “fury that I will pour out on you” or “I will express my fury towards you” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
20:34	tam7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	among whom you have been scattered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “among whom I have scattered you”
20:37	vi6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will cause you to pass under my rod	0	This refers to the practice of a shepherd counting and inspecting his sheep as the sheep walked under his staff. This could mean: (1) Yahweh will count his people whom he gathers from the nations to ensure that they are all present. Alternate translation: “I will count you carefully as a shepherd counts his sheep” or (2) Yahweh will inspect each person as they pass under his staff in order to separate the faithful from the unfaithful. Alternate translation: “I will inspect you carefully as a shepherd inspects his sheep”
20:39	gb75		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
20:39	tsi3			to listen to me	0	Alternate translation: “to obey me” or “to pay attention to me”
20:39	ym44		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	profane my holy name	0	Here the word “name” represents Yahweh himself. Alternate translation: “dishonor me”
20:40	s7hu			to require your offerings	0	Alternate translation: “to require you to bring your offerings”
20:40	idl2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the firstfruits of your tribute	0	Yahweh speaks of the best things among all that they give to him as if they were “firstfruits.” Alternate translation: “the best of your contributions”
20:40	tl2m			your holy things	0	Alternate translation: “the offerings that you set aside to give to me”
20:41	t8i1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will accept you like fragrant incense	0	Yahweh speaks of his people worshiping him as they should as if the people themselves were the incense offering.
20:41	ihb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries	0	These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that Yahweh will bring his people back from all of the nations to which he had scattered them. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 20:34](../20/34.md).
20:41	wmu4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	where you have been scattered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “where I have scattered you”
20:42	dm9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I have lifted up my hand to swear	0	Here “lifted up my hand” is a symbolic action that shows he will truly do what he has sworn to do. Alternate translation: “I have solemnly sworn”
20:43	q5sv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	you will call to mind	0	This idiom means to remember. Alternate translation: “you will remember”
20:43	qyk3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you defiled yourselves	0	A person who is not acceptable for God’s purposes is spoken of as if the person were defiled.
20:43	hf41		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will despise yourselves in your own eyes	0	Here the eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “you will hate yourselves”
20:44	c1dm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	because of my name’s sake	0	Here the word “name” represents Yahweh’s reputation. Alternate translation: “because of my reputation”
20:45	tvt5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
20:46	a9yb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face toward the southern lands	0	This is a command to stare at the southern lands as a symbol of punishing the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:3](../04/03.md). Alternate translation: “Stare at the southern lands” or “Stare at the southern lands so that they will be harmed”
20:46	htt4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set your face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set your face” represents staring. Alternate translation: “stare”
20:47	s2sk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The fiery flame will not be quenched	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The fiery flame will not go out” or “No one will be able to quench the fiery flame”
20:47	d21g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	every face from the south to the north will be burned	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the fire will burn every face from the south to the north”
20:47	e2zx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	every face from the south to the north	0	Here the word “face” represents the person. By mentioning the opposite directions, Yahweh refers to everyone who lives in the north, in the south, and everywhere in between. Alternate translation: “every person who lives in that area” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
20:48	i6we		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all flesh will see	0	Here the word “flesh” represents all humans. The idiom to “see” means to understand. Alternate translation: “all people will understand” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
20:48	ndc1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it will not be quenched	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “it will not go out” or “no one will quench it”
20:49	uy57			Alas	0	a word that expresses distress or grief
20:49	c7jn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is he not a mere teller of parables?	0	The people use this question to insult Ezekiel and dismiss what he is telling them. Alternate translation: “He is merely telling parables”
21:intro	w2g3				0	# Ezekiel 21 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Refusing to learn\n\nJudah has refused to learn from their punishment, so God is about to destroy the nation in war.
21:1	hd7j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
21:2	u51f			Son of man	0	“Son of a human being” or “Son of humanity or “Mortal person” or “Human.” God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md).
21:2	m1q8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face toward Jerusalem	0	This is a command to stare at Jerusalem as a symbol of punishing the people there. Alternate translation: “stare at Jerusalem” or “stare at Jerusalem so that the people there will be harmed”
21:2	td4a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face toward Jerusalem	0	Jerusalem was far away, so Ezekiel could not see it, but staring in that direction would be a symbol of harming it. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 6:2](../06/02.md) Alternate translation: “Turn toward Jerusalem and stare” or “stare toward Jerusalem so that the people there will be harmed”
21:3	is8f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous person and the wicked person from you	0	This speaks of Yahweh causing these people to die as if he actually killed them with his own sword. Alternate translation: “I am opposed to you, and it will be as though I pull my sword from its sheath to kill both the righteous and the wicked people among you”
21:3	k8kd			the righteous person and the wicked person	0	“righteous people and wicked people.” This refers to multiple people, not just one righteous person and one wicked person.
21:3	ch9n			sheath	0	something that holds and covers a sword when no one is using it
21:3	vyg4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	cut off	0	This is a euphemism that means to kill. Alternate translation: “kill”
21:4	l13c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	cut off	0	This is a euphemism that means to kill. Alternate translation: “kill”
21:4	x4hz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the righteous … the wicked	0	This refers to righteous and wicked people. Alternate translation: “those who are righteous … those who are wicked” or “the righteous people … the wicked people”
21:4	g8nl			from you	0	Alternate translation: “among you”
21:4	yc2b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my sword will go out from its sheath against	0	This speaks of Yahweh causing these people to die as if he actually killed them with his own sword. Alternate translation: “it will be as though I pull my sword from its sheath and strike”
21:4	bm2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all flesh	0	Here “flesh” is a metonym for “people.” Alternate translation: “all people”
21:4	w4nb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	from the south to the north	0	This is a merism that refers to the area to the north, and to the south, and all places in between. Alternate translation: “in every direction” or “everywhere”
21:5	e2el		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	that I, Yahweh, have drawn my sword from its sheath	0	This speaks of Yahweh causing people to die as if he actually killed them with his own sword. Alternate translation: “it is as though I, Yahweh, have struck people with my sword”
21:5	ju9i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	It will no longer hold back	0	This speaks of Yahweh not holding back his sword from attacking people as if his sword were a person that was no longer holding itself back from attacking. Alternate translation: “and I will not put it back in its sheath again” or “I will not hold back from attacking people”
21:6	ztb6				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is speaking to Ezekiel.
21:6	ius9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	groan as your loins break	0	Yahweh tells Ezekiel to groan as a sign to accompany his message. He tells him to groan deeply as if his abdomen was in great pain. “groan deeply as if your loins were in great pain” or “groan deeply with great sorrow”
21:6	xg8x			In bitterness groan	0	Alternate translation: “With great grief” or “With great sorrow”
21:6	n99h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	before their eyes	0	Here the Israelites are referred to by their “eyes” to emphasize what they see. Alternate translation: “before them” or “before the Israelite people”
21:7	jri2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	the news that is coming	0	This speaks of the “news” as if it were a person that was soon coming to them. Alternate translation: “the news that they will soon hear”
21:7	c8df		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	for every heart will faint away	0	This speaks of people becoming afraid, as if their hearts were fainting. Also, this speaks of the people fainting as a result of fear. Alternate translation: “for everyone will become fearful” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
21:7	kml3			will falter	0	Alternate translation: “will be weak”
21:7	t44k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Every spirit will grow faint	0	This speaks of people becoming fearful in their spirits as if their spirits were about to faint. Alternate translation: “Everyone will be fearful in their inner being”
21:7	p1p8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	every knee will flow like water	0	“every knee will be as weak as water.” This is a euphemism for people being so afraid that they lose their bladder control and urinate on themselves. Alternate translation: “every leg will be wet with urine” or “everyone will lose control of their urine”
21:7	nfk2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
21:8	jft4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
21:9	u3s4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	A sword! A sword! It will be sharpened and polished!	0	This passage describes the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for an enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem. This metaphor begins here and continues through [Ezekiel 21:17](../21/17.md).
21:9	luz5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It will be sharpened and polished	0	This phrase indicates that the sword is ready for someone to use it. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “It is sharp and polished”
21:9	mne4			polished	0	Someone made the sword smooth, shiny, and clean by rubbing it with a rough material.
21:10	l1f2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem.
21:10	f22c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It will be sharpened … It will be polished in order to	0	These can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “I will sharpen it … I will polish it so that it will”
21:10	d5jv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	in order to be like lightning	0	This means that the sword will be so shiny that light reflects off of it easily and brightly. Alternate translation: “so that it flashes like lightning” or “so that light reflects off of it as brightly as lightning”
21:10	l8t7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should we rejoice in my son’s scepter?	0	This rhetorical question emphasizes that the people of Israel will not celebrate their king’s power, because it cannot resist the “sword.” Alternate translation: “The people of Judah will not celebrate about their king’s scepter.” or “we should not celebrate the power of our king’s scepter.”
21:10	vq6m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive	Should we	0	The word “we” refers to Ezekiel and the people of Israel.
21:10	kyj2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in my son’s scepter	0	Here Yahweh refers to the king of Judah as his son. The king’s scepter represents his rule as king. It is important to maintain the image of the king’s scepter here, as the words “every such rod” refer to the scepter. Alternate translation: “in the king’s scepter” or “in the power that the king’s scepter represents”
21:10	h3tv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	The coming sword hates every such rod	0	Here the “sword” is personified as coming to attack the people. This speaks of the king not being able to resist the “sword”, as if the “sword” were hating the king’s scepter. Alternate translation: “the sword will overpower his scepter like that of any other ruler” or “for the king will not be able to resist when the sword is brought against him”
21:10	d6gp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	such rod	0	This phrase is used to mock the king’s scepter by calling it a “rod.” Alternate translation: “such scepter”
21:11	z7un		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the sword will be given to be polished	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will polish the sword”
21:11	p6m7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	then to be grasped by the hand	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “then the right person will hold it in his hand”
21:11	h6tw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it is to be given into the hand of the one who kills	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “it is ready for the killer to use”
21:12	u2r3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem.
21:12	l5al		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	that sword has come against my people! It is against all	0	This speaks of Yahweh’s sword attacking his people as if the sword itself were the attacker. Alternate translation: “I will use my sword to kill my people! I will bring it against all”
21:12	t9ym		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They are thrown against the sword with my people	0	This speaks of the leaders of Israel being killed with a sword as if they are thrown against the sword. Alternate translation: “They are killed with the sword along with my people” or “The sword will kill them along with my people”
21:12	xzv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	slap your thigh	0	In Ezekiel’s culture, slapping one’s thigh was a sign of grief. Some other translation use the gesture of beating one’s breast which is a sign of grief in many cultures. Alternate translation: “beat your chests”
21:13	w1lx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the scepter	0	Here the king of Judah is represented by his scepter. Alternate translation: “the king”
21:13	z8iw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	does not last	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “cannot resist” or “is destroyed”
21:14	wn2d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem.
21:14	qub8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	hit your two hands together	0	This means for him to clap his hands as a sign of his grief. Alternate translation: “clap your hands to show that you are very sad”
21:14	hyy2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	even a third time	0	This is an idiom that means multiple times. Alternate translation: “again and again” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
21:14	mc1p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	A sword for the ones to be slaughtered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “It is a sword for slaughtering people”
21:14	py3r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It is a sword for the many to be slaughtered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “It is a sword for slaughtering many people”
21:14	spp8			piercing them everywhere	0	“attacking them from every side.” Some Bibles translate this as “which enters into their rooms.” This means no matter where they hide, the sword will kill them.
21:14	d9nr			piercing them	0	The word “them” refers to the people of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel.
21:15	s461		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem.
21:15	r7xl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to melt their hearts	0	This speaks of causing the people to be so terrified that it is as if their hearts were melting. Alternate translation: “to fill them with terror” or “to cause them to be terrified”
21:15	u5ry		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to multiply their fallen	0	Here “fallen” refers to the people killed in battle. This means there will be a greater number of people killed. Alternate translation: “to kill many people among them”
21:15	h1ty		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	set the sword for slaughter	0	Here the sword of Yahweh represents men with swords that are to attack Jerusalem. Also, the word “slaughter” can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: “placed soldiers armed with swords at their gates, ready to slaughter the people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
21:15	r14m			their gates	0	The word “their” refers to the people of Jerusalem.
21:15	tdr2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	It is made like lightning	0	This compares how the sword is well polished and how it reflects light to appear like lightning. Alternate translation: “My sword is polished and flashes like lightning” or “It is polished and reflects light as being like lightning”
21:15	r9yh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	it is grasped for slaughter	0	The sword of Yahweh represents the men with swords that are to attack Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “released to slaughter the people”
21:16	vhe8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	You, sword! Strike to the right! & Go wherever your face is turned.	0	Here Yahweh speaks to those who will attack his people as if they could hear him and as if they were a sword that they would use in the attack. He does this to emphasize that he is in control of what is happening during the attack. The phrase “wherever your face is turned” is an idiom for “wherever you desire to go.” Alternate translation: “I tell those attacking with swords, ‘Strike to the right! … Attack in every direction.’” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
21:17	asm7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	hit my two hands together	0	“clap my hands.” Here clapping hands is a sign of triumph. Alternate translation: “clap my hands in triumph”
21:18	nz8n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to me again	0	The phrase “the word of Yahweh came” is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 18:1](../18/01.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke to me again”
21:19	m4nn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the sword of the king of Babylon	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. Alternate translation: “the soldiers of the king of Babylon” or “the Babylonian army”
21:19	ym34		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	a signpost will mark one of them as leading to a city	0	This is a sign posted where the road divides into two roads. Alternate translation: “a sign will be posted where the road divides into two roads”
21:21	g5fx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	at the crossroads, at the junction	0	Both of these phrases refer to the place where the two roads meet. Alternate translation: “at the crossroads”
21:21	n1gp			He will shake some arrows and ask direction from some idols and he will examine a liver	0	These are divination practices.
21:22	ccu9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	In his right hand will be an omen about Jerusalem	0	This means the he will hold one of the articles of his divination that was read as an omen against Jerusalem in his right hand. Alternate translation: “In his right hand will be an article of divination with an omen against Jerusalem”
21:22	iw1d			battering rams	0	A battering ram was a cut tree or large log with a sharpened end or an end covered in metal. It was held by several men who would pound the end against a wall.
21:22	q1zh			to build a ramp	0	These were large dirt ramps that the Babylonian soldiers built so that they could get onto the walls of Jerusalem.
21:22	nzg7			siege towers	0	These were wooden towers that the Babylonian soldiers built around Jerusalem to enable them to shoot arrows over the walls of Jerusalem.
21:23	a1iv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the eyes of the ones in Jerusalem	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “in the thoughts of the people in Jerusalem”
21:24	g6jh			Because you have made your guilt to be remembered	0	Alternate translation: “Because you remind me of your iniquity”
21:24	w4vc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you will be taken in hand	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The “enemy’s hand” represents the enemy’s control. Alternate translation: “your enemy will take you in his hand” or “your enemies will capture you and take you into captivity” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
21:25	ihj3				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh gives Ezekiel his message to the ruler of Israel.
21:25	x5c4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	whose day of punishment has come	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “whom Yahweh will now punish”
21:25	zxc1			whose time of committing iniquity has ended	0	Alternate translation: “at the time when Yahweh ends iniquity”
21:26	h94t			the turban	0	“the king’s turban.” A turban is a beautiful piece of cloth that kings wore wrapped on their heads as a symbol of their authority.
21:26	fwf2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the lowly … the exalted	0	This refers to people with low status and people who are exalted. Alternate translation: “those who are lowly … those who are exalted” or “those with low status … those with high status”
21:27	qcp3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	It will not be restored	0	Here the crown represents the position of king. The kingship will not be restored until the Messiah comes. Alternate translation: “There will no longer be a king”
21:27	ngj1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the one comes who is assigned	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the one comes who I assign”
21:28	s9mt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	concerning their coming disgrace	0	The word “disgrace” can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: “about how he will disgrace them”
21:28	wl2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	A sword, a sword is drawn! It is sharpened for the slaughter	0	This refers to the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the soldiers that Yahweh uses to kill a large number of people who have been disobedient to him. Alternate translation: “Swords! My soldiers have drawn their swords! They are sharpened for the slaughter”
21:28	t6s4			is drawn	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “is out of its sheath”
21:28	b94s			It is sharpened for the slaughter in order to devour	0	This speaks of the soldiers killing people as if they were animals devouring their prey. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “It is sharp in order to slaughter and to kill people”
21:28	js4d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	so it will be like lightning	0	This means that the sword is so shiny that light reflects off of it easily and brightly. Alternate translation: “and light reflects off of it as brightly as lightning”
21:29	x4ak		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations	empty visions for you … with lies for you	0	“empty visions for you Ammonites … with lies for you Ammonites.” The word “you” refers to the people of Ammon. In the original Biblical language, the word “your” is feminine singular and refers to the nation of Ammon. Nations were often thought of as a woman.
21:29	qi4r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	empty visions	0	This speaks of visions being false and meaningless as if they were empty containers. Alternate translation: “visions that are not true” or “false visions”
21:29	gji8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the wicked	0	This refers to wicked people. Alternate translation: “those who are wicked”
21:29	la5c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who are about to be killed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “who are about to die”
21:29	a8rs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	whose day of punishment has come and whose time of iniquity is about to end	0	The phrases “day of” and “time of” are idioms. Alternate translation: “for the time has come for them to be punished and for their iniquity to end” or “for the time has come for me to punish them and for them to no longer be able to commit wickedness”
21:30	r5ab		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Return the sword to its sheath	0	“Later the sword will be put back in its sheath.” This speaks of the soldiers withdrawing from attacking Jerusalem, by saying that Yahweh’s sword is put back in its sheath. Alternate translation: “But later the soldiers will return their swords to their sheaths, for the time of slaughter will be over” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
21:30	ge15			sheath	0	This is something that holds and covers a sword when no one is using it. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 21:3](../21/03.md).
21:30	g9uy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	In the place of your creation	0	The word “creation” may be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: “In the place that I created you”
21:31	dm1x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will pour out my indignation on you	0	This speaks of Yahweh punishing the Babylonians because of his indignation against them as if his indignation were a liquid that he poured out of a container upon them. Alternate translation: “I will punish you because of indignation against you” or “Out of my anger I will punish you”
21:31	iui1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will fan the fire of my rage against you	0	This compares Yahweh’s rage to a consuming fire. Alternate translation: “I will bring my rage upon you like a blazing fire” or “I will punish you in my fierce anger”
21:31	nc5u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of cruel men	0	The “hand” of the men refers to their control. Alternate translation: “the control of cruel men”
21:31	z1g9			craftsmen of destruction	0	Alternate translation: “men who cause great destruction”
21:32	cv2j			You will become fuel for the fire	0	Alternate translation: “The fire will burn up your bodies”
21:32	w6d5			Your blood will be in the midst of the land	0	Alternate translation: “Your blood will soak into the ground of your land”
21:32	h97t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	You will not be remembered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “No one will remember you”
22:intro	v9yg				0	# Ezekiel 22 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Continuous evil\n\nMurder, idolatry and all sorts of evil have been done in Jerusalem; so God will destroy the city and scatter the people among the nations. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])
22:1	r5l7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
22:2	v6kn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Now you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of blood?	0	This rhetorical question functions as a command. AT. “Son of man, go and judge. Go and judge the city of blood.”
22:2	eh7w			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
22:2	a7f3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the city of blood	0	The word “blood” is a metonym for murder. Alternate translation: “the city where many people murder their neighbors”
22:2	jzh2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations	her	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem. Cities were often thought of as a woman. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
22:3	j2cg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations	her … herself	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem. Cities were often thought of as a woman. This continues through verse 32. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
22:3	u3b4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	This is a city that pours … her midst	0	Here the “city” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “The people who live in this city pour … its midst”
22:3	v7a4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	that pours out blood in her midst	0	The word “blood” is a metonym for murder. Alternate translation: “where many people murder their neighbors”
22:3	j6ka		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	so that her time may come	0	This refers to the time when Yahweh will destroy them. Alternate translation: “so that the time of her destruction may come” or “so that the time may come for her to be destroyed”
22:3	ujd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
22:4	u2vl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	by the blood that you have poured out	0	This speaks of murdering people as pouring out blood. Alternate translation: “because you murdered innocent people”
22:4	lxu6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person whom God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
22:4	b7gh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	You have drawn your days to a close, and the end of your years has come	0	The images of days being brought to a close and years coming to an end are both idioms representing ending by death or by destruction. By saying that Jerusalem has brough her days to a close, Yahweh implies that Jerusalem would soon be destroyed because of the people’s sin. Alternate translation: “Because of these things you have done, you are approaching the end of your time” or “You are bringing your existence to an end” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] )
22:4	tl1y			have drawn your days to a close	0	Alternate translation: “have brought your days to an end” or “have ended your life”
22:4	u8pd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will make you a reproach to the nations and a laughingstock to all the lands	0	This can be reworded so that the nouns “reproach” and “laughingstock” are expressed as verbs. Alternate translation: “I will make the nations reproach you and all the lands ridicule you”
22:4	q6vv			a reproach	0	someone whom people disapprove of or rebuke
22:4	gu6t			a laughingstock	0	a person whom people ridicule or mock
22:4	t4k2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	to all the lands	0	This generalization refers to the places who are familiar with Jerusalem and represents the people who live in these places. Alternate translation: “of the people of every nearby land”
22:6	i3ws				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaking about the ruler of Israel in Jerusalem.
22:6	jp3g			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
22:6	d3y2			each one by his own power, have come	0	Alternate translation: “have each used their authority to come to you.”
22:6	mi2p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	come to you	0	Yahweh speaks to the city of Jerusalem itself as if it were a woman who could hear him speak. Alternate translation: “come to Jerusalem”
22:6	gx6j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to pour out blood	0	This speaks of murdering people as pouring out blood. Alternate translation: “to murder people”
22:7	q7wc			They have dishonored fathers	0	Alternate translation: “The rules of Israel have dishonored their fathers”
22:7	b8l5			within you … in your midst … within you	0	Yahweh speaks to the city of Jerusalem itself as if it were a woman who could hear him speak. Alternate translation: “within Jerusalem … in the midst of Jerusalem … within Jerusalem.” The words “you” and “your” refer to Jerusalem.
22:7	rd1h			performed oppression on	0	Alternate translation: “oppressed”
22:9	x1yw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they eat on the mountains	0	Here “the mountains” refer to the altars on the mountains that are dedicated to idols. They men eat meat that has been sacrificed to the idols in order to be have the blessing of false gods. Alternate translation: “they eat the meat that has been sacrificed to idols”
22:9	n1r9			perform wickedness in your midst	0	Alternate translation: “do evil things among you”
22:10	zj5w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	Within you	0	In all instances of this phrase, the writer refers to the people of Jerusalem as if they were the city itself, and of the city of Jerusalem as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: “within this city” or “among you people of Jerusalem” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
22:10	r52h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	men uncover the nakedness of their father	0	This means that a son sleeps with his father’s wife. Alternate translation: “there are men who sleep with their father’s wife”
22:10	d8i1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they have violated unclean women during their menstrual period	0	These are all ways to express that the men have had slept with women they should not have and how sinful their actions are. Alternate translation: “They have raped unclean women during their menstrual period”
22:10	r6h7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person whom God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. Women were considered to be unclean during their menstrual period.
22:11	i4cb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	commit abominations with their neighbors’ wives … make their own daughters-in-law shamefully unclean … abuse their own sisters	0	These are all ways to express that the men have had slept with women they should not have and how sinful their actions are. Alternate translation: “commit abominations by sleeping with their neighbors’ wives … make their own daughters-in-law shamefully unclean by sleeping with them … rape their own sisters”
22:12	n8h5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to pour out blood	0	This speaks of murdering people as pouring out blood. Alternate translation: “to murder people”
22:12	tf3b			interest	0	This word refers to the money paid by a person to use borrowed money. However, some modern versions interpret “interest” in this passage as “too much interest.”
22:12	zdw2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you have damaged your neighbors through oppression	0	This means that they have oppressed their neighbors by charging them too much interest. Alternate translation: “you have oppressed your neighbors and made them poor” or “you have made your neighbors poor by charging too much interest”
22:12	jp8b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you have forgotten me	0	Refusing to obey Yahweh is like forgetting that he exists.
22:12	al1x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
22:13	b8at		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	With my hand I have struck	0	“I have shaken my fist against” or “I have clapped my hands against.” This is a symbolic action that shows anger and disapproval. Alternate translation: “I have shown my anger and disapproval against”
22:13	vvt6			the bloodshed that is done in the midst of you	0	Alternate translation: “the murder that people commit in you”
22:14	i494		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will your heart stand, will your hands be strong on the days when I myself will deal with you?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize how hurt they will be when he punishes them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Your heart will not stand and your hands will not be strong on the days when I myself will deal with you.”
22:14	se71		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Will your heart stand	0	Here the whole person is referred to by his “heart” to emphasize his emotions and will. Here the idea of “standing” is an idiom that means to be courageous. Alternate translation: “Will you stand” or “Will you be courageous” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
22:14	ajb4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	will your hands be strong	0	Here the whole person is referred to by his “hands.” Alternate translation: “will you be strong”
22:15	q5cz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	So I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 12:15](../12/15.md). Alternate translation: “So I will cause them to separate from each other and live in different nations”
22:15	h23a			purge	0	remove something unwanted
22:15	zmj9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	uncleanness	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
22:15	e3bn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the nations	0	Here the “nations” refer to the people who live in those places. Alternate translation: “the people in other nations”
22:16	ka57		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So you will become unclean in the eyes of the nations	0	Here the “nations” refer to the people who live in those places. The “eyes” represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “So the nations will consider you unclean”
22:16	y3i5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
22:17	zqj8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
22:18	nd5i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel has	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites have” or “the Israelite people group has”
22:18	q3kz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	has become dross to me	0	Dross is the impurities that are left over after silver or gold has been purified in a furnace. Here Yahweh speaks of the people being worthless to him as if they were dross. Alternate translation: “has become as worthless to me as dross”
22:18	apn9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	All of them are the leftovers of bronze and tin … like the dross of silver in your furnace	0	Yahweh continues to speaks about how the people have become worthless to him as if they were dross. Alternate translation: “All of them are as worthless as the leftover of bronze and tin, and iron and lead that remain after you melt silver in the furnace”
22:19	g5k4			behold	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
22:20	z88f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will gather you in my anger and my wrath	0	The phrases with “anger” and “wrath” are used together to emphasize that he was extremely angry. Alternate translation: “Because of my great anger and wrath, I will gather you” or “I will be furiously angry with you, and I will gather you”
22:21	z69y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will gather you and blow on you the fire of my wrath	0	This is the image of a person gathering the metals in the furnace and blowing the fire to make it hotter. Yahweh speaks of the greatness of his wrath as if it were a fire that he was blowing to make it hotter. Alternate translation: “I will gather you, and my wrath will be like a fire that I will blow on you”
22:22	mk5l			you will be melted in it	0	The word “it” refers to Jerusalem.
22:22	mim9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have poured out my wrath on you	0	God speaks of punishing the people as if his wrath were a liquid that he would pour on them. Alternate translation: “have punished you in my anger”
22:23	k1yr				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to Jerusalem.
22:23	y9kt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
22:24	i1bn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	You are a land that has not been cleansed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The word “land” here refers to Israel and to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “You are a land and a people that is unclean” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
22:24	c4rz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	not been cleansed	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
22:24	fy7g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	There is no rain on the day of wrath	0	Rain is used as an example of God’s blessing. Alternate translation: “There is no blessing on the day of wrath”
22:25	alu8			There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst	0	The word “her” refers to Israel. Alternate translation: “The prophets within Israel plot conspiracies”
22:25	xfb1			conspiracy	0	a secret plan made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal
22:25	x5z7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like a roaring lion tearing apart a victim. They consume life and take precious wealth	0	This compares the prophets of Israel to lions who attack and kill their victims. Alternate translation: “They kill people for they are like roaring lions who attack and kill their prey. They take peoples’ precious wealth”
22:25	irv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they make many widows within her	0	The word “her” refers to Israel. They “make many widows” by killing married men. Alternate translation: “they make many women into widows by killing their husbands”
22:26	j2q1			do violence to my law	0	Alternate translation: “disobey my laws”
22:26	g2wa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the unclean and the clean	0	This refers to unclean and clean things. Something that God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. Alternate translation: “things that are unclean and things that are clean” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
22:26	qr2v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They hide their eyes from my Sabbaths	0	This speaks of the people ignoring and not observing the Sabbath and if they were hiding their eyes from the Sabbath” Alternate translation: “They ignore my Sabbaths”
22:26	lvt2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so that I am profaned in their midst	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and profane me among themselves”
22:27	agb1			her	0	This pronoun refers to Jerusalem.
22:27	cy5j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Her princes within her are like wolves tearing apart their victims	0	This compares Israel’s princes to wolves who attack and kill their victims.
22:27	ni39		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	They pour out blood and destroy life	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize the violence that the princes practice. Alternate translation: “They murder people”
22:28	ii3k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Her prophets have painted them over with whitewash	0	This speaks of the prophets trying to hide these sins as if they were something that they could paint over with whitewash. Alternate translation: “It is like her prophets have painted over their sins with whitewash” or “Their prophets try to hide these evil things”
22:28	n4j7			whitewash	0	This is a solution that is painted on things to make them white that is similar to white paint.
22:28	y6zm			predict falsehoods to them	0	“predict lies for the princes.” The word “them” refers to the princes.
22:29	wdj1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	have oppressed … and plundered	0	The understood words may be supplied. Alternate translation: “have oppressed people … and plundered others”
22:29	wdd7			extortion	0	This refers to when someone threatens or hurts another person in order to make them give him money.
22:29	k2bg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the poor and needy	0	This refers to poor and needy people. Alternate translation: “those who are poor and needy”
22:30	w3cn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh compares the leaders of Jerusalem to a wall and himself to an invading army.
22:30	d1ss		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a man from them who would build up a wall	0	This speaks of a man who would take responsibility to pray for the people and to lead them to repentance as if that man were to build a wall to protect the people from Yahweh. Alternate translation: “a man from among them who would act like he built a wall”
22:30	ml2l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	stand before me in its breach	0	Its “breach” refers to a gap in the wall. This speaks of the man defending the people before Yahweh as if he were a warrior standing in the breach to defend the city.
22:30	fph5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for the land so I would not destroy it	0	Here the “land” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “for the people so that I would not destroy them”
22:31	v2tp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	pour out my indignation upon them	0	This speaks of Yahweh punishing the people as if his indignation were a liquid that he poured out on them. Alternate translation: “I will punish the people because of my indignation for them” or “I will punish the people because of my anger against them”
22:31	l4q3			indignation	0	anger of a person who has suffered injustice
22:31	dh4t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will finish them with the fire of my indignation	0	This speaks of how harsh Yahweh’s judgement is by comparing it to a fire. Here destroying the people is referred to as “finishing” them. Alternate translation: “I will destroy them with my wrath which is as intense as a blazing fire” or “I will destroy them with my wrath” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
23:intro	tr7w				0	# Ezekiel 23 General Notes\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nIsrael and Judah have been unfaithful to God by worshiping idols. They are compared to two unfaithful wives who have repeatedly committed adultery. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
23:1	n9qw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
23:2	z293			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
23:3	rn52		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Their breasts were squeezed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Men squeezed their breasts”
23:3	gzk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	their virgin nipples were fondled there	0	This phrase means basically the same thing as the previous phrase and emphasizes the immoral behavior of the two young women. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “there men fondled their virgin nipples” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
23:3	vp26			fondled	0	to be touched lovingly or softly
23:4	dt7j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they became mine	0	This means that he married them and they became his wives. Alternate translation: “they became my wives”
23:4	v1jc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Their names mean this: Oholah means Samaria, and Oholibah means Jerusalem	0	“Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.” In this metaphor Samaria is spoken of as if it were Oholah and Jerusalem is spoken of as if it were Oholibah. This speaks of how these cities were unfaithful to Yahweh as if they were unfaithful wives.
23:4	gq1j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Oholah	0	This is the name of a woman that means “her tent.”
23:4	v8en		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Oholibah	0	This is the name of a woman that means “my tent is in her.”
23:5	bdi2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	when she was mine	0	This refers to when she was his wife. Alternate translation: “while she was still my wife”
23:5	w61b			who were dominant	0	Alternate translation: “who ruled over her”
23:7	mie9			all the best of Assyria’s men	0	This identifies who the word “them” refers to.
23:7	kx3n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	she made herself unclean with everyone she lusted for—and with all their idols	0	This implies that she slept with all of these men and worshiped the idols they worshiped. Alternate translation: “she made herself unclean by sleeping with everyone she lusted for and by worshiping all their idols”
23:7	gtx5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
23:8	j6if		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	poured out their lust upon her	0	This speaks of lust as if it were a large amount of water that they were pouring out on her. Alternate translation: “to act lustfully toward her”
23:9	lch3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians	0	The word “hand” refers to power or control. The two phrases have the same meaning and the second phrase explains that “her lovers” were “the Assyrians.” Alternate translation: “I gave her over to her lovers, the Assyrians” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
23:10	e3uw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	they executed judgment on her	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “they talked about her disgrace” or “she had a bad reputation among them”
23:11	zbu6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Oholibah	0	This is the name of a woman that means “my tent is in her.” See how you translated this name in [Ezekiel 23:4](../23/04.md).
23:13	jv3w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 23:7](../23/07.md).
23:13	c3am		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	It was the same for both sisters	0	This refers to how they had both made themselves unclean. Alternate translation: “Both sisters became unclean through their acts of prostitution”
23:15	tmh2			turbans	0	hats made out of long cloth and wrapped around the top of a man’s head
23:15	d6xq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	had the appearance of officers of chariot troops, the likeness of sons	0	The abstract nouns “likeness” and “appearance” can be translated with verbal phrases. Alternate translation: “appeared the way officers of chariot troops do, and they looked like sons”
23:15	ae9b			chariot troops	0	soldiers who drive chariots and who run ahead of and beside them
23:15	af5n			sons of Babylonia	0	Alternate translation: “Babylonians”
23:17	pxm6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	her bed of lust	0	This refers to her bed where she slept with men and acted lustfully. Alternate translation: “her bed where she acted lustfully”
23:17	wf38		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they made her unclean with their promiscuousness	0	This means that they slept with the woman. Alternate translation: “they slept with her and made her unclean”
23:17	vew5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 23:7](../23/07.md).
23:17	q8ct		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	so she turned herself away from them	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “so she rejected them”
23:20	hg43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	whose private parts were like those of donkeys	0	This compares the size of the mens’ private parts to those of a donkey to show how wicked Oholibah’s desires were. This is an exaggeration as they could not be as large as those of a donkey. Alternate translation: “whose private parts were very long, like those of a donkey” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
23:20	cs4h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	whose reproductive emissions were like those of horses	0	This compares the volume of the mens’ emissions to those of a horse to show how wicked Oholibah’s desires were. This is an exaggeration as they could not be like those of a horse. Alternate translation: “whose reproductive emissions were huge, like those of a horse” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
23:22	f3fw			Behold!	0	“Listen!” The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
23:22	e1zm			I will bring them against you from every side	0	Alternate translation: “I will cause them to attack you from all directions”
23:23	b6g9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them	0	This does not refer to all of the people who live in these places, but rather to soldiers from there. Alternate translation: “soldiers from Babylon and all of Chaldea, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the soldiers of Assyria with them”
23:23	j89j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pekod, Shoa, and Koa	0	These are the names places in Babylonia. These places represent the soldiers from these places. Alternate translation: “those from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
23:23	znx2			strong, handsome men, governors and commanders … all of them riding on horses	0	This is the description of the men of Assyria that Oholah had slept with who are now turning against her. This is similar to the description given in [Ezekiel 23:6](../23/06.md).
23:24	ggm4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	will come against you	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “will attack you”
23:24	pyq5			with weapons	0	The Hebrew word translated here as “weapons” is rare. Many modern versions translate it in this way, but some versions leave this phrase out.
23:24	nr1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	They will set large shields, small shields, and helmets against you all around	0	These defensive items are used to refer to various types of soldiers. Alternate translation: “Soldiers will attack you on all sides carrying large shields, small shields, and wearing helmets”
23:25	i8jn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For I will set my jealous anger on you, and they will deal with you in fury	0	Here Yahweh speaks of causing the armies to attack them because he is angry with them as if his anger where something that he was placing upon them. Alternate translation: Because I am very jealous for you, I will cause them to act furiously towards you”
23:25	uwb6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	They will cut off your noses and your ears	0	This describes the punishment in Babylon for married women who slept with men that are not their husbands. Alternate translation: “They will punish you as an adulteress, by cutting of your noses and your ears”
23:25	f1n5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	your survivors will fall by the sword	0	The word “fall” is a euphemism for “die.” The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill with swords. Alternate translation: “men will kill your survivors with their swords” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
23:25	ay3m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	your survivors will be devoured by fire	0	This speaks of the survivors being burned by fire as if the fire were an animal attacking and eating them. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “your survivors will be burned by fire” or “fire will burn your survivors” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
23:27	e5hm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	from the land of Egypt	0	This refers to her prostitution as beginning in Egypt. Alternate translation: “which you began in the land of Egypt”
23:27	ygi8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You will not lift up your eyes toward them with longing	0	This is a way to refer to a person turning their head to look at something. Here looking represents desire. Alternate translation: “You will not look toward them with longing” or “You will not desire these things”
23:27	sh71		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you will think of Egypt no longer	0	Here “Egypt” represents the shameful things that she did in Egypt. Alternate translation: “you will think about the things you did in Egypt no longer” or “you will not think about what you did in Egypt any more”
23:28	a7lw			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
23:28	vhb4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	give you into the hand of the ones you hate … into the hand of the ones from whom you had turned away	0	These two phrases have the same meaning. It means that they will be captured by the men they used to prostitute themselves to. Alternate translation: “allow you to be captured by those you hate and had turned away from”
23:28	krd4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	into the hand	0	Here the word “hand” refers to control. Alternate translation: “into the control”
23:29	xqa4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	naked and bare	0	These two words mean the same thing and emphasize that she will be completely uncovered.
23:29	pgf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your nakedness will be uncovered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “They will reveal your nakedness”
23:30	n3n4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	These things will be done to you in your acting	0	“These things will be done to you because you have acted.” If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “These things will happen to you because you have acted”
23:30	i1mg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	acting like a prostitute, lusting after nations	0	Ezekiel speaks of Oholibah, who represents Judah ([Ezekiel 23:4](../23/04.md)), as if she were a prostitute sleeping with the men of many nations for money. He wants the people of Judah to understand that Yahweh to punish them because they were worshiping the idols of other nations so they could get those nations’ wealth and power. Alternate translation: “acting like a prostitute, lusting after men of other nations”
23:30	x6mb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	became unclean with their idols	0	She became unclean by worshiping the idols. Alternate translation: “became unclean by worshiping their idols”
23:30	d56z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 23:7](../23/07.md).
23:31	v34p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	so I will put her cup of punishment into your hand	0	This refers to Oholibah’s punishment that she will receive as if it were a cup of wine. Alternate translation: “so I will cause you to be punished in the same way as your sister”
23:32	h9zx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	You will drink your sister’s cup	0	Here Yahweh speaks of punishment as if it were a cup of wine the woman drank. Alternate translation: “You will drink the same cup of punishment as your sister”
23:32	tf7m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	your sister’s cup that is	0	Here the “cup” represents what is in the cup. Alternate translation: “from your sister’s cup that is” or “all that is in your sister’s cup, and her cup is”
23:32	dj8d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	a laughingstock … a subject for derision	0	Both of these phrases refer to a person who is laughed at and criticized because of their foolish behavior. Derision is mocking or ridiculing something or someone.
23:32	w3yx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	this cup contains a great amount	0	This sentence does not say what is in the cup because it is understood by reading [Ezekiel 23:31](../23/31.md). Alternate translation: “this cup contains a great amount of punishment”
23:33	g6dn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow	0	This speaks of being very drunk and full of sorrow as if drunkenness and sorrow were things that filled her body. Alternate translation: “You will become very drunk and very sad”
23:33	pw5b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	the cup of horror and devastation	0	“the cup that causes horror and devastation.” The words “horror” and “devastation” share similar meanings here and emphasize how terrible her punishment will be. Alternate translation: “for what is in that cup causes horror and devastation”
23:33	t7dj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the cup of your sister Samaria	0	Oholibah’s sister Oholah represents Samaria. Samaria is called by it’s name but still referred to as a sister. The cup is a symbol for the punishment that she received. Alternate translation: “for this is the same cup of punishment that your sister, who represents Samaria, drank”
23:34	r2ip			tear your breasts	0	Alternate translation: “cut your beasts”
23:34	hs2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
23:35	k299		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	thrown me away behind your back	0	Yahweh speaks of Oholibah rejecting him as if he were an object that she had thrown behind her back and forgotten. Alternate translation: “rejected me”
23:36	ght4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question as a command for Ezekiel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. The cities of Jerusalem and Samaria are represented by Oholah and Oholibah. Alternate translation: “Son of man, you will judge Oholah and Oholibah!” or “Son of man, judge the people of those two cities represented by Oholah and Oholibah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
23:36	m5e3			Son of man	0	“Son of a human being” or “Son of humanity.” God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md).
23:37	p5bi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	there is blood on their hands	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “they have murdered people”
23:38	bmp1				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks about how the people of Jerusalem and Samaria have been unfaithful to him.
23:38	wj94		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	unclean	0	A person or thing God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 23:7](../23/07.md).
23:38	b7r3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	on the same day they defile my Sabbaths	0	The phrase “same day” refers to the previous phrase “make my sanctuary unclean.” Alternate translation: “on the same day on which they make my sanctuary unclean, they defile my Sabbaths”
23:39	nz1m			behold!	0	Alternate translation: “pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
23:39	c5rz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	in the middle of my house	0	This refers to the house in general. The reference to the “middle” emphasizes that what was done happened openly in the temple and defiled the whole place. Alternate translation: “in my own house”
23:40	tq47		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh again refers to the cities of Jerusalem and Samaria as if they were two prostitutes.
23:40	g1jq			behold	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
23:40	ale7			you bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry	0	These are things done by a woman to make her appear more beautiful to a man.
23:40	k1au		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	you bathed	0	Here the word “you” switches to singular and refers to only one sister, but the situation is probably the same for both sisters. If one sister must be specified in your language, refer to Oholibah here.
23:41	j4l7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	you sat	0	Here the word “you” switches to singular and refers to only one sister, but the situation is probably the same for both sisters. If one sister must be specified in your language, refer to Oholibah here.
23:41	mnk9			my incense and my oil	0	These are items used in worship to Yahweh.
23:42	jt3b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	So the sound of a noisy crowd was around her	0	The sound of the crowd is used to refer to the crowd of people. Alternate translation: “So there was a noisy crowd around her”
23:42	t1ly			was around her … on their hands	0	This verse begins by referring to one of the sisters but the situation is probably the same for both sisters. If one sister must be specified in your language, refer to Oholibah here. In the second part of the verse it switches back to referring to both sisters with the word “their.” Alternate translation: “was around her … on her and her sister’s hands”
23:42	b87k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Sabeans were brought	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The word “Sabeans” refers to people from Sheba. Alternate translation: “Sabeans had come” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
23:42	d9u6			they put bracelets	0	The word “they” refers to the men.
23:43	wi7x			her who was worn out … with her, and she with them	0	This refers to one of the sisters but the situation is probably the same for both sisters. If one sister must be specified in your language, refer to Oholibah here.
23:44	ea8z			They went in to her, as men go in to a prostitute	0	They had sexual relations with her in the same way that men have sexual relations with a prostitute.
23:44	ult7			They went in to her	0	Alternate translation: “They went in to where she was” or “They went to her”
23:44	fs3v			In this way they went in to Oholah and Oholibah	0	Alternate translation: “This is how they had sexual relations with Oholah and Oholibah”
23:45	as8j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	pass judgment	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “condemn”
23:45	zg5h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	who shed blood … blood is on their hands	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “who murder people … murderers”
23:46	mry5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	raise up a company	0	The phrase “raise up” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “gather a large group of people”
23:46	wi9z			against them and give them	0	Alternate translation: “against Jerusalem and Samaria and give them”
23:46	yif5			give them up	0	Yahweh gives up the responsibility to take care of them and allows them to suffer.
23:46	na2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	to be terrorized and plundered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “for the company to terrorize and plunder them”
23:47	qul5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	cut them down	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “kill them”
23:49	lkh2			So they will set your	0	“So the company will set your.” The word “they” refers to the “company” of people from [Ezekiel 23:47](../23/47.md).
23:49	fgf1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	set your shameful behavior against you	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “cause you to accept responsibility for your shameful behavior” or “punish you for your shameful behavior”
23:49	uj93		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	bear the guilt of your sins with your idols	0	“accept responsibility for the guilt of your sins with your idols.” This implies that they will be punished for their sins. Alternate translation: “receive the punishment for sinning by worshiping your idols”
24:intro	ej5j				0	# Ezekiel 24 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Too many sins to be forgiven\n\nThe people of Jerusalem cannot be cleaned from their sin. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/clean]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nJerusalem is compared to a pot, so rusted that it cannot be cleaned from its rust. They have been completely rotted by their sin. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
24:1	s2z2				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks to Ezekiel.
24:1	e7xf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
24:1	zmw7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the ninth year	0	“in year 9.” This refers to how long they had been in exile under King Jehoiachin. Alternate translation: “in the ninth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
24:1	n6gx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month	0	“the tenth day of the tenth month” or “the 10th day of the 10th month.” This is the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar. The tenth day is near the beginning of January on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
24:2	i79z			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
24:2	ve79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the king of Babylon has besieged	0	The army of Babylon is referred to by its leader. Alternate translation: “the army of the king of Babylon has besieged”
24:3	xw29		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	this rebellious house	0	This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: “this rebellious people”
24:4	cet6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Gather pieces of food	0	Here “food” refers specifically to meat. Alternate translation: “Place pieces of meat”
24:5	g2dh			the best of the flock	0	Here the “flock” refers to sheep, not birds.
24:5	h692		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	pile up the bones under it	0	Some cultures add bones to a fire because they burn longer than wood. This refers to the bones that remained after the best bones were placed in the pot. Alternate translation: “place the rest of the bones under the pot to fuel the fire”
24:6	j2jd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the city of blood	0	Here “blood” is a reference to “murder.” Alternate translation: “the city of murderers”
24:6	l7p7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a cooking pot	0	Yahweh continues to compare Jerusalem to a cooking pot. Alternate translation: “it is like a cooking pot”
24:6	u69f			rust	0	the red material that forms on metal. Rust eats away at metal and eventually destroys it
24:6	t39c			Take piece after piece	0	Yahweh does not give this command to a specific person. This is a general command given to an unspecified person within this metaphor.
24:6	wge9			but do not cast lots for it	0	Casting lots was a way of choosing which pieces of meat to take out, but because Yahweh wants to take out all of the pieces of meat, there is no need to cast lots.
24:7	b2an		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	For her blood is in the midst of her	0	This means that the blood from those who were murdered in Jerusalem is still there. Alternate translation: “For the blood of those who were murdered among her is still there”
24:7	e9bt			her	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem, which is represented by the cooking pot.
24:7	tij3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	She has set it on the smooth rock; she has not poured it out on the ground to cover it with dust	0	This personifies Jerusalem as a person who murdered the people and chose where to put their blood. Alternate translation: “They were murdered on the smooth rocks; not on the dirt where the dust would hide their blood” or “Their blood fell on the smooth rocks; it did not fall on the ground where the dust would cover it”
24:7	a5bz			has set it on the smooth rock	0	Alternate translation: “has put the blood on bare rocks”
24:8	k2au		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	so it brings fury up to exact vengeance	0	Here Yahweh is speaking about himself taking revenge on those who murdered the people in Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “in order that I could see it and then be angry and get revenge”
24:8	h9cs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so it could not be covered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so that no one could cover it”
24:9	k8zi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the city of blood	0	Here “blood” is a reference to “murder.” Alternate translation: “the city of murderers”
24:9	b6ad		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will also enlarge the pile of wood	0	It is implied that the pile of wood is under the cooking pot that represents Jerusalem. “I will make the pile of wood on the fire under you even bigger”
24:10	m3iu			kindle the fire	0	Alternate translation: “light the fire”
24:10	vsz6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let the bones be charred	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “burn the bones”
24:11	tn3f			scorch	0	to burn the surface of something
24:11	f8sl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so its uncleanness within it will be melted, its corrosion consumed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to melt the uncleanness within it and to consume its corrosion”
24:11	pz35		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	uncleanness	0	A person whom God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
24:11	nsy1			corrosion	0	rust
24:11	g7q4			consumed	0	burned away
24:12	pvf5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	She has become weary	0	Here the word “she” refers to the cooking pot. This is the cooking pot that is metaphorical for Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “Jerusalem has become tired”
24:12	dph2			toil	0	difficult labor
24:12	bj7t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	but her corrosion has not gone out of her by the fire	0	The phrase “has not gone out of her” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “but the fire did not burn away her corrosion”
24:13	f1bi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	until I have satisfied my fury upon you.	0	This speaks of Yahweh punishing the people in his anger as if it were his “fury” that were punishing them. Alternate translation: “until I am finished punishing you and am no longer furious with you” or “until I have punished you and I am longer angry with you”
24:14	il2j			nor will I rest from it	0	“nor will I rest from punishing you.” The word “it” refers to Yahweh punishing the people.
24:14	rdm6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
24:15	cmi1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
24:16	py3j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the desire of your eyes from	0	This refers to Ezekiel’s wife. Yahweh refers to Ezekiel by the part of his body he uses to see his wife. Alternate translation: “your wife, whom you love very much, from”
24:16	wi26			with a plague	0	Alternate translation: “by a disease”
24:16	sgn7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	you must not mourn nor weep, and your tears must not flow	0	These phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that Ezekiel is not to cry about his wife dying. Alternate translation: “you must not mourn nor weep”
24:17	yh8j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the dead	0	This refers to his dead wife. Alternate translation: “your dead wife”
24:17	b8pp			turban	0	a head covering made of a long cloth wrapped around the head
24:17	wg7t			sandals	0	a simple shoe held onto the foot with straps around the ankles
24:17	k28d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	do not veil your facial hair	0	In Israel, men would shave their beards to express sorrow, then cover their faces until their facial hair grew back. Yahweh told Ezekiel not to cover his facial hair in order to show that he had not shaved his face to express his sorrow. Alternate translation: “do not mourn by veiling your facial hair” or “do not mourn by shaving and covering your beard”
24:18	e5nr			In the morning	0	Alternate translation: “The next morning”
24:19	j5bh				0	# General Information:\n\nThe people of Israel question Ezekiel, and Ezekiel tells them what Yahweh has said to them.
24:20	a86e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
24:21	a8px		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
24:21	vx6c			Behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
24:21	tq97			I will desecrate my sanctuary—the pride of … of your soul, and your sons	0	Alternate translation: “I will desecrate my sanctuary which is the pride … of your soul. Your sons”
24:21	qcv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pride of your power	0	This describes the temple as the building that the people are proud of. This speaks of it as being their “pride” instead of the source of their pride. Alternate translation: “the building that you are proud of” or “the source of your strong pride”
24:21	lh1d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the delight of your eyes	0	Here Yahweh refers to the people by their “eyes.” Alternate translation: “the building that you delight to look at”
24:21	fa6c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the yearning of your soul	0	Here Yahweh refers to the people by their “soul” to emphasize their inner feelings. Alternate translation: “the building that you truly love”
24:21	rw4n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	your sons and your daughters … will fall by the sword	0	This refers to their enemies by their swords. Alternate translation: “your sons and daughters … will be killed in war” or “your enemies will kill your sons and your daughters … with their swords”
24:23	vr9u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will melt away	0	Here “melt away” is a metaphor for wasting away and dying. Alternate translation: “you will become very thin and slowly die”
24:23	mm9s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in your iniquities	0	This implies that God will not forgive the sins of these people. Alternate translation: “and I will not forgive your sins”
24:23	me25			groan	0	This is the sound a person makes who wants help, but who has too much pain or sorrow to speak.
24:24	aqs3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So Ezekiel will be a sign for you	0	Here the word “sign” refers to something that communicates a special warning to those who see it. Yahweh speaks of Ezekiel and his actions as being this warning. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 12:6](../12/06.md). Alternate translation: “So Ezekiel will be a warning for you”
24:25	ffu4			that I capture their temple	0	Here Yahweh speaks of destroying the temple as if it were someone that he was capturing. Alternate translation: “that I destroy their temple”
24:25	bc3v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	which is their joy, their pride	0	The abstract nouns “joy” and “pride” can be translated as noun phrases. Alternate translation: “which is what they are joyful about and what they are proud of”
24:26	v6zt			refugee	0	someone who has been forced to leave his country because of war or another disaster
24:27	xr34		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your mouth will be opened up	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Ezekiel being given understanding and the ability to speak is represented by his mouth being opened. Alternate translation: “I will open your mouth” or “you will know what to say” or “I will cause you to know what to say” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
24:27	t54k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes	you will speak—you will no longer be silent	0	Both of these phrases mean that Ezekiel will speak. In the second phrase it is stated in negative form to emphasize that he will speak.
24:27	x42v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You will be a sign for them	0	Here the word “sign” refers to something that communicates a special warning to those who see it. Yahweh speaks of Ezekiel and his actions as being this warning. See how you translated this metaphor in [Ezekiel 12:6](../12/06.md). Alternate translation: “You will be a warning for them”
24:27	v14c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
25:intro	w37s				0	# Ezekiel 25 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\n### Prophecy against other nations\n\nThis chapter includes prophecies against some Gentile nations. Ammon, Moab, Edom and Philistia will all be destroyed. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
25:1	fc5p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
25:2	hr8s			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
25:2	t1h5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against the people of Ammon	0	This is a command to stare at the people of Ammon as a symbol of punishing them. Alternate translation: “stare at the people of Ammon” or “stare at the people of Ammon so that they will be harmed”
25:2	z8cr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against the people of Ammon	0	Ammon was far away, so Ezekiel could not see the people there, but staring in that direction would be a symbol of harming the people. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: “Turn toward the people of Ammon and stare” or “stare toward Ammon so that the people there will be harmed”
25:2	ji1x			the people of Ammon	0	Alternate translation: “the descendants of Ammon” or “those who live in the land of Ammon”
25:2	y2y9			prophesy against them	0	“prophesy about the bad things that will happen to them.” This means to prophesy about the horrible things that will happen to the people of Ammon. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:7](../04/07.md).
25:3	h56r				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh tells Ezekiel what to say to the people of Ammon.
25:3	s9pp			Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “Listen to this message from the Lord Yahweh”
25:3	e8ne			you said, “Aha!”	0	“you cheered.” The word “Aha” is a sound people make when they are happy about something. In this case the people were happy because bad things happened to Israel and Judah.
25:3	xrf5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	over my sanctuary when it was profaned	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “against my sanctuary when the enemy army profaned it”
25:3	t975			against the land … against the house	0	Alternate translation: “over the land … over the house”
25:3	z3wr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Judah over many years. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Judah people group” or “the people of Judah”
25:4	q4k4			behold	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
25:4	cex8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am giving you to a people in the east as their possession	0	This speaks of the enemy army conquering the land of Ammon and taking possession of the land and everything in it as if the enemy were taking the people of Ammon as their possession. It is not implied here that the enemy took the people of Ammon as slaves. Alternate translation: “I will cause an army from a land that is east of you to come and conquer you”
25:4	erp6			They will set up camp against you and set up their tents among you	0	Alternate translation: “They will set up tents and live in your country”
25:4	c4qf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk	0	It may be helpful to specify the source of the fruit and milk. Alternate translation: “They will eat the fruit from your trees and drink the milk from your cattle”
25:5	p11j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the people of Ammon a field for flocks	0	Here the phrase “the people of Ammon” refers to the land that belonged to the people of Ammon. Also, the understood information at the beginning of this phrase may be supplied. Alternate translation: “I will make the rest of the land of Ammon a field for flocks” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
25:5	jjh8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
25:6	yv28		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	You have clapped your hands and stamped your feet	0	These actions are ways to show strong emotions. In this case the people are cheering and showing their contempt against Israel.
25:6	yi9z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all the contempt within you against the land of Israel	0	Here the phrase “the land of Israel” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “all of the hatred you feel towards the people who live in Israel”
25:7	bbl3			behold	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what i am about to tell you”
25:7	kzd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will strike you with my hand	0	“I will hit you with my powerful hand.” Here Yahweh speaks of punishing the people as if he were literally hitting them with his hand. Alternate translation: “I will punish you”
25:7	u2p4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	give you as plunder to the nations	0	The word “you” refers to the people of Ammon but is also a metonym for their land and their possessions. Alternate translation: “I will allow enemies to defeat you and take you, your land, and your possessions as plunder”
25:7	six2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I will cut you off from the peoples … make you perish from among the countries	0	These phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that Yahweh will completely destroy the people of Ammon so that they are no longer a nation. Alternate translation: “I will completely destroy you so that you are no longer a nation”
25:8	m7lp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Moab and Seir	0	These places refer to the people who live in them. Alternate translation: “the people of Moab and Seir”
25:8	jaw7			Behold! The house of Judah is like	0	Alternate translation: “Look at the house of Judah. It is like”
25:8	yax1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The house of Judah is	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Judah over many years. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “The Judah people group are” or “The people of Judah are”
25:9	fnu5			behold! I will open	0	Alternate translation: “look! I will open” or “listen! I will open” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you! I will open”
25:9	fyg9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	starting at his cities	0	Here the city of Moab is spoken of with the masculine pronoun “his.” Alternate translation: “starting at its cities”
25:10	h7xa			to the people of the east who have been against the people of Ammon	0	Alternate translation: “I will send the same army from the people in the east who attacked Ammon”
25:10	nvt6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will give them up as a possession	0	Here Yahweh speaks of allowing the armies from the east to conquer Ammon as if Ammon were a possession that he was giving them. Alternate translation: “I will allow the armies to conquer them”
25:10	qs9u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so that the people of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so that the nations will not remember the people of Ammon”
25:12	ph9y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Edom has taken	0	Here “Edom” refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “The people of Edom have taken”
25:12	hs3x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Judah over many years. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Judah people group” or “the people of Judah”
25:13	shy7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will strike Edom with my hand	0	Here Yahweh speaks of punishing the people as if he were literally hitting them with his hand. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 25:7](../25/07.md). Alternate translation: “I will punish Edom”
25:13	u34t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	I will make them … from Teman to Dedan	0	“I will make all of Edom … from Teman to Dedan.” These are two cities at opposite ends of Edom. This means that Yahweh will destroy all of Edom.
25:13	lfw7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	They will fall by the sword	0	The word “fall” represents being killed and the word “sword” refers to their enemies who will kill them in battle. Alternate translation: “Their enemies will kill them with their swords”
25:14	fx1e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel	0	Here the “hand” of Israel is a metonym for Israel’s army. Yahweh speaks of taking revenge on the people of Edom as if his vengeance were like a sheet that he covered them with. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **vengeance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “to punish.” Alternate translation: “I will use my people Israel to punish the people of Edom” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
25:14	h1jc			they will do to Edom according to my anger and my fury	0	Alternate translation: “they will show Edom my anger and fury” or “they will punish Edom according to my anger and fury against the people of Edom”
25:14	jl32		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	my anger and my fury	0	The word “fury” means basically the same thing as and intensifies the word “anger.” Alternate translation: “my furious anger” or “my extreme anger”
25:14	t72s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
25:15	ikk3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The Philistines have taken vengeance with malice and from within themselves they tried to destroy Judah again and again	0	The phrase “from within themselves” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “The Philistines hate Judah and have tried to take revenge against it by their own strength again and again”
25:15	k6d4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to destroy Judah	0	Here “Judah” refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “to destroy the people of Judah”
25:16	f57y			Behold	0	This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
25:16	y9w5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will reach out with my hand against the Philistines	0	Here Yahweh’s power is represented by his “hand.” Alternate translation: “I will turn my powerful hand against the Philistines” or “I will turn my great power against the Philistines”
25:16	td5r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will cut off	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “I will destroy” or “I will get rid of”
25:16	sc1u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kerethites	0	people who lived in the city of Kereth in Philistia
26:intro	ya6v				0	# Ezekiel 26 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter begins a section of prophecy against Tyre. The Babylonians will destroy Tyre. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
26:1	t2ex		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the eleventh year	0	“in year 11.” This means the eleventh year after King Jehoiachin was taken into exile in Babylon. Alternate translation: “in the eleventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
26:1	z8up		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	on the first day of the month	0	“on day 1 of the month.” It is uncertain which month of the Hebrew calendar Ezekiel meant.
26:1	qf5l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
26:2	niu7			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
26:2	h3yr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Tyre has said against Jerusalem	0	Here the city names “Tyre” and “Jerusalem” represent the people of those cities. Alternate translation: “the people of Tyre have said against the people of Jerusalem”
26:2	e6ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations	Aha!	0	The word “Aha” is a sound people make when they discover something. Alternate translation: “Yes!” or “This is great!”
26:2	ye9y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The gates of the people are broken	0	The people of Tyre use these words to refer to Jerusalem as if it were a city gate through which traders from the surrounding nations pass. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Armies have broken down the gates of the people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
26:2	a2hy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	She has turned to me	0	Here the word “she” refers to the word “gates” which have “turned” on their hinges to open to Tyre. This phrase means that Tyre has now replaced Jerusalem as the city through which the traders from many nations pass. Alternate translation: “The gateway has opened to me”
26:2	xwf1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will be filled up	0	Here to be “filled up” represents being prosperous. Alternate translation: “I will become prosperous”
26:2	dz8h			she is ruined	0	Alternate translation: “Jerusalem is ruined”
26:3	um27			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
26:3	bgn4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will raise up many nations against you like the sea raises its waves	0	Here the word “nations” refers to their armies. Alternate translation: “I will gather armies from many nations that will beat against you like the waves in the raging sea” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
26:4	z8j2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	I will sweep her dust away and make her like a bare rock	0	Yahweh speaks of how he will cause Tyre to be completely destroyed. Alternate translation: “I will cause the armies to completely destroy the city, and they will leave nothing there”
26:5	eq7r			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to give Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:5	cu3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	She will become	0	The city of Tyre is spoken of here as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: “Tyre will become” or “It will become”
26:5	m2sf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a place for nets to dry out in the midst of the sea	0	Part of Tyre was an island. This expression is a metonym for the results of Tyre’s destruction. Alternate translation: “an empty island used for drying fishing nets” or “a deserted island where people dry out their fishing nets”
26:5	x6ai		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	she will become plunder for the nations	0	“Plunder” means things that people steal or take by force. Here Tyre becoming plunder represents its wealth being carried off by other nations. Alternate translation: “the armies of the nations will take away every valuable thing from Tyre”
26:6	kv1j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Her daughters who are in the fields will be slaughtered by the swords	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The enemy armies will slaughter with swords her daughters who are in the fields”
26:6	mr2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Her daughters who are in the fields	0	This could mean: (1) “Her daughters” were the young women of Tyre who were working in the fields or (2) “Her daughters” is a metonym for nearby towns and villages on the mainland that supported the main city of Tyre. Alternate translation: “Her daughter communities who are on the mainland”
26:6	rmu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
26:7	n4gc			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:7	mq6a			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
26:7	ri6u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings	0	The phrase “king of kings” was a title, meaning that he was the greatest of kings, the king that other kings obeyed. Alternate translation: “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the greatest king”
26:7	es3k			a great many people	0	This emphasizes the great size of Nebuchadnezzar’s army.
26:8	pm5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He will kill	0	Here the word “He” refers to Nebuchadnezzar and is a metonym for his army. Alternate translation: “His army will kill”
26:8	q7kf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	your daughters in the field	0	This could mean: (1) “your daughters” refers to the young women of Tyre who were working in the fields or (2) “your daughters” is a metonym for nearby towns and villages on the mainland that supported the main city of Tyre. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 26:6](../26/06.md). Alternate translation: “your daughter communities who are on the mainland”
26:9	dl2k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy		0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “he” and “his” in these verses refer to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and represent the soldiers in Nebuchadnezzar’s army doing these actions. The word “your” refers to the city of Tyre.
26:9	h14v			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:9	vu9t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He will place his battering rams to hit against your walls, and his tools will tear down your towers	0	Although the battering rams and tools are spoken of as acting against the walls and towers of Tyre, they would have been used by the soldiers in Nebuchadnezzar’s army against the walls and towers.
26:9	n3a4			battering rams	0	“Battering rams” are large trees or poles that many men in an army would pick up and hit against a wall or door so they could break it down and get inside. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 4:2](../04/02.md).
26:9	e4l4			tools	0	Weapons or instruments made of iron used to tear down the towers
26:10	d7sh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	When he enters your gates, he will enter as men come into a city whose walls have been broken down	0	Here Yahweh uses a simile to describe how Nebuchadnezzar’s army will enter into the city of Tyre.
26:10	az2d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	whose walls have been broken down	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “after breaking down its walls”
26:12	j1ma				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “They” in these verses refers to the soldiers in the armies of Nebuchadnezzar. The words “your” and “you” refer to the city of Tyre.
26:12	ydv6			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:12	k2sc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise	0	The phrases “plunder your riches” and “loot your merchandise” mean about the same thing and are repeated for emphasis.
26:12	ep9y			luxurious	0	expensive and comfortable
26:12	ky6z			Your stones, your timber, and the rubble	0	These refer to what is left after the walls and homes are torn down.
26:12	x5ey			into the waters	0	Alternate translation: “into the sea”
26:13	y7hj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The sound of your harps will be heard no more	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “No one will hear the sound of your harps anymore”
26:14	r43e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will make you a bare rock	0	This metaphor describes the results after Yahweh completely destroys Tyre. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 26:4](../26/04.md).
26:14	y7m1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will become a place where nets are spread out to dry	0	This metaphor also describes the results after Yahweh destroys Tyre. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 26:5](../26/05.md).
26:14	f7ce		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you will become a place where nets	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will make you a place where nets”
26:15	v6ti			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:15	mn77		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will not the islands quake … in your midst?	0	This question expects a positive answer and emphasizes the results of Tyre’s destruction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The islands will quake … in your midst.”
26:15	l6ij		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Will not the islands quake	0	Here “the islands” represents the people living on the islands. Alternate translation: “Will not the people of the islands quake with fear”
26:16	gy2a			princes of the sea	0	Alternate translation: “princes of the coastlands”
26:16	fg7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They will clothe themselves with trembling	0	This metaphor represents the princes trembling enough to seem like it was their clothing.
26:16	fk99			be appalled because of you	0	Alternate translation: “be unable to speak because what has happened to you is so bad”
26:17	cf7x				0	# General Information:\n\nIn these verses, “They” refers to the “princes of the sea” in the previous verse, and “you” refers to Tyre.
26:17	az5c			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:17	p6k6			lift up	0	Alternate translation: “sing”
26:17	u3mk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	How you, who were inhabited by sailors, have been destroyed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “How your enemies have destroyed you—you who were inhabited by sailors”
26:17	ey9i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	spread a terror about themselves upon everyone who lived near them	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terror**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “terrified.” Alternate translation: “caused all the people around them to be terrified”
26:18	qw2y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Now the coasts tremble on the day of your downfall. The islands in the sea are terrified, because you are no longer in your place	0	These two lines are similar in meaning and emphasize the response of the surrounding people to the destruction of Tyre.
26:18	l8fi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Now the coasts tremble	0	Here “the coasts” represents the people living there. Alternate translation: “Now the people of the coastlands tremble”
26:18	ny49		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The islands in the sea are terrified	0	Here “the islands in the sea” represents the people living there. Alternate translation: “The people of the islands are terrified”
26:18	yy4m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	you are no longer in your place	0	The destruction of Tyre is spoken of as if it was a person who had died. Alternate translation: “you have departed” or “you exist no more”
26:19	lav7			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
26:19	wk94			When I make you	0	The word “you” here refers to the city of Tyre. In the original language “you” here is feminine singular.
26:19	sn11		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	When I make you a desolate city, like the other cities that are not inhabited	0	Here Tyre is compared to other cities that no longer had people living in them.
26:19	h8v9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the deeps	0	Here “the deeps” means the deep waters of the sea. Alternate translation: “the deep waters”
26:20	npm2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	then I will bring you down to the people of ancient times, like the others who have gone down into the pit; for I will make you live in the lowest realms of the earth as in ruins of ancient times	0	What Yahweh would do to Tyre is compared to people going to the grave and cities falling into ruin. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
26:20	k4z8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pit	0	This refers to the grave. Because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world.
26:20	c3ul		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	stand in the land of the living	0	This represents being restored to the city’s former existence.
26:21	lui3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will place disaster on you	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **disaster**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “terrible” or the verb “destroy.” Alternate translation: “I will bring you to a terrible end” or “I will destroy you”
27:intro	m11q				0	# Ezekiel 27 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe prophecy against Tyre continues in this chapter. Tyre has become wealthy from trade as far as Spain, but Tyre will be destroyed. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nTyre is compared to a ship built with the very best materials. Despite its strength and power, Yahweh will destroy it. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
27:1	w529		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
27:2	x6yp			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
27:2	zc5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	begin a lamentation	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **lamentation**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “lament.” Alternate translation: “begin to lament”
27:3	wz6j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	say to Tyre	0	Here the word “Tyre” represents the people living in Tyre. Alternate translation: “say to the people of Tyre”
27:3	h74v			who lives within the gates of the sea	0	Alternate translation: “who lives at the gates of the sea” or “who lives at the entry to the sea”
27:3	uay7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Tyre, you have said	0	Here the word “Tyre” represents the people living in Tyre. Alternate translation: “People of Tyre, you have said”
27:3	lrt3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I am perfect in beauty	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **beauty**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “beautiful.” Alternate translation: “I am perfectly beautiful” or “I am entirely beautiful”
27:4	r25t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\n“Your” and “you” in these verses refer to Tyre. The city of Tyre is described here and in the following verses as if it were a beautiful ship.
27:4	nk2f			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:4	r7fr			Your borders	0	Alternate translation: “Your boundaries”
27:4	w59z			heart of the seas	0	Alternate translation: “middle of the seas”
27:5	j44a			planks	0	long, flat pieces of wood; thick boards
27:5	kk7d			a mast	0	a large pole on a ship that holds up the sails of the ship
27:6	pc2s				0	# General Information:\n\n“They” in these verses refers to the builders of Tyre. “Your” refers to Tyre.
27:6	tne4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a beautiful ship.
27:6	gc41			oars	0	long pieces of wood with flat blades at one end that people use to make a boat move
27:6	mb7n			decks	0	the parts of the boat that people can walk on
27:6	jm6a			overlaid them	0	Alternate translation: “covered them”
27:6	gx72			ivory	0	a white, beautiful, and hard material that is made from the long teeth of some animals
27:7	kz9m			sails	0	large pieces of cloth that move a ship when the wind blows on them
27:7	qe9t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Your sails were made from colorful linen from Egypt that served as your banner	0	The sails of the ship are compared to the banners or flags of Tyre.
27:8	u5r7				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:8	f813		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a beautiful ship.
27:8	hd5c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Arvad	0	This is the name of a small island off the coast of Syria.
27:8	d8z5			sages of Tyre	0	Alternate translation: “wise men of Tyre”
27:8	f7tx			pilots	0	A pilot is a person who controls where a ship goes by steering the ship.
27:9	r7t4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Byblos	0	This is the name of a city on the Syrian coast. Other versions call it by the name “Gebal.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants]])
27:9	z45r			filled your seams	0	Alternate translation: “repaired your cracks” or “repaired your leaks”
27:9	v3ke			sailors	0	A sailor is one of the team of workers on a ship.
27:10	t1q7				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:10	aw8i			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:10	fj9d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Persia, Lydia … Libya	0	These are the names of places.
27:10	z7jj			your men of war	0	Alternate translation: “men who fought in your wars” or “serving as your warriors”
27:10	hpk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	your splendor	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **splendor**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “splendid.” Alternate translation: “how splendid you were” or “how majestic you were”
27:11	hyb6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Arvad … Helek … Gammad	0	These are the names of places.
27:11	m439		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	They completed your beauty	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **beauty**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “beautiful.” Alternate translation: “They finished making you beautiful” or “They made you perfectly beautiful”
27:12	y349				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “your” in these verses refers to Tyre.
27:12	e1zd			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:12	eq3f			Silver, iron, tin, and lead	0	metals that were used during that time period
27:12	k94d			your wares	0	Alternate translation: “the things you offered for sale”
27:13	w98r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Javan	0	This is the name of a coastal region also known as Ionia.
27:13	l4c6			They handled your merchandise	0	Alternate translation: “They traded for your merchandise”
27:14	we25				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “your” in these verses refers to Tyre.
27:14	fip1			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:14	nr6y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Beth Togarmah	0	the name of a place
27:14	bfe8			stallions	0	adult male horses
27:15	byb9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Rhodes	0	This is the name of a place.
27:15	kwz4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Merchandise was in your hand	0	Having things in the hands here is probably a metaphor for carrying those things or having them in their possession. Alternate translation: “You owned things that you sold to them”
27:15	i849			horn	0	This refers to the tusks or elongated teeth of certain animals.
27:15	bcv9			ebony	0	a dark brown to black hardwood that is very dense or heavy
27:16	wy28				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:16	bl1q			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:16	m6pt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Aram was a dealer	0	Here “Aram” refers to the people of Aram. Alternate translation: “The people of Aram were dealers”
27:16	b9u3			dealer	0	Alternate translation: “trader”
27:16	p36i			emeralds	0	An emerald is a type of green precious stone.
27:16	bmk5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	purple	0	Here purple cloth or yarn is referred to by just its color. Alternate translation: “purple cloth” or “purple yarn”
27:16	ka72			pearls	0	beautiful beads of hard white material that come from creatures in the sea
27:16	u2vd			rubies	0	A ruby is a type of red precious stone.
27:17	gp5u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you	0	Here “Judah and the land of Israel” refers to the people of those places. Alternate translation: “The people of Judah and Israel were trading with you”
27:17	f7fy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Minnith	0	This is the name of a place.
27:17	mek4			cakes	0	The meaning of the Hebrew word translated here as “cakes” is uncertain. Other versions may translate it as another type of food.
27:17	fv9m			balsam	0	a sweet-smelling gum or resin that comes from a tree
27:18	c3qx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Helbon … Zahar	0	names of places
27:18	sji6			enormous wealth	0	Alternate translation: “abundant wealth” or “great wealth”
27:19	meg9				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:19	by7i			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:19	z471		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Dan … Javan … Izal	0	These are names of places.
27:19	c7yt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Dan and Javan	0	This is a metonym for the people of Dan and Javan. Alternate translation: “The people of Dan and Javan”
27:19	v3kv			wrought iron	0	a form of iron that can be shaped with a hammer
27:19	sf4p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	cinnamon	0	This is a type of spice that comes from the bark of a tree. “Cassia” is another name for this spice.
27:19	m7yg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	calamus	0	a type of grass that people used as perfume and for medicine
27:20	jt9g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Dedan was	0	This is a metonym for the people of Dedan. Alternate translation: “The people of Dedan were”
27:20	t1xy			saddle blankets	0	A saddle blanket is a piece of cloth that people place on a horse beneath a saddle or seat.
27:21	cen5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Arabia … Kedar	0	These are names of places.
27:21	pe5d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Arabia	0	This is a metonym for the people of Arabia. Alternate translation: “The people of Arabia” or “The Arabians”
27:22	tk79				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:22	i5a5			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:22	u136		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Sheba … Raamah	0	These are the names of places.
27:22	pmg1			precious gems	0	Alternate translation: “valuable stones”
27:23	p6qs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Haran, Kanneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad	0	This refers to the people from these places. Alternate translation: “The people of Haran, Kanneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with the people of Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad”
27:23	ad7i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Haran … Kanneh … Eden … Sheba … Ashur … Kilmad	0	These are the names of places.
27:24	r4c9				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:24	u2us			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:24	neq7			These were your dealers	0	Alternate translation: “They traded with you”
27:24	e7b1			ornate robes of violet cloths with woven colors	0	Alternate translation: “purple robes with many different colors”
27:24	kbt9			blankets of multicolored, embroidered, and well-woven cloth	0	Alternate translation: “blankets with many colors that had designs and were of high quality”
27:25	g238		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise”
27:25	i67z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you were filled up, heavily laden with cargo	0	Tyre’s abundance is spoken of as if it was a ship that was full of cargo.
27:25	lk4d			heart of the seas	0	“middle of the seas.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:4](../27/04.md).
27:26	t2gs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre. The city of Tyre is described here and in the following verses as if it were a wrecked ship.
27:26	uq7n			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
27:26	l9bc			Your rowers	0	Alternate translation: “The people that row you”
27:26	r4ff			vast seas	0	Alternate translation: “great waters”
27:26	kh95			the eastern wind	0	Alternate translation: “the strong wind from the east”
27:26	il9m			middle of them	0	“heart of the seas” or “middle of the seas.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:4](../27/04.md).
27:27	hyf8			sailors	0	men who sail boats
27:27	v82e			depths of the sea	0	“heart of the seas” or “middle of the seas.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:4](../27/04.md).
27:27	v5jc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	on the day of your destruction	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **destruction**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “destroy.” Alternate translation: “at the time you are destroyed”
27:28	vu1s				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:28	vb1f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a wrecked ship.
27:28	zz11		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Cities at the sea will tremble	0	Here “Cities at the sea” represents the people in those cities. Alternate translation: “The people of the cities by the sea will tremble”
27:29	ar4c			All those who handle oars	0	Alternate translation: “All the rowers”
27:30	w6f7			wail bitterly	0	Alternate translation: “cry out sadly”
27:30	ja2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	they will cast dust up on their heads. They will roll about in ashes	0	These are expressions of grieving and mourning.
27:31	y422				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “they” in these verses refer to the people mentioned in verses 28 and 29. The words “you” and “your” refer to Tyre.
27:31	v5hn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a wrecked ship.
27:31	l2lh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	They will shave their heads bald for you and bind themselves with sackcloth	0	These are expressions of grieving and mourning.
27:31	ftb1			bald	0	having no hair on the head
27:32	f54l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	They will lift up their wails of lamentation	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **lamentation**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “lament.” Alternate translation: “They will cry out and lament”
27:32	lh75			sing dirges	0	Alternate translation: “sing funeral songs”
27:32	d8za		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Who is like Tyre, who has now been brought to silence in the middle of the sea?	0	This question expects a negative answer and emphasizes Tyre being different from all other cities. It can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: “No other city is like Tyre, who has now been brought to silence in the middle of the sea.”
27:32	f4lr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who has now been brought to silence	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “who its enemies have now silenced”
27:33	i7dx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	When your merchandise went ashore	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “When people brought your merchandise ashore”
27:33	jza3			ashore	0	Alternate translation: “onto the land”
27:33	cs6p			you enriched the kings of the earth	0	Alternate translation: “you made the kings of the earth rich”
27:34	x1uz				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Tyre.
27:34	fi4d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a wrecked ship.
27:34	r7k6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	when you were shattered by the seas, by deep waters	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “when the seas, the deep waters, shattered you”
27:34	wr3x			shattered	0	To “shatter” is to break up into pieces.
27:34	d3qi			crew	0	team of workers
27:35	x4z1			were appalled at you	0	Alternate translation: “were shocked and terrified by what happened to you”
27:35	c2nm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	their kings shuddered in horror	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **horror**, you can express the same idea with an adverb such as “fearfully.” Alternate translation: “their kings shuddered fearfully”
27:35	yhh2			shuddered	0	Alternate translation: “shook, trembled with fear”
27:35	l348		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Their faces trembled	0	Here “faces” represents the whole person. Alternate translation: “They appear to be trembling”
27:36	vh13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	hiss at you	0	Hissing was making a whistling sound through the teeth. It may have been out of dismay, grief, or surprise.
27:36	wj8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	you have become a horror	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **horror**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “dreadful.” If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you have become dreadful”
28:intro	b1j6				0	# Ezekiel 28 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe prophecy against Tyre concludes in this chapter. Tyre will be destroyed because of its pride and unfair business practices. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
28:1	g4fl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
28:2	c7sq			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
28:2	gi4w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Your heart is arrogant	0	Here “heart” represents the will or thoughts of the ruler of Tyre. Alternate translation: “You are arrogant”
28:2	b46m			arrogant	0	falsely believing oneself to be importantbelieving oneself to be important
28:2	zqk6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will sit in the seat of the gods	0	“I will sit on the throne of the gods.” Here sitting in the seat of the gods represents claiming to be in the same exalted position as if he were one of the gods.
28:2	nrp2			heart of the seas	0	“middle of the seas.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:4](../27/04.md).
28:2	b648		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you make your heart like the heart of a god	0	Here “heart” represents the mind or thinking. A god thinks of himself as better than people. Alternate translation: “you think that you have the mind of a god” or “you have allowed yourself to think that you are better than other people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
28:3	xy88		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	you think that you are wiser than Daniel	0	Here the ruler of Tyre compares himself to Daniel the prophet in how wise he thought he was.
28:4	ds1i				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to the ruler of Tyre.
28:4	b1dk			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the ruler of Tyre.
28:4	fgz2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns	You have made yourself wealthy with wisdom and skill	0	The abstract nouns “wisdom” and “skill” can be translated using the adjectives “wise” and “skillful.” Alternate translation: “You have become wealthy by your own wisdom and skill” or “You have become wealthy by being wise and skillful” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
28:4	jir2			obtained gold and silver	0	Alternate translation: “stored up gold and silver”
28:4	xpa9			treasuries	0	places to store valuable objects and keep them safe
28:5	s7hz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	By great wisdom and by your trading, you have multiplied your wealth, so your heart is arrogant because of your wealth	0	The abstract nouns “wisdom” and “wealth” can be translated using the adjectives “wise” and “wealthy.” Alternate translation: “By being very wise and by your trading, you have become more and more wealthy, so your heart is arrogant because of how wealthy you are”
28:5	z3cd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	your heart is arrogant	0	Here “heart” represents the will or thoughts of the ruler of Tyre. Alternate translation: “you are arrogant”
28:6	vgc2				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to the ruler of Tyre.
28:6	p5is			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the ruler of Tyre.
28:6	kas1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you have made your heart like the heart of a god	0	Here “heart” represents the mind or thinking. A god thinks of himself as better than people. See how you translated the similar phrase in [Ezekiel 28:2](../28/02.md). (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
28:7	nrp5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the beauty of your wisdom	0	The abstract nouns “beauty” and “wisdom” can be translated using the adjective “beautiful” and the adverb “wisely.” Alternate translation: “the beautiful things that you have so wisely made”
28:7	b7md		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	profane your splendor	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **splendor**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “splendid.” Alternate translation: “profane how splendid you are” or “defile how majestic you are”
28:8	w6fj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	down to the pit	0	Here “the pit” refers to the grave or to hell. Alternate translation: “down to the grave”
28:8	t782			in the heart of the seas	0	Alternate translation: “in the middle of the seas”
28:9	d3z2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will you truly say, “I am a god” to the face of one who kills you?	0	This question expects a negative answer to emphasize the irony when one who claims to be a god is destroyed by men. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You will not say ‘I am a god’ to the face of one who kills you!” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
28:9	a38a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	to the face of	0	Here the face represents being in the presence of another person. Alternate translation: “in the presence of” or “before”
28:9	a1vr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the hand of	0	Here being in the hand of someone represents being under their control. Alternate translation: “under the control of”
28:10	z2rh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the hand of foreigners	0	Here “hand” is a metonym for the actions of the foreigners’ army. Alternate translation: “by an army of foreigners”
28:10	aag6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
28:11	t3he		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,	0	The idiom “The word of Yahweh came again to” is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated similar words in [Ezekiel 18:1](../18/01.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave a message to me a second time. He said,” or “Yahweh spoke this second message to me:”
28:12	ak3z			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
28:12	i9b8			lift up	0	Alternate translation: “sing”
28:12	mf2x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	You were the model of perfection	0	The abstract nouns “model” an d “perfection” can be translated using the words “completely” and “perfect.” Alternate translation: “You were completely perfect”
28:12	c7vx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	full of wisdom and perfect in beauty	0	The abstract nouns “wisdom” and “beauty” can be translated using the adjectives “wise” and “beautiful.” Alternate translation: “fully wise and perfectly beautiful”
28:13	hbr5			Every precious stone covered you	0	Alternate translation: “You wore every kind of precious stone”
28:13	u7pz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl	0	These are all precious stones of different colors.
28:13	a65a			settings and mountings	0	pieces of metal that hold the precious stones
28:13	mah3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It was on the day you were created that they were prepared	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I prepared them on the day that I created you”
28:13	kac1			prepared	0	Alternate translation: “made ready”
28:14	a5aq				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “you” in these verses refers to the king of Tyre.
28:14	r1ky			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the king of Tyre.
28:14	ybm7			cherub	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:9](../10/09.md).
28:14	hjx3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fiery stones	0	“the stones of fire.” This could mean: (1) a metaphor for the colorful and bright stones mentioned in [Ezekiel 28:13](../28/13.md) or (2) other fiery stones on the “holy mountain of God”
28:15	fa3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	from the day you were created until injustice was found within you	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “since the day that I created you until I found injustice within you”
28:16	j1e3				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to the king of Tyre.
28:16	gg36			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the king of Tyre.
28:16	man6			great trade	0	Alternate translation: “large volume of trade”
28:16	b582		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you were filled with violence	0	Yahweh speaks of the king of Tyre as if he were a container that was filled up with violence. The king is a synecdoche for himself and his people If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **violence**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “violent.” Alternate translation: “you and your people became completely violent” or “you and your peoplewere completely violent” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
28:16	m9pq			guardian cherub	0	Alternate translation: “guarding cherub”
28:16	gp4k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fiery stones	0	“the stones of fire.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 28:14](../28/14.md). This could mean: (1) a metaphor for the colorful and bright stones mentioned in [Ezekiel 28:13](./13.md) or (2) other fiery stones on the “holy mountain of God.”
28:17	s2ql		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Your heart was arrogant	0	Here the “heart” represents the whole person, emphasizing the person’s thoughts. Alternate translation: “You were arrogant”
28:17	sy75			arrogant	0	falsely believing oneself to be importantbelieving oneself to be important
28:17	mxj7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor	0	The abstract nouns “beauty,” wisdom” and “splendor” can be translated using the adjectives “beautiful,” “wise” and “splendid.” Alternate translation: “Your heart was arrogant because you were beautiful; you became unwise because you were so splendid”
28:17	q2gm			before kings	0	“in front of kings “
28:17	fn67			so they may see you	0	Alternate translation: “so they may look at you”
28:18	nl8j				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to the king of Tyre.
28:18	ylx7			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the king of Tyre.
28:18	abf7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	it will consume you	0	“it will devour you.” The fire is spoken of here as if it was eating him up. Alternate translation: “it will burn you up”
28:18	iv3f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	turn you into ashes	0	This idiom means burning up until only ashes are left. Alternate translation: “burn you up to ashes” or “burn you up completely”
28:19	ud9p			shudder	0	shake or tremble with fear
28:19	l469			you will be no more forever	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:36](../27/36.md).
28:20	en7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
28:21	ak8t			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
28:21	b4a7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against Sidon	0	Sidon was far away, so Ezekiel could not see it, but staring in that direction would be a symbol of harming the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: “Turn toward Sidon and stare” or “stare toward Sidon so that the people there will be harmed”
28:21	tmx3			prophesy against	0	“prophesy about the bad things that will happen to.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 4:7](../04/07.md).
28:22	ab7q			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
28:22	a4g5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	I will be glorified in your midst	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will reveal my glory among you”
28:22	tv4z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
28:22	pmu4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	when I execute justice within you	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **justice**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “judge.” Alternate translation: “when I judge you”
28:22	n4vt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	I will be shown to be holy in you	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will use you to show you that I am holy”
28:23	s9iw				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to Sidon.
28:23	b3c4			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Sidon.
28:23	iqf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	blood in your streets	0	Here “blood” refers to the blood of the people of Sidon and represents those whom their enemies would kill.
28:23	j727		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the slain will fall	0	Here “the slain” means the people of Sidon whom their enemies would kill. Alternate translation: “the slain people will fall”
28:23	w5pj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	When the sword comes against you	0	Here “sword” is a metonym for an attacking enemy army. Alternate translation: “When enemy armies attack you”
28:24	g3zp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people	0	Here the briars and thorns represent what would cause suffering and pain. Alternate translation: “people anywhere around the house of Israel who wound them like briars, hurt them like thorns, and despise them”
28:24	me5p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel’s descendants. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
28:25	m69d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel’s descendants. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
28:25	g4tq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	among whom they were scattered	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “among whom I scattered them”
28:25	y9f5			so the nations may see	0	Alternate translation: “in such a way as the nations will see it”
28:25	n75q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	my servant Jacob	0	Here “Jacob” represents the descendants of Jacob. Alternate translation: “the descendants of my servant Jacob”
28:26	m5nf			within her	0	Alternate translation: “in the land”
28:26	cn86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	when I execute justice on all	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **justice**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “judge.” Alternate translation: “when I judge all”
29:intro	qm8t				0	# Ezekiel 29 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter begins a prophecy against Egypt and its king, Pharaoh. Because Egypt did not fulfill its promise of protecting Judah, it will be conquered by Babylon. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/fulfill]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]])
29:1	nk1i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	In the tenth year	0	It can be stated clearly that this was the tenth year of Jehoiachin’s exile. Alternate translation: “In the tenth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
29:1	h48u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month	0	“on the twelfth day of the tenth month.” This is the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar. The twelfth day is near the beginning of January on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
29:1	kjl4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
29:2	xr1u			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
29:2	ere5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against Pharaoh	0	This is a command to stare at Pharaoh as a symbol of punishing him and his people. Pharaoh was far away, so Ezekiel could not see him, but staring in his direction would be a symbol of harming him and his people. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: “turn toward Pharaoh and stare” or “stare toward Pharaoh so that he and his people will be harmed”
29:2	tbn7			prophesy against him and against all of Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “tell the terrible things that will happen to him and everyone in Egypt”
29:3	au6r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage	the great sea monster	0	“the huge creature that lives in the water.” Yahweh calls Pharaoh a monster that lives in the water. The monster is probably a crocodile.
29:4	g15e			hooks	0	sharp and bent pieces of metal or wood that people use to catch fish and other animals in the water
29:4	f9rd			scales	0	hard pieces of skin that are on fish, crocodiles, and other animals
29:5	ks6e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you will not be gathered nor lifted up	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The implication is that they would die in the wilderness. Alternate translation: “no one will gather you or pick you up” or “no one will gather your bodies and bury you” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
29:6	csp3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
29:6	kq2j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have been a reed stalk	0	The word “they” refers to the inhabitants of Egypt. A reed stalk is unreliable because it is easily broken. Yahweh speaks of them as a reed stalk because the people of Israel relied on the Egyptians to help them in war, but the Egyptians did not help them. Alternate translation: “they have been as unreliable as a reed stalk”
29:6	n6x3			reed	0	a plant that grows near water and looks like very large grass
29:6	z2bz			stalk	0	the part of a reed that is long and like a thick stick. People can use them like sticks, but the stalks of reeds are not as strong as wood and can break suddenly.
29:7	nez2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	When they took hold of you in their hand	0	God speaks of Israel relying on Egypt as if they were taking hold of a reed stalk in order to use it as a crutch. Alternate translation: “When they relied on you”
29:7	lg5c			When they took hold of you	0	The word “they” refers to the Israelites and the word “you” refers to Pharaoh or Pharaoh and Egypt.
29:7	xp6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you caused their legs to be unsteady	0	Because Egypt did not help the Israelites, the Israelites could not defend themselves against their enemy, the Babylonians. God speaks of the Israelites being unable to defend themselves as if their legs were unsteady. Alternate translation: “you caused them to be like people whose legs are unsteady”
29:8	k7e5			Behold!	0	This word adds emphasis to what is said next. This is the Lord’s message to Pharaoh. Alternate translation: “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
29:8	s3py		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will bring a sword against you	0	Here “sword” is a metonym for battle, and “bring a sword against you” is a metaphor for causing an enemy army to come fight against Egypt. Alternate translation: “I will cause your enemies to come fight against you”
29:8	pv3c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	a sword against you	0	The word “you” refers to the nation of Egypt.
29:8	uq3i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will cut off both man and beast from you	0	Here “cut off man and beast” is a metaphor for destroying the people and animals. God would do this by causing the enemy army to do it.
29:10	tiq2			I am against you and against your river	0	The word “you” refers to Pharaoh. God speaks to Pharaoh as if Pharaoh were a monster in the river.
29:10	nz8i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste	0	“I will put Egypt into the power of desolation and waste.” Desolation and waste are spoken of as if they were people who could be given power over Egypt. Alternate translation: “I will cause Egypt to become a desolate waste”
29:10	r6rs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you will become a wasteland	0	Here “you” refers to Pharaoh and represents Egypt, the country he rules over. Alternate translation: “your country will become a wasteland”
29:10	b3tw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush	0	This refers to all of Egypt. Where these places are can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “throughout all of Egypt, from Migdol in the north to Syene in the south and the borders of Cush further south” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
29:10	va76		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Migdol	0	This is the name of a place in the far northern part of Egypt.
29:10	lb1i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Syene	0	This the name of a town in southern Egypt. It is now called Aswan.
29:10	vn8c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the borders of Cush	0	These borders of Cush were south of Syene. Some versions say Sudan or Ethiopia, the modern names of countries south of Egypt.
29:11	dk5j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	No man’s foot will pass through it	0	Here “man’s foot” represents people. Alternate translation: “No man will walk through the land of Egypt”
29:11	x4yx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	no wild animal’s foot will pass through it	0	Here “animal’s foot” represents animals. Alternate translation: “not even a wild animal will walk through it”
29:12	b86m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	For I will make the land of Egypt a desolation	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **desolation**, you can express the same idea with the adjective “desolate.” Alternate translation: “For I will make the land of Egypt desolate”
29:12	ef3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will scatter Egypt among the nations	0	Here “Egypt” represents the people of Egypt, and “scatter” represents causing them to move to other places. Alternate translation: “I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations” or “I will make the people of Egypt go and live among the nations” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
29:13	kwt6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will gather Egypt	0	Here “Egypt” is a metonym for the people of Egypt, and “gather” is a metaphor for causing them to return to Egypt. Alternate translation: “I will cause the people of Egypt to return to Egypt” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
29:13	k5h2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	among whom they were scattered	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “among whom I scattered them”
29:14	ae9f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will restore the fortunes of Egypt	0	The phrase “fortunes of Egypt” is a metaphor for the people of Egypt who had been taken away to other countries. Alternate translation: “I will bring back the people of Egypt”
29:14	c3md		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the region of Pathros	0	the southern part of Egypt between the Delta and the land of Cush. This is also called Upper Egypt.
29:14	ug87		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a lowly kingdom	0	Here “lowly” represents unimportant. Alternate translation: “an unimportant kingdom”
29:15	bd7q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the lowliest of the kingdoms	0	Here “lowliest” represents least important. Alternate translation: “the least important of the kingdoms”
29:15	ff4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	it will not be lifted up any more among the nations	0	Here “be lifted up” represents becoming important. Alternate translation: “it will not become important again among the nations”
29:15	grg4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will diminish them	0	“I will make them small.” Here “diminish them” represents making Egypt weak or unimportant.
29:16	p8ei		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	The Egyptians will no longer be a reason for confidence for the house of Israel	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **confidence**, you can express the same idea with the verbs “trust” or “rely on.” Alternate translation: “The house of Israel will no longer trust in the Egyptians” or “The house of Israel will no longer rely on the Egyptians”
29:16	r6x6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel” or “the nation of Israel”
29:16	e48h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they will be a reminder of the iniquity that Israel committed	0	How Egypt would be a reminder can be stated clearly. The abstract nouns “reminder” and “iniquity” can be expressed with the verbs “remember” and “sin.” Alternate translation: “when Israel sees what I do to Egypt, Israel will remember how Israel sinned” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
29:16	mh8u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	when they turned to Egypt for help	0	Here “turn … for help” is a metonym for “ask … for help.” Alternate translation: “whenever they asked Egypt to help them”
29:17	ch2l			it came about	0	This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
29:17	gqc9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the twenty-seventh year	0	This was after King Jehoiachin and the people of Judah were taken as exiles to Babylon. Alternate translation: “in the twenty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
29:17	wl2a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	on the first of the first month	0	“on the first day of the first month.” This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The first day is near the beginning of April. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
29:17	awb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
29:18	t2q3			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
29:18	l44j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	to do hard work against Tyre	0	The kind of hard work they did can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “to work hard at attacking Tyre”
29:18	xi8j			Every head … every shoulder	0	This refers to the heads and shoulders of the Babylonian soldiers.
29:18	u4f4			Every head was rubbed until it was made bald	0	Either their helmets or the heavy things they carried on their heads rubbed the hair off their heads.
29:18	c9ej			every shoulder was made raw	0	Either their armor or the heavy things they carried on their shoulders rubbed the skin off their shoulders. Alternate translation: “every shoulder was rubbed raw” or “every shoulder was rubbed bare”
29:18	f8rl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he and his army received no payment from Tyre	0	Here “payment” represents the valuable things that Nebuchadnezzar’s army would steal from Tyre as a reward for defeating it. God speaks of these things as if they were what God would pay them for working for him. Alternate translation: “he and his army did not get any valuable things from Tyre as reward”
29:19	e2h7			Behold!	0	This word adds emphasis to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
29:19	kl6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon	0	Yahweh speaks of causing the army of Babylon to defeat Egypt as if God were giving Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar. Alternate translation: “I will cause the army of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to defeat Egypt”
29:19	vlc7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	that will be his army’s wages	0	God speaks of these things that Nebuchadnezzar’s army would take as if they were what God would pay them for working for him. Alternate translation: “his army will receive those things as if they were payment”
29:20	g36f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
29:21	i2nc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will make a horn sprout up for the house of Israel	0	An animal horn represents the animal’s strength, so horn is a metonym for strength. God speaks of making Israel strong as if Israel were an animal, and he were to cause its horn to grow. Alternate translation: “I will make the people of Israel strong” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
29:21	uf1d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. Here it refers to the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob whom God called Israel. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel” or “the nation of Israel”
29:21	hj6u			speak in their midst	0	Alternate translation: “speak to them”
30:intro	pp8x				0	# Ezekiel 30 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe prophecy against Egypt and its king continues in this chapter. Babylon will destroy all the towns of Egypt and their allies will not be able to help them. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
30:1	q2x2				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel tells about a message that Yahweh gave him.
30:1	fl7h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
30:2	v8k8			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
30:2	xa56			Wail	0	cry out with grief
30:2	z93b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations	Woe is the coming day	0	This exclamation expresses the fear that people would feel about a certain day when terrible and frightening things will happen. Alternate translation: “Oh that day” or “Oh, what a frightening day is coming”
30:3	g365			The day is near	0	Alternate translation: “That day is soon” or “It will soon be that day”
30:3	mf3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The day is near for Yahweh	0	It is implied that on that day, Yahweh will punish people. Alternate translation: “It will soon be the day when Yahweh will punish you”
30:3	aq8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a day of clouds	0	Dark storm clouds represent danger and fear. Alternate translation: “It will be like a day with dark clouds” or “It will be frightening like a day with dark clouds”
30:3	w6vn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	a time of doom for nations	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **doom**, you can express the same idea with the phrase “terrible things will happen.” Alternate translation: “a time when terrible things will happen to the nations”
30:4	sx35				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Egypt.
30:4	gs25		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Then a sword will come against Egypt	0	The word “sword” here represents war or an army that attacks. Alternate translation: “There will be war against Egypt” or “An enemy army will attack Egypt”
30:4	d6ih		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	there will be anguish in Cush	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **anguish**, you can express the same idea in terms of how the people feel. Alternate translation: “the people of Cush will be very sad” or “the people of Cush will suffer”
30:4	tq5r			when they take her wealth	0	Alternate translation: “when the attackers take away the wealth of Egypt”
30:4	j6k8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	when her foundations are ruined	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “when the attackers destroy the foundations of the buildings in Egypt”
30:5	kb1v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, and Libya	0	These names refer to the people of these countries. Alternate translation: “The people of Cush and Put, Libya, and all Arabia, and Lydia”
30:5	c3n1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Libya	0	Libya is a country west of Egypt.
30:5	aai4			Lydia	0	This probably refers to the kingdom of Lydia which was in what is now Turkey.
30:5	xzs8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	will all fall by the sword	0	Here the sword represents battle. Alternate translation: “will all die in battle” or “will all die in the war”
30:5	p9mu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	will all fall by the sword	0	The word “all” here is a generalization. It means that many people will die.
30:6	f8np			Yahweh says this	0	“This is what Yahweh says.” This sentence introduces what the Lord would say.
30:6	kq6i			So the ones	0	Alternate translation: “In this way, the peoples” or “In this manner, the nations”
30:6	y92j			who support Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “who help Egypt”
30:6	lmk4			will fall	0	Alternate translation: “will die” or “come to ruin”
30:6	hiz1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the pride of her strength will go down	0	This represents Egypt no longer being proud of their strength. The reason that they will not be proud is that they will no longer be strong. Alternate translation: “Egypt will no longer be proud about being strong” or “Egypt will no longer have the strength that they were so proud of” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
30:6	a5nq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	From Migdol to Syene	0	Ezekiel names towns on the borders of Egypt in order to refer to all of Egypt. Alternate translation: “In all of Egypt” or “From the northern border of Egypt to the southern border of Egypt”
30:6	jsk6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
30:7	tr5v			They will be appalled in the midst of the abandoned lands	0	Alternate translation: “The soldiers of the allies of Egypt will be appalled when they are left surrounded by nothing but abandoned lands”
30:7	gsq4			in the midst of	0	Alternate translation: “among” or “surrounded by”
30:7	rud4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	their cities will be among all the ruined cities	0	Being “among” the ruined cities represents being ruined like the ruined cities of other countries. Alternate translation: “their cities will be ruined like the cities of other countries”
30:8	m675				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Egypt.
30:8	m795			Then they	0	This could mean: (1) “Then people” or (2) “Then the Egyptians.”
30:8	lss3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they will know that I am Yahweh	0	Yahweh is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated as similar phrase in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “they will understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “they will realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
30:8	m7q3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	when I set fire in Egypt	0	Here “set fire in Egypt” represents sending an army to attack Egypt and set fires. Alternate translation: “when I send an army to burn Egypt with fire”
30:8	fe2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	all of her helpers are destroyed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I destroy all of the allies of Egypt” or “when armies destroy all of those who help Egypt”
30:9	tb3u			messengers will go out from before me in ships to terrorize a secure Cush	0	Messengers will bring the news of Egypt’s destruction to Cush, who will be frightened by the news.
30:9	j3s7			to terrorize a secure Cush	0	Alternate translation: “in order to frighten Cush, who now feels safe from danger”
30:9	q7r7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	there will be anguish among them on the day of Egypt’s doom	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas behind the words **anguish** and **doom**, you can express the same ideas with the words “suffer” and “punish.” Alternate translation: “the people of Cush will also suffer when I punish Egypt”
30:9	s8gg			behold!	0	The word “behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. It can also be translated as “indeed!”
30:9	i4r1			It is coming	0	“It” refers to the “great pain” or “great sorrow” that Cush will have when they are punished along with Egypt.
30:10	x5ln			The Lord Yahweh says this	0	The word “this” refers to what follows. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:5](../05/05.md).
30:10	n8sq			I will make an end of the multitudes of Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “I will make it so that Egypt will no longer have many people.”
30:10	m1i8			by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar	0	Here “the hand” represents Nebuchadnezzar’s military power. Nebuchadnezzar will be the one who brings this punishment about.
30:11	wyx4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	He and his army with him … will be brought to destroy the land	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will bring Nebuchadnezzar and his army … to destroy the land”
30:11	ysz6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	He and his army … will be brought to destroy the land	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will cause him and his army … to go destroy the land of Egypt”
30:11	c3dg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	He and his army with him, the terror of nations	0	Yahweh calls Nebuchadnezzar “the terror of the nations” because all of the nations are greatly afraid of his army. Alternate translation: “He and his army with him, the one who terrifies many nations”
30:11	qe7v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they will draw out their swords against Egypt	0	Here “draw out their swords” represents fighting with their swords. Alternate translation: “they will use their swords and fight against Egypt”
30:11	z8nw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	fill the land with those who have been killed	0	This is an exaggeration to show that the Babylonians will kill very many Egyptians. There will be so many dead Egyptians that it will seem that their dead bodies cover all of the land of Egypt. Alternate translation: “kill so many people that it will seem like dead bodies are everywhere”
30:12	u41k				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Egypt.
30:12	cf8a			I will make the rivers into dry ground	0	Alternate translation: “I will dry up the rivers of Egypt”
30:12	uwr5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will sell the land into the hand of wicked men	0	Yahweh will give the Babylonians control over Egypt just as a person who sells something gives the one who buys it control over that thing. Alternate translation: “I will give control of the land to wicked men”
30:12	j9ts			its fullness	0	Alternate translation: “everything in the land”
30:13	dy8q			The Lord Yahweh says this	0	The word “this” refers to what follows. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:5](../05/05.md).
30:13	lx21			I will bring an end to the worthless idols	0	Alternate translation: “I will destroy the worthless idols”
30:13	xdb6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Memphis	0	Memphis was a very important city in Egypt. It was near modern-day Cairo.
30:13	c8ph			a prince in the land of Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “an important ruler in the land of Egypt”
30:13	p91i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will put terror on the land of Egypt	0	Here “put terror on the land” represents causing the people of the land to be very afraid. Alternate translation: “I will make the people of Egypt very afraid”
30:14	fxb3			Pathros	0	This was a region in southern Egypt.
30:14	dp2n			set fire in Zoan	0	Alternate translation: “I will burn Zoan with fire”
30:14	s6js			Zoan	0	Zoan was another important city in Egypt.
30:14	ewv2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will execute acts of judgment on Thebes	0	The phrase “acts of judgment” refers to punishment. Alternate translation: “I will punish Thebes”
30:14	pak1			Thebes	0	This was the capital city of southern Egypt.
30:15	bb6y				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Egypt.
30:15	dgd8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For I will pour out my fury on Pelusium	0	Here “pour out my fury” represents punishing the people because of his great anger. Alternate translation: “For I will act in great anger against Pelusium” or “Because I am so angry, I will punish Pelusium severely”
30:15	ki5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pelusium	0	Pelusium is the name of a fortress in northern Egypt.
30:15	qu8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	cut off the multitude of Thebes	0	Here “cut off” represents killing the people. Alternate translation: “kill the very large number of people in Thebes”
30:15	d9jg			Thebes	0	This was the capital city of southern Egypt. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:14](../03/14.md).
30:16	vd15		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Then I will set fire in Egypt	0	Here “set fire” is an idiom meaning “start a fire.” Alternate translation: “I will start a fire in Egypt”
30:16	i9pg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Pelusium will be in great agony	0	Here “Pelusium” is a metonym for the people of the city near Pelusium, and “be in great agony” can be translated with the verb “suffer.” Alternate translation: “The people of Pelusium will suffer terribly” or “The people of Pelusium will feel terrible pain” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
30:16	dqz4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Thebes will be broken up	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “enemies will break up the walls and buildings in Thebes” or “enemies will destroy the Thebes”
30:16	e499		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Memphis will face enemies every day	0	Here “face enemies” represents seeing or having enemies. The name of the city is a metonym for the people who live in the city. Alternate translation: “The people of Memphis will have enemies every day” or “Enemies will fight against the people of Memphis every day”
30:16	gk59			Memphis	0	Memphis was a very important city in Egypt. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 30:13](../30/13.md).
30:17	p2jj				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words about Egypt.
30:17	ax38		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Heliopolis and Bubastis	0	These were cities in northern Egypt.
30:17	s7a4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	will fall by the sword	0	The word “sword” is used here to refer to a battle or war. Alternate translation: “will die in battle” or “will die in the war”
30:17	ht2j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	their cities will go into captivity	0	Here “cities” represents the people of the cities. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **captivity**, you can express the same idea the more concrete noun “captive” or the verb “capture” Alternate translation: “the people of their cities will become captives” or “their enemies will capture their people and take them away”
30:18	h434			Tahpanhes	0	This was an important city in northern Egypt.
30:18	mtp2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	the day will hold back its light	0	The day is spoken of as if it were able to keep its own light from shining. Alternate translation: “the day will be dark”
30:18	pwv1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when I break the yoke of Egypt there	0	The word “yoke” here refers to Egypt’s power to oppress people. Alternate translation: “when I stop Egypt from oppressing people” or “when I end Egypt’s power to cruelly control other nations”
30:18	e5mh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the pride of her strength will be finished	0	This represents Egypt no longer being proud of their strength. The reason that they will not be proud is that they will no longer be strong. Alternate translation: “Egypt will no longer be proud about being strong” or “Egypt will no longer have the strength that they were so proud of” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
30:18	ylq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	There will be a cloud covering her	0	This could mean: (1) the dark cloud represents how sad the people of Egypt will feel. Alternate translation: “It will be as if there is a cloud over Egypt” or (2) there will be a cloud of dust over Egypt from everything that is destroyed. Alternate translation: “A cloud of dust will be over Egypt”
30:18	mw36			her daughters	0	This could mean: (1) the people of the Egyptian towns or (2) the daughters of the Egyptian people
30:19	hci1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will execute acts of judgment in Egypt	0	The phrase “acts of judgment” refers to punishment. Alternate translation: “I will punish Egypt in many ways”
30:19	q3ti			so they	0	Alternate translation: “so the Egyptians”
30:20	v536		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parables		0	# General Information:\n\nGod speaks of making Pharaoh’s army weak as if he were to break Pharaoh’s arm, and of the army not being able to become strong again as if Pharaoh’s arm could not be healed.
30:20	x8fn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent	Then it came about	0	This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
30:20	tl8c			in the eleventh year	0	This is the eleventh year after King Jehoiachin was taken into exile in Babylon. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 26:1](../26/01.md).
30:20	gy39		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	in the first month, in the seventh day of the month	0	“in the seventh day of the first month.” This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The seventh day is near the beginning of April on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
30:20	n3p5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
30:21	qjk8			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
30:21	b22i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parables	I have broken the arm of Pharaoh	0	Here “arm” represents the powerful army of a king. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
30:21	dz36			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
30:21	ts3a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It has not been bound up	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “No one has bound up his arm” or “No one has wrapped up his arm”
30:21	m4v7			or set to heal with a bandage	0	Here “set to heal with a bandage” refers to the arm being wrapped tightly in a bandage so that the parts of the bone will stay together and heal.
30:22	s55y			the Lord Yahweh says this	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:11](../03/11.md).
30:22	ywd2			both the strong one and the broken one	0	Alternate translation: “both the arm that is healthy and the arm that is already broken”
30:22	ch9f			I will make the sword fall from his hand	0	Alternate translation: “I will knock the sword out of Pharaoh’s hand”
30:23	tf9h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you translated similar phrases in [Ezekiel 12:15](../12/15.md).
30:23	bv5e			among the lands	0	Alternate translation: “among the places in which people live”
30:24	sg7g			I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon	0	Alternate translation: “I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong”
30:24	cq89			He will groan before the king of Babylon	0	Alternate translation: “When the king of Babylon comes to attack Egypt, Pharaoh will groan.”
30:24	e6ip			groan	0	A groan is a noise that people make when they have a lot of pain or are dying.
30:24	y8p3			with the groans of a dying man	0	Alternate translation: “as a man who is dying groans” or “like a man who is dying”
30:25	rjv6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon	0	Here “arms” are a metonym for the army. Alternate translation: “I will make the army of the king of Babylon strong”
30:25	wjm9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	while Pharaoh’s arms will fall	0	Here “Pharaoh’s arms” is a metonym for his army, and “will fall” represents being weak. Alternate translation: “but Pharaoh’s army will be unable to defeat enemies”
30:25	g2eq			Then they	0	Here, the word **they** could refer to: (1) “the Egyptians” or (2) “all people who hear what Yahweh has done.”
30:25	mku4			for he will attack the land of Egypt with it	0	Alternate translation: “and the king of Babylon will attack the land of Egypt with my sword”
30:26	mv68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them through the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you translated similar phrases in [Ezekiel 12:15](../12/15.md).
31:intro	chn5				0	# Ezekiel 31 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe prophecy against Egypt and its king continues in this chapter. God told Egypt to remember what happened to Assyria when it became proud. This same things will now happen to Egypt. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
31:1	db1f			it came about	0	This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
31:1	t3pb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the eleventh year	0	“in year 11.” This means the eleventh year after King Jehoiachin was taken into exile in Babylon. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 26:1](../26/01.md). Alternate translation: “in the eleventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
31:1	ghs3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	in the third month, on the first day of the month	0	“on the first day of the third month.” This is the third month of the Hebrew calendar. This first day is near the beginning of June on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
31:1	kcs5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
31:2	b3zm			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
31:2	d4m7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	In your greatness, who are you like?	0	“Who is as great as you are?” Yahweh uses this question to introduce a new topic. Pharaoh thought that his nation was the greatest, but God is about to talk about another great nation. Alternate translation: “You think that there is no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.”
31:3	x6wc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parables		0	# General Information:\n\nThese are God’s words to Pharaoh about Assyria. God gives his message in the form of a parable about a great cedar tree.
31:3	ga72			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
31:3	a5an		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parables	Assyria was a cedar	0	In this parable, God speaks about Assyria as if it were a great tree to emphasize how great and powerful the Assyrians were. This parable continues until 31:9. Alternate translation: “Assyria was like a cedar”
31:3	dm9d			the branches formed its treetop	0	Some versions of the Bible translate this as “the top of the tree was in the clouds.” Alternate translation: “its top was above the branches of the other trees”
31:4	hgu1			Many waters made it tall	0	Alternate translation: “Because the cedar had a lot of water, it grew very tall”
31:4	g9yr			the deep waters made it huge	0	Alternate translation: “the water deep in the ground made the cedar grow very big”
31:4	we7t			for their channels stretched out to all the trees in the field	0	Alternate translation: “and streams flowed from the rivers to all the trees of the field”
31:5	i2i5			Its great height was more than any of the other trees in the field	0	Alternate translation: “The cedar was taller than any of the other trees of the field”
31:5	a33e			its branches became very many	0	Alternate translation: “it grew very many branches”
31:5	vt63			because of many waters as they grew	0	Alternate translation: “because it had a lot of water”
31:6	p46h			Every bird of the heavens nested in its branches	0	Alternate translation: “All kinds of birds that fly in the sky made nests in its branches”
31:6	xq9w			while every living thing of the field gave birth to its young under its foliage	0	Alternate translation: “and all of the creatures that live in the field gave birth under the cedar’s branches”
31:6	v3e6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	All of the many nations lived under its shade	0	“All of the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.” Here “nations” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “The people from all the nations lived in the shade of that tree”
31:7	at82			it was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches	0	Alternate translation: “It was beautiful because it was very big and its branches were very long”
31:8	lcc8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	Cedars in the garden of God could not equal it	0	Since these were God’s words to Pharaoh, it can also be translated with the first person. Alternate translation: “The cedar trees in my garden were not as great as that tree”
31:8	n5ax			the garden of God	0	This is another way of referring to “the garden of Eden.”
31:8	hf16		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	None among the cypress trees matched its branches	0	Yahweh was comparing how many branches the trees had. Alternate translation: “None of the cypress trees had as many branches as the cedar”
31:8	ftl7			cypress trees	0	Cypress trees have very many branches. They can grow very tall. See how you translated “cypress” in [Ezekiel 27:5](../27/05.md).
31:8	x9pl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the plane tree could not equal its boughs	0	It was implied Yahweh was comparing the long branches of the cedar tree with the long branches of the plane tree. Alternate translation: “the plane tree did not have branches like the cedar tree” or “no plane tree had branches as long as the branches of the cedar tree”
31:8	w3nx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	plane tree	0	A plane tree was a large, leafy tree with strong branches. It is similar to a sycamore tree.
31:8	cj56			was like it in its beauty	0	Alternate translation: “was as beautiful as the cedar tree”
31:9	gqy2			I made it beautiful with its many branches	0	Alternate translation: “I made the cedar beautiful by giving it many long branches”
31:9	bt1v			envied it	0	Alternate translation: “were jealous of the cedar tree”
31:10	faz5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this	0	Since Yahweh is speaking this can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: “Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say”
31:10	k9ew			it set its treetop between its branches	0	Some versions of the Bible translate this as “the top of the tree was in the clouds.” Alternate translation: “its top was above the branches of the other trees”
31:11	px3j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I have given it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations	0	The word “hand” represents control. Alternate translation: “I put it in the power of the strongest nation” or “I gave the strongest nation power over it”
31:11	xdq6			I have thrown it out	0	Alternate translation: “I sent the cedar away from the cedar’s land because the cedar was wicked”
31:12	m12k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	who were the terror of all the nations	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terror**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “afraid.” And here “nations” represents the people of the nations. Alternate translation: “who made the people of all the nations afraid” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
31:12	cu9y			cut it off	0	Alternate translation: “cut the cedar down”
31:12	jjb9			its boughs lay broken	0	Alternate translation: “the foreigners broke the boughs of the cedar”
31:12	q3v2			boughs	0	Boughs are very large branches that grow on trees. Usually, many smaller branches grow on the boughs.
31:12	nb2r			came out from under its shade	0	Alternate translation: “left the shade of the cedar”
31:13	if23			All the birds of the sky	0	Alternate translation: “All the birds that fly in the sky”
31:13	yn66			rested on the trunk of the fallen tree	0	Alternate translation: “rested on the remains of the cedar”
31:13	a9ul			trunk	0	The trunk is a very thick part of the tree that comes out of the ground and holds up the rest of the tree.
31:13	uf9q			every animal of the field came to its branches	0	Alternate translation: “the wild animals lived in the branches of the cedar”
31:14	gp3y			that no other trees that grow by the waters	0	Alternate translation: “that no other trees that get a lot of water”
31:14	m4jh			will lift up their foliage to the height of the tallest trees	0	Some Bibles translate this as “will set their tops among the clouds.” Alternate translation: “will grow taller than the branches of other trees”
31:14	wzz1			that no other trees that grow beside the waters will reach up to that height	0	Alternate translation: “that no other trees that get a lot of water will ever grow that tall again”
31:14	s7d5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	All of them have been assigned to death, to the earth below	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **death**, you can express the same idea with the verb “die.” Alternate translation: “For I made it so that they all will die and go deep under the ground” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
31:14	atm7			among the children of humanity, with those that go down to the pit	0	Alternate translation: “to be with those people who have died and gone down to the grave”
31:14	ne1g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pit	0	This refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 26:20](../26/20.md).
31:15	qq6r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	On the day when the cedar went down to Sheol	0	The phrase “went down to Sheol” means “died.” Alternate translation: “On the day that the cedar died” or “On the day that the cedar was chopped down”
31:15	ry34		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I brought mourning to the earth	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **mourning**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “I caused the earth to mourn”
31:15	xaz6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I covered the deep waters over it	0	The word “covered” possibly refers to putting on clothes for mourning. Alternate translation: “I made the water from the springs mourn for the cedar” or “it was as though the springs that watered it mourned for it”
31:15	gx5u			I held back the ocean waters	0	Alternate translation: “I kept the water in the ocean from watering the earth”
31:15	j8ug			I kept back the great waters	0	Alternate translation: “I made it so that there would not be a lot of water anymore”
31:15	hv86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I brought mourning to Lebanon for him	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **mourning**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “I made Lebanon mourn for the cedar”
31:16	i84r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	when I threw it down to Sheol with those who went down into the pit	0	Here “threw it down to Sheol” is an idiom that means to kill. “The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 31:14](../31/14.md). Alternate translation: “when I killed the cedar and it went to Sheol with everyone else that is dead” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
31:16	cc1y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in the lowest parts of the earth	0	“that were already deep down in the ground.” This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “that had already died and are now in Sheol”
31:16	fpl1			the choicest and best trees of Lebanon; the trees that drank the waters	0	“the best trees of Lebanon that everyone would want; trees that got a lot of water.” This is describing the trees of Eden that were in the lowest parts of the earth.
31:16	c1t9			the choicest	0	This is something that everyone would want because it is very good.
31:17	nmq8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	they also went down with it to Sheol	0	Here “went down … to Sheol” is an idiom that means to die. Alternate translation: “those trees of Lebanon also died and went down to Sheol with the cedar”
31:17	pk4t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who had been killed by the sword	0	Here “sword” represents enemies who fought them in battle. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “whom enemies had killed with swords” or “who had died in battle” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
31:17	j8k6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	These were its strong arm	0	“These trees of Lebanon were its strong arm.” The phrase “strong arm” represents “power.” Alternate translation: “These trees of Lebanon were the power of the cedar” or “These trees strengthened the cedar”
31:18	uk5x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Which of the trees in Eden was your equal in glory and greatness?	0	“Which of these trees in Eden had as much glory as you and was as great as you?” God asks Pharaoh this question to show him that the parable applies to him and his country. It can start with “So Pharaoh” or “So Egypt.” Alternate translation: “None of the trees in Eden was your equal in glory and greatness!”
31:18	el53		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For you will be brought down	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “For I will bring you down”
31:18	qmp4			with the trees of Eden	0	Alternate translation: “like the other trees of Eden”
31:18	yp8v			to the lowest parts of the earth	0	Alternate translation: “to a place deep in the ground”
31:18	m128			among the uncircumcised	0	Alternate translation: “where you will be with people who are not circumcised”
31:18	m3da		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
32:intro	vpr6				0	# Ezekiel 32 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe prophecy against Egypt and its king concludes in this chapter. Egypt will have its army destroyed, just as happened to so many other nations. Beginning in verse 1, the land of Egypt is addressed through Pharaoh, its king, so God refers to Egypt as “he” and “him.” However, beginning in verse 12, Egypt is referred to as “she” and “her,” as if she were a woman. It was common in Hebrew for lands and countries to be referred to as if they were women. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
32:1	r6qy			Then it happened	0	This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
32:1	esv2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	in the twelfth month … on the first of the month	0	This is the twelfth and final month of the Hebrew calendar. The first day is near the end of February. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
32:1	vh9u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	of the twelfth year	0	This refers to the twelfth year of the reign of King Jehoiachin. Alternate translation: “of the twelfth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
32:1	alb1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
32:2	l8pu			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
32:2	iu25			lift up	0	Alternate translation: “sing”
32:2	w2mp			You are like a young lion … like a monster in the seas	0	This could mean: (1) he thought he was like a lion, but he was really only a monster, or (2) he was like a lion and a monster.
32:2	u588		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like a young lion among the nations	0	Egypt was stronger than other nations, like lions are stronger than other animals.
32:2	v3jk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like a monster in the seas	0	Pharaoh was powerful, but he only caused trouble for others, like this monster in the water.
32:2	ih5d			monster	0	A monster is an animal that is big and dangerous. This one might be a crocodile. See how you translated this word in [Ezekiel 29:3](../29/03.md).
32:3	rvm9			The Lord Yahweh says this	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:5](../05/05.md).
32:3	e8fe		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So I will spread my net over you in the assembly of many peoples	0	God’s punishment of Pharaoh is spoken of as if the king were the river monster caught in a net. Alternate translation: “So I will gather many peoples and throw my net over you”
32:4	y8ig			I will abandon you in the land	0	“I will leave you helpless on the land.” The monster that was fearsome and powerful when it was in the water cannot do anything when it is left on dry land.
32:4	hw9d			all the birds of the heavens	0	Alternate translation: “all the birds that fly in the sky”
32:4	vq12		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the hunger of all living animals on earth will be satisfied by you	0	This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: “I will let all the animals of the earth eat your body until they are hungry no longer”
32:5	a9vx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	your worm-filled corpse	0	The worms help the dead body to rot. Alternate translation: “your rotting body”
32:6	jvz5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the stream beds will be filled with your blood	0	This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: “I will fill the streams with your blood”
32:7	fg4i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when I extinguish you	0	It was common to speak of a person’s life as if it were a lamp that could be put out. Alternate translation: “When I destroy you”
32:7	ih1k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will cover the heavens	0	Yahweh speaks of making the stars dark as if he were putting a cover over the sky. Alternate translation: “I will make everything in the sky go dark”
32:8	q8bu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
32:9	t2sg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will terrify the heart of many peoples	0	Here “heart” represents the people’s emotions. Alternate translation: “I will make the hearts of many peoples afraid” or “I will cause many people to be terrified”
32:9	ss3w			in lands that you do not know	0	The way that Yahweh destroys Egypt will make afraid even people in lands that Pharaoh never knew about.
32:9	j9w1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when I bring about your collapse among the nations	0	The nation of Egypt, symbolized by its king, is spoken of as if it were a building that was collapsing. Alternate translation: “when nations hear about the way I destroyed you”
32:10	nm9u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	when I swing my sword	0	Here swinging a sword represents using the sword. Alternate translation: “when I use my sword”
32:10	taf8			Every moment each one will tremble because of you	0	Here “tremble” is an action that people often do when they are very afraid. Alternate translation: “Every one of them will keep shaking because of their fear”
32:10	j552		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	on the day of your downfall	0	The idea of falling down (“downfall”) represents dying. Alternate translation: “when I destroy you”
32:11	j9j7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you	0	Here “sword” represents an army. Alternate translation: “The army of the king of Babylon will attack you”
32:12	l2us		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	each warrior a terror of nations	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terror**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “terrifies” or “afraid.” Alternate translation: “Each warrior terrifies the nations” or “each one of them makes the nations afraid”
32:12	lft6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	will devastate the pride of Egypt	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **pride**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “proud.” Alternate translation: “will cause the Egyptians to no longer be proud”
32:12	i7f7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	destroy all of its multitudes	0	Here “all” is probably a generalization that refers to the killing of large numbers of soldiers, and perhaps other people also. Alternate translation: “kill a very large number of people who live in Egypt”
32:13	n7m4			from beside the plentiful waters	0	Alternate translation: “in the places where there is a lot of water”
32:13	cr7b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the foot of man will no longer stir the waters up	0	The foot here is a synecdoche for the whole person. Alternate translation: “people will no longer stir the waters up with their feet”
32:13	lvt6			stir the waters	0	make clear water muddy
32:13	d8xw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hooves of cattle stir them	0	The hoof is a synecdoche for cattle. Alternate translation: “cattle stir them with their hooves”
32:14	siz7			Then I will calm their waters	0	This could mean: (1) “I will make the water calm” or (2) “I will make the water clear.” When no one stirs up the water, the dirt settles down and the water becomes clear.
32:15	p2d8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	When I make the land of Egypt an abandoned place	0	This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: “When I make the land of Egypt a place where no one is living”
32:15	x25c			when the land is made bare of all its fullness	0	Alternate translation: “when the country is made to lose all its wealth”
32:15	kg8c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	when I attack all the inhabitants in her	0	Here the idea of attacking represents destroying. Alternate translation: “when I destroy all who live in her”
32:15	j4jw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in her	0	It was normal in biblical language to represent countries and lands as if they were women. Alternate translation: “in it”
32:15	jpw4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
32:16	lj5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	over her	0	It was normal in biblical language to represent countries and lands as if they were women. Alternate translation: “over it”
32:16	fw4s			the daughters of the nations	0	This could mean: (1) “the women of other nations” or (2) “people of other nations”
32:16	y6w8			over Egypt, over all her multitudes	0	Alternate translation: “about Egypt, about all her multitudes” or “about the disaster that happened to Egypt, about the disaster that happened to all her multitudes”
32:17	hbi3			Then it happened	0	This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new message. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
32:17	mmq4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the twelfth year	0	This could mean: (1) This happened in the twelfth year after the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon or (2) this happened in the twelfth year after the Babylonians took Jehoiachin to Babylon.
32:17	aud7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
32:18	l4kp			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
32:18	uqn6			bring them down—her and the daughters of majestic nations	0	God is perhaps telling Ezekiel to cause this to happen by giving a prophetic command.
32:18	x2hj			her	0	Once again, the land of Egypt is referred to as a woman.
32:18	dz2p			the daughters of majestic nations	0	This could mean: (1) “the people of powerful nations” or (2) “other powerful nations.”
32:18	b9j9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the lowest earth	0	“to the places under the ground.” When people died, they were put in the ground. So “bring them down … to the lowest earth” means “make them die.”
32:18	map2			with those who have gone down to the pit	0	Alternate translation: “with everyone else who has died and gone into the ground”
32:18	rhr2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pit	0	“The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 31:16](../31/16.md).
32:19	b7dx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Are you really more beautiful than anyone else? Go down and lie down with the uncircumcised.	0	This is a question and command that the prophet is to ask the Egyptians. Alternate translation: “Go down and lie down with the uncircumcised. Ask them all: ‘Are you really more beautiful than anyone else?’”
32:19	a2ia		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Go down	0	It is implied that they must go down to Sheol. Alternate translation: “Go down to Sheol”
32:19	jc5b			lie down	0	as in death. If your language has a word for dead people lying down that is different from the word for live people lying down to sleep, use it here.
32:19	t65u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are you really more beautiful than anyone else?	0	This question really makes a statement. Alternate translation: “You are not more beautiful than anyone else.”
32:20	uu81			They will fall	0	Alternate translation: “Egypt and her people will fall”
32:20	f6rm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who were killed by the sword	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for a soldier who kills people with a sword.This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: “whom enemy soldiers killed with swords” or “who died in battle” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
32:20	lfy2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The sword has been drawn!	0	The word “sword” here is a metonym for war that people fight with swords. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “War has begun” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
32:20	d149		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	She has been given to the sword	0	This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: “I have given Egypt to the sword”
32:20	pag6			they will seize her and her multitudes	0	Alternate translation: “her enemies will seize Egypt and her people”
32:21	h27l			about Egypt and her allies	0	Alternate translation: “about the Egyptians and those who join them”
32:22	sx45		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Assyria is there with all her assembly	0	The land of Assyria is represented as a woman. Alternate translation: “The people of Assyria and all its army are there in Sheol”
32:22	db7h			her assembly	0	Alternate translation: “all her people together”
32:22	sb68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all of them were killed by the sword	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who use swords to kill people. This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: “Soldiers used swords to kill them all” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
32:23	g6yx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	are set in the recesses of the pit	0	“The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:18](../32/18.md).
32:23	bp7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	all of those who were killed, who fell by the sword	0	This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: “all those whom enemies killed in battle” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
32:23	t3fw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	fell by the sword	0	The word “fell” here is a euphemism for “died.”
32:23	qc35		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	those who brought terror on the land of the living	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terror**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “afraid.” Alternate translation: “those who, when they were still alive, caused people to be extremely afraid”
32:23	zb2x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the land of the living	0	This represents the people who were alive.
32:24	y3cg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Elam is there	0	Here “Elam” refers to the people of that country. Alternate translation: “The people of Elam are also there in Sheol”
32:24	h835			her multitudes	0	This could mean: (1) her many people or (2) her army.
32:24	h7ns			Her graves surround her	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:22](../32/22.md).
32:24	p6nh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	all of them were killed	0	This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: “Her enemies killed them all”
32:24	p8l5			Those who fell by the sword	0	Translate “who fell by the sword” as in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md).
32:24	bbe7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the sword	0	Here “the sword” is a metonym for soldiers who use swords to kill people. Alternate translation: “in battle”
32:24	r7fm			who have gone down uncircumcised	0	Alternate translation: “who were uncircumcised when they went down”
32:24	ks5k			to the lowest parts of the earth	0	“to places deep down in the ground” or “to the land deep down in the ground.” See how you translated “in the lowest realms of the earth” in [Ezekiel 26:20](../26/20.md).
32:24	jtw3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	who brought their terrors	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terrors**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “afraid.” See how you translated “brought terror” in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md). Alternate translation: “those who, when they were still alive, caused people to be extremely afraid”
32:24	f2v2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the land of the living	0	This represents the people who were alive. See how you translated “the land of the living” in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md).
32:24	fl6f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	who carry their own shame	0	Shame is spoken of as if it were an object that one could carry where he goes. Alternate translation: “who feel ashamed” or “who are now disgraced”
32:24	hj7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pit	0	“The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md).
32:25	wxs6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They set a bedroll for Elam and all her multitudes	0	Space being made in Sheol for the dead is spoken of as if the dead were given beds to lie on. Alternate translation: “They gave beds to Elam and all its people”
32:25	if13			in the midst of the slain	0	Alternate translation: “with all the other people who were killed”
32:25	b2qh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	All of them are uncircumcised	0	The Israelites did not respect people who were not circumcised.
32:25	t44i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	pierced by the sword, because	0	The word “pierced” here is a metonym for “killed.” This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “their enemies have killed them with swords because”
32:25	wm2f			Elam is among all those who were killed	0	This is very similar to the first part of the verse. Alternate translation: “The dead people gave Elam a place to lie among themselves”
32:26	ev99			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel about nations in Sheol.
32:26	z1f7			Meshech … Tubal	0	See how you translated these names in [Ezekiel 27:13](../27/13.md).
32:26	yyc8			Their graves surround them	0	See how you translated “her graves surround her” in [Ezekiel 32:22](../32/22.md).
32:26	cz8c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	killed by the sword	0	Here “the sword” represents warfare. Alternate translation: “killed in battle”
32:26	f99x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	they had brought their terrors on the land of the living	0	Causing people to fear is spoken of as if it were the act of bringing an object to them. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terrors**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “they terrified everyone in the land of the living”
32:26	d3ir			All of them … land of the living	0	See how you translated “All of them … land of the living” in [Ezekiel 32:25](../32/25.md).
32:27	yw5h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	their iniquities over their bones	0	The warriors’ iniquities cover their bodies, although one would expect that their shields would cover them in death.
32:27	ib2c			they were the terror of warriors in the land of the living	0	Alternate translation: “while they were still alive, they made other warriors very afraid”
32:27	h3q4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the land of the living	0	The time during which these warriors were living is spoken of as if it were a place. Alternate translation: “while they were alive”
32:28	r4lz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you … will be broken	0	“Broken” here represents “destroyed.” This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: “I will destroy you” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
32:28	i379			in the midst of	0	Alternate translation: “in the middle of”
32:28	mq69		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	those who were pierced	0	The word “pierced” here is a metonym for “killed.” This can be translated in active form. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:25](../32/25.md). Alternate translation: “those whose enemies have killed them”
32:28	x2sa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the sword	0	This represents being in warfare. Alternate translation: “in battle”
32:29	md54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Edom is there with her kings and all her leaders	0	Here “Edom” represents all the people of Edom. Alternate translation: “the people of Edom are in Sheol with their kings and all their leaders”
32:29	s1gf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pit	0	“The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:25](../32/25.md).
32:30	zig8			The princes of the north	0	Alternate translation: “The princes who ruled nations in the north”
32:30	ac77			are there	0	Alternate translation: “are in Sheol”
32:30	anr3			went down	0	Alternate translation: “went down to Sheol”
32:30	ay1b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	had been pierced	0	The word “pierced” here is a metonym for “killed.” This can be translated in active form. See how you translated similar words in [Ezekiel 32:25](../32/25.md). Alternate translation: “whom enemies had killed with swords”
32:30	a25h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the sword	0	This represents being in warfare. Alternate translation: “in battle”
32:30	yq15		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They carry their own shame	0	Shame is spoken of as if it were an object that one could carry where he goes. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:25](../32/25.md). Alternate translation: “who feel ashamed” or “who are now disgraced”
32:30	tss7			the pit	0	“The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:29](../32/29.md).
32:31	u77n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Pharaoh will look	0	It can be made explicit who Pharaoh will see. Alternate translation: “Pharaoh will see all the dead people from other nations”
32:31	gyv1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	be comforted about all his multitudes	0	It is implied that Pharaoh will be comforted because the armies of other great kings also died. Alternate translation: “will comfort himself that he was not the only king whose entire army died” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
32:32	gpa3			I put him as my terrifying one in the land of the living	0	Alternate translation: “While Pharaoh was still alive, I made him to terrify people”
32:32	xw85		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	he will be laid down in the midst of the uncircumcised	0	This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: “Others will lay him in the midst of the uncircumcised”
33:intro	bez7				0	# Ezekiel 33 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Repentance\n\nGod does not want sinners to die. He wants them to repent and live. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
33:1	zsm8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
33:2	ncc7			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
33:2	u95d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a sword against any land	0	The word “sword” refers to an enemy army that attacks. Also, “land” refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “an army to attack the people of any land”
33:2	lp4x			make him a watchman	0	Alternate translation: “appoint him as a guard” or “make him guard”
33:3	j7l1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He looks for the sword	0	Here “sword” represents an enemy army. Alternate translation: “He looks for an enemy army”
33:4	uy2a			do not pay attention	0	Alternate translation: “ignore the warning”
33:4	es87		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	each one’s blood is on his own head	0	Here “blood” represents death. The phrase “on his own head” is an idiom that means the person will be held responsible. Alternate translation: “it is their own fault if they die” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
33:5	j5px			his blood is on him	0	Here “blood” represents a person’s death. The phrase “on him” is an idiom that means that person is considered responsible. Alternate translation: “it will be his own fault that he dies”
33:5	y6tp			save his own life	0	Alternate translation: “will keep himself from dying”
33:6	whv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the sword as it is coming	0	The word “sword” refers to an enemy army. Alternate translation: “the enemy army as it is coming”
33:6	i3vd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	with the result that the people are not warned	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and he does not warn the people”
33:6	n3dx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the sword comes and takes anyone’s life	0	Here “sword” represents an enemy army. Alternate translation: “the enemy army comes and kills anyone”
33:6	ih9v			that person dies in his own sin	0	Alternate translation: “that person dies because of his own sin”
33:6	bt9e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will require his blood from the watchman	0	Here “blood” represents a person’s death. The phrase “I will require his blood from” is an idiom that means to consider someone responsible. Alternate translation: “I will consider that person’s death to be the fault of the watchman” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
33:7	wy4i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel”
33:7	kx9j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you will hear the words from my mouth and warn them on my behalf	0	Here “mouth” represents what Yahweh says. Alternate translation: “you will hear the message that I speak and you will warn them on my behalf”
33:7	k3xm			warn them on my behalf	0	Alternate translation: “warn them as my representative” or “give them the warning from me”
33:8	f3uh			do not announce this	0	Alternate translation: “do not say this”
33:8	uv5c			about his way	0	“the way he acts” or “the things he does.” See how you translated “your ways” in [Ezekiel 7:3](../07/03.md).
33:8	xxx9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will require his blood from your hand	0	Here “blood” represents a person’s death. The phrase “require … from your hand” is an idiom that means to consider someone responsible. Alternate translation: “I will consider you responsible for his death” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
33:9	bli4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he might turn back from it, and if he does not turn back from his way	0	A person no longer behaving in a certain way is spoken of as if he physically turns and goes back on a path. Alternate translation: “he might stop doing bad things, and if he does not stop doing bad things”
33:9	wyw9			will have saved your own life	0	Alternate translation: “will have kept yourself alive”
33:10	s8vg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel”
33:10	v348			You are saying this	0	Alternate translation: “This is what you have said”
33:10	a75l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Our transgressions and our sins are on us	0	This could mean: (1) “on us” is a metaphor that means they feel guilty for their transgressions and sins or (2) “on us” is a metaphor that means they realize that Yahweh is punishing them for their transgressions and sins.
33:10	m2e4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	we are decaying in them	0	“we are rotting away because of them.” Being destroyed because of sin is spoken of as if the person’s flesh were rotting. Alternate translation: “they are destroying us” or “they are killing us”
33:10	w3qz			in them	0	Alternate translation: “because of them”
33:10	wd7m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How can we live?	0	The people ask this question to emphasize that they have no hope of living. Alternate translation: “We have no hope of living.” or “We will certainly die.”
33:11	tlw1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I do not delight in the death of the wicked	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **death**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “die.” And the nominal adjective “the wicked” can be stated as “wicked people.” Alternate translation: “It does not make me happy when wicked people die” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
33:11	e26x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	if the wicked repents from his way	0	Here “way” represents how a person behaves. Alternate translation: “if the wicked person stops doing bad things”
33:11	r9qn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	For why should you die, house of Israel?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that he does not want the people of Israel to die. Alternate translation: “Do not choose to die, house of Israel!”
33:12	lb73		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	The righteousness of a righteous person will not save him if he sins!	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **righteousness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “right.” It is implied that they will not be saved from God’s punishment. Alternate translation: “If righteous people start to sin, the fact that they did what was right before will not stop me from punishing them” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
33:12	i4s7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	The wickedness of a wicked person will not cause him to perish	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **wickedness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “wicked.” Alternate translation: “A person who does what is wicked will not perish”
33:13	j7tp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	if he trusts in his righteousness	0	The person thinks that because he was righteous, Yahweh will not punish him, even if he sins. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **righteousness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “right.” Alternate translation: “if he depends on the right things he has done”
33:13	ef4y			commits injustice	0	Alternate translation: “does what is evil” or “does wicked things”
33:13	g3er		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will not call to mind	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “I will not think about” or “I will not recall”
33:13	wz8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	for the wickedness he committed	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **wickedness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “wicked” Alternate translation: “because of the wicked things he has done”
33:14	b6yl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	to the wicked	0	The nominal adjective “the wicked” can be stated as “the wicked person.” Alternate translation: “to the wicked person”
33:15	xll9			if he restores the loan guarantee	0	Alternate translation: “if he gives back the loan guarantee”
33:15	frw7			loan guarantee	0	something a person leaves with another person to show that he will keep his promise to pay back what he has borrowed
33:15	bs3c			makes restitution for what he has stolen	0	Alternate translation: “returns what he has stolen” or “pays back the value of what he stole”
33:15	a8pz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walks in the statutes that give life	0	Acting or behaving in a certain way is spoken of as if it were walking. Alternate translation: “lives according to the laws that give life”
33:16	t7vi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	will be called to mind for him	0	The phrase “call to mind” is an idiom that means to remember. The phrase “will be called” can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “will I think about” or “will I recall” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
33:17	n2pn			your people	0	These are the people of Israel. The word “your” refers to Ezekiel.
33:17	md4q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The way of the Lord … your ways that are not fair	0	Behaviors or actions is spoken of as if they were a way or road on which a person travels. Alternate translation: “What the Lord does … the things you do that are not fair”
33:17	ek62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	but it is your ways	0	The word “your” refers to the people of Israel. This can be stated in third person. Alternate translation: “but it is their ways”
33:18	lm5w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	turns away from his righteousness	0	No longer doing something is spoken of as if it were physically turning away from something. Alternate translation: “stops doing what is right”
33:18	pvt9			die in it	0	Alternate translation: “die because of his sins”
33:19	sj6g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	turns away from his wickedness	0	No longer doing something is spoken of as if it were physically turning away from something. Alternate translation: “stops doing wicked things”
33:19	n641			because of those things	0	Alternate translation: “because he does what is just and righteous”
33:20	nif9			you people	0	These are the people of Israel.
33:20	ml7h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “people of Israel”
33:21	f5bc			It happened	0	This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
33:21	ft4b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the twelfth year … fifth day … tenth month	0	“year 12 … day 5 … month 10”
33:21	h8in		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	on the fifth day of the tenth month	0	This is the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifth day is near the beginning of January on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
33:21	b544		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive	of our captivity	0	Here “our” refers to Ezekiel and the Israelites who have been in Babylon since the time the Babylonians forced King Jehoiachin to leave Jerusalem, but not to the reader. Alternate translation: “after we became captives” or “after the Babylonians took us as captives to Babylon” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
33:21	t9rx			a fugitive came to me from Jerusalem	0	“someone escaped from Jerusalem and came to me” The Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem and killed the people of Jerusalem, but a few people escaped.
33:21	v51g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The city has been captured	0	The phrase “the city” refers to “Jerusalem.” If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The Babylonians have destroyed Jerusalem”
33:22	q98f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The hand of Yahweh had been on me	0	The word “hand” is often used to refer to someone’s power or action. A person with his hand on another person has power over that person. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh was controlling me”
33:22	hm5u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	my mouth was opened	0	This phrase is an idiom that means to be able to speak. It can be stated in active form. See how you translated “I will open your mouth” in [Ezekiel 3:27](../03/27.md). Alternate translation: “I was able to speak” or “Yahweh enabled me to speak” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
33:22	inm6			dawn	0	The word “dawn” refers to the time early in the morning when the light of the sun first appears.
33:22	v9lp			I was no longer mute	0	“I was no longer forced to be silent” or “I was no longer unable to speak” Ezekiel had been unable to speak anything except prophetic words since [Ezekiel 3:26](../03/26.md).
33:23	n93e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
33:24	y4yn			those ruins	0	This could mean: (1) “those ruined buildings” or (2) “those ruined cities”
33:24	db2d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he inherited the land	0	Yahweh giving the land to Abraham is spoken of as if Abraham inherited the land. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave him the land”
33:24	h1ev			the land	0	Alternate translation: “the land of Israel”
33:24	x6je		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The land has been given to us	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has given us the land”
33:24	g3xl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	as a possession	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **possession**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “possess.” Alternate translation: “so that we can possess it”
33:25	iui8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	You eat blood	0	It is implied that they eat blood by eating meat that still has blood in it. Yahweh had commanded them to drain out the blood. Alternate translation: “You eat meat with blood in it”
33:25	il6d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	you lift up your eyes towards your idols	0	“you look to your idols” This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “you worship your idols”
33:25	dn3i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you pour out people’s blood	0	Here “blood” represents a person’s life. To pour out blood is an idiom that means to murder. Alternate translation: “you murder people” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
33:25	b6mv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should you really possess the land?	0	Yahweh used this question to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: “You should not possess this land!” or “You do not deserve this land!”
33:26	sg6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	You have depended on your swords	0	Here “swords” represent doing violent things. Alternate translation: “You have committed violent acts with your swords to get what you want”
33:26	rzc8			done disgusting things	0	Alternate translation: “done things that I hate very much”
33:26	f3xi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	each man defiles his neighbor’s wife	0	It is implied that they defile their neighbor’s wives by sleeping with them. Alternate translation: “each man sleeps with his neighbor’s wife”
33:27	iv1s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As I live	0	“As surely as I am alive.” Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear”
33:27	lsf9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the ones in the ruins will fall by the sword	0	The phrase “fall by the sword” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “enemies will kill the ones living in the ruins”
33:27	ixw1			those in fortresses and in caves will die of plagues	0	Alternate translation: “plagues will kill the people who live in fortresses and caves”
33:27	ssd1			fortresses	0	A fortress is a building that people build to protect themselves from enemies who attack them.
33:27	b74v			caves	0	Caves are natural holes in the side of a mountain or down in the ground. They are usually made of rock.
33:28	pga2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the pride of its might will end	0	The word “it” refers to the land, which refers to the people of the land. Alternate translation: “the people of the land will not be proud anymore that they are strong”
33:28	e7dn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the mountains of Israel will be deserted	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one will live in the mountains of Israel”
33:28	v97a			there will be no one to pass through them	0	Alternate translation: “there will be no one left to travel through the land or over the mountains”
33:29	xsr3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
33:29	wy3k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	all the abominations that they have done	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **abominations**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “things I hate.” Alternate translation: “all the things they have done that I hate”
33:29	f9jn			they have done	0	Alternate translation: “the people have done”
33:30	sm9v			that comes out from Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “that Yahweh tells him to speak” or “that Yahweh gives him”
33:31	pn5s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Right words are in their mouths, but their hearts are going after unjust profit	0	Here “mouths” represent speaking. This could mean: (1) Alternate translation: “They speak about loving me, but their hearts are going after unjust profit” or (2) Alternate translation: “They speak about the things they lust after, and their hearts are going after unjust profit”
33:31	d3vr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	their hearts are going after unjust profit	0	Here “hearts” represents desire. Alternate translation: “in their hearts they want to get their unjust profit” or “they desire to get things in ways that are not just”
33:32	aks2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you are like a lovely song to them	0	Here “you” refers to Ezekiel, and here he represents the message he speaks. This compares Ezekiel’s message to a lovely song, which means the people enjoy listening to him, but they do not think his message is important enough to obey. Alternate translation: “they think that your words are like a lovely song” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
33:32	c4k6			a lovely song	0	This could mean: (1) “a beautiful song” or (2) “a love song” or “a song about love.”
33:32	ra8c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that is well played on a stringed instrument	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that someone plays very well on a stringed instrument”
33:32	b8sk			stringed instrument	0	something that has strings and people use to make music
33:33	z7bj			behold!	0	The word “behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “indeed!”
33:33	h6fe			that a prophet has been among them	0	Alternate translation: “that I really sent you as a prophet to them”
34:intro	lc2c				0	# Ezekiel 34 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### God protects the people\n\nGod is against those who exploit others. He will protect and take care of his people. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nThe people of Israel are compared to sheep and God and the son of David as good shepherds. This is a common metaphor in scripture. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
34:1	uc2g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nIn chapter 34, Yahweh speaks of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep and the leaders of Israel were the shepherds that were supposed to care for the flock but have not.
34:1	bhs2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
34:2	ej5p			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
34:2	vn6i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the shepherds of Israel	0	The leaders of Israel are spoken as if they were shepherds. They were supposed to take care of their people like shepherds take care of their flock. Alternate translation: “the leaders of Israel who are like shepherds”
34:2	g6f2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	are shepherding themselves	0	The leaders taking care of themselves instead of the people are spoken of as if they were shepherding themselves. AT “are feeding and taking care of themselves”
34:2	ws9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should not shepherds guard the flock?	0	Yahweh uses this question to scold the leaders for not taking care of the people. Alternate translation: “Shepherds should feed the flock and take care of it.”
34:3	q9ux		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You eat the fatty portions … dress in wool	0	This continues speaking of the leaders of Israel as if they were bad shepherds that kill the best animals in their flock for food and clothing. Alternate translation: “You are like shepherds who eat the fatty portions … dress in wool”
34:3	nel9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	You eat the fatty portions	0	The fatty portions come from the sheep and the goats. Alternate translation: “You eat the fatty parts of the sheep and goats” or “You eat the best parts of the sheep and goats”
34:3	xv9g			dress in wool	0	Alternate translation: “wear the wool from the sheep”
34:3	a41p			the fatlings	0	Alternate translation: “the youngest and fattest sheep and goats”
34:3	w8nr			do not shepherd at all	0	Alternate translation: “do not feed and take care of the flock”
34:4	f6se			have diseases	0	This could mean: (1) “are sick” or (2) “are weak”
34:4	kdi1			You do not bind up the ones who are broken	0	Alternate translation: “You do not wrap cloth around the broken bones of those who are wounded”
34:4	n8dd			the ones who are broken	0	Alternate translation: “the sheep that have broken bones” or “the sheep that are injured”
34:4	jjd3			you do not restore	0	Alternate translation: “you do not bring back”
34:4	n2a6			the outcasts	0	Alternate translation: “the sheep that have been chased away” or “those that others have chased away”
34:4	ic6p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	the lost	0	The words “the sheep or goats” are left out of this phrase, but they are intended to be understood. Alternate translation: “the sheep or goats that are lost”
34:4	n448			through strength and violence	0	Alternate translation: “forcefully and cruelly”
34:5	q6lk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Then they were scattered without a shepherd	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Then they scattered because they did not have a shepherd”
34:5	t7mq			they became food for all the living beasts in the fields	0	Alternate translation: “all of the wild animals could attack and eat them”
34:6	hu66			it is dispersed over the entire surface of the earth	0	Alternate translation: “my flock is spread out all over the earth”
34:7	leq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	hear the word of Yahweh	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce a special message from God. Alternate translation: “listen to Yahweh’s message”
34:8	twl6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	because my flock has become plunder and food for all the beasts in the fields	0	This can be stated in the active form. Alternate translation: “because all the beasts in the fields steal my flock and eat them”
34:8	b8xg			plunder	0	things that are stolen
34:8	yc8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	all the beasts in the fields	0	Here “all” is a generalization that refers to all the wild animals that eat sheep. Alternate translation: “all the wild animals in the fields”
34:8	m4fy			because there was no shepherd	0	Alternate translation: “because they did not have a shepherd”
34:8	thm4			none of my shepherds sought my flock	0	Alternate translation: “none of my shepherds tried to find my flock”
34:8	zmc2			guarded themselves	0	Alternate translation: “shepherded themselves” or “fed and cared for themselves”
34:8	cn7m			did not shepherd my flock	0	Alternate translation: “did not feed and care for my flock”
34:9	k6pi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	hear the word of Yahweh	0	“listen to Yahweh’s message.” This is an idiom that is used to introduce a special message from God.
34:10	tc6r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	This can be stated in the first person. Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
34:10	ygs2			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “Indeed!”
34:10	ejn3			I am against the shepherds	0	Alternate translation: “I am opposed to the shepherds”
34:10	q2jt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will require my flock from their hand	0	The phrase “require … from their hand” is an idiom that means to hold or consider someone responsible for something. Alternate translation: “I will hold them responsible for all the bad things that happen to my flock” or “I will punish them for all the bad things they let happen to my flock”
34:10	wm3e			I will dismiss them from shepherding the flock	0	Alternate translation: “I will not let them shepherd the flock any longer” or “I will not let them be the shepherds of the flock any longer”
34:10	vs2t			shepherd themselves	0	Alternate translation: “feed and take care of themselves”
34:10	e7dg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from their mouths	0	Here “mouths” represent eating. Alternate translation: “so they cannot eat them”
34:10	tzt6			my flock will no longer be food for them	0	Alternate translation: “the shepherds will no longer eat the sheep and the goats of my flock”
34:11	hn5p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	For the Lord Yahweh says this	0	This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: “For this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, say”
34:11	l3df			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here alerts the shepherds to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
34:11	i1zl			will seek out	0	Alternate translation: “will look for”
34:12	gt3a			within the midst of his scattered flock	0	Alternate translation: “with his scattered flock”
34:12	hyn7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they were scattered	0	It is implied that the animals in the flock scattered because they did not have a shepherd to care for them or protect them. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they scattered because they did not have a shepherd to care for them” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
34:12	vtv8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	on the day of clouds and darkness	0	“on the cloudy and dark day.” Disasters are spoken of as if they were a day of darkness. Alternate translation: “when terrible disasters happened to them”
34:13	n8pb			bring them	0	Alternate translation: “bring my sheep and my goats” or “bring my flock”
34:13	g4u8			from among the peoples	0	Alternate translation: “from the places where they lived with other peoples”
34:13	j5tp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will put them in pastures … every settlement in the land	0	Yahweh bringing his people back from exile to their land so that he can care for them and keep them safe is spoken of as if he were their shepherd who puts his flock in a place where there is plenty of land, food, and water.
34:13	hy5g			pastures	0	land that has grass and small plants that sheep and goats can eat
34:13	z8xx			settlement	0	This is a place where people live. Usually they live in houses in a settlement.
34:14	j7q2			their grazing places	0	Alternate translation: “places where they can eat”
34:14	i386			abundant pastures	0	Alternate translation: “lands that have a lot of grass and plants to eat”
34:14	h7ir			graze	0	eat grass and other plants
34:15	zzp6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns	I myself	0	The word “myself” adds emphasis. God would do this because the shepherds were not doing it.
34:15	l72w			will shepherd	0	Alternate translation: “will feed and take care of”
34:16	u7yj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	the lost	0	The words “the sheep or goats” are left out of this phrase, but they are intended to be understood. Alternate translation: “the sheep or goats that are lost”
34:16	xgj4			restore the outcast	0	Alternate translation: “bring back those that others have chased away”
34:16	fzy3			bind up the broken sheep	0	Alternate translation: “wrap a cloth around any sheep’s broken bone” or “wrap a cloth around any sheep’s wound”
34:16	bi2r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	the fat and the strong	0	The word “sheep” is understood. Alternate translation: “the fat sheep and the strong sheep”
34:17	ql1g			behold, I	0	Alternate translation: “pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important, I”
34:17	j47n			I will be a judge between sheep and sheep	0	Alternate translation: “I will judge between one sheep and another”
34:17	iya2			rams and male goats	0	The male sheep and goats are usually the strongest in the flock and can get whatever they want from the other animals in the flock.
34:18	fhe3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is it not enough … feet	0	God uses these questions to scold Israel’s leaders, who are spoken of as if they were the stronger animals in the flock that were unkind to the weaker ones. You can translate this as a statement as in the UST. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
34:20	fe7l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	the Lord Yahweh says this	0	This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, say”
34:20	ugv9			to them	0	Alternate translation: “to my flock”
34:20	arq4			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “Indeed!”
34:20	aw86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns	I myself	0	The word “myself” emphasizes that it is Yahweh who will judge.
34:20	y9ed			will judge between the fat sheep and the thin ones	0	Alternate translation: “will make sure that the fat sheep and goats and the skinny sheep and goats are treating each other fairly”
34:20	r517		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fat sheep and the thin ones	0	The leaders and strong people in Israel are spoken of as if they were fat and strong animals in the flock. The poor and weak people in Israel are spoken of as if they were the thin and weak animals in the flock.
34:21	e6ay			for you	0	The word “you” refers to the sheep and goats that were not treating other sheep and goats well.
34:21	w19v			with your sides	0	Alternate translation: “with the sides of your body”
34:21	kd1v			have gored	0	This could mean: (1) “have pushed” or “have shoved” (2) “have stabbed” or “have pierced”
34:21	i1u4			scattered them	0	Alternate translation: “made them go in many different directions”
34:21	x7q3			away from the land	0	Alternate translation: “away from the land of Israel”
34:22	e57g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they will no longer be plunder	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will not allow anyone to plunder them” or “I will not allow anyone to steal them”
34:22	j76i			will no longer be plunder	0	“will no longer be things that are stolen.” The shepherds and wild animals have been stealing the sheep and the goats from Yahweh’s flock.
34:23	imy5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will set over them one shepherd	0	The phrase “set over” is an idiom that means to cause a person to rule someone else. Alternate translation: “I will assign one shepherd to be in charge of my sheep and the goats”
34:23	v2q3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	my servant David	0	Here “David” refers to a descendant of David. Alternate translation: “a descendant of my servant David”
34:23	yh5c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He will shepherd them	0	The descendant of David who will be king over the people of Israel is spoken of as if he would be their shepherd.
34:25	re5l			a covenant of peace	0	Alternate translation: “a covenant that brings peace”
34:25	qx55			the evil wild animals	0	These are wild animals that could kill the sheep and the goats.
34:26	rf54			I will also bring blessings on them and on the places around my hill	0	Some versions of the Bible translate this as “I will also turn them and the places around my hill into a blessing.”
34:26	dt1k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	my hill	0	This refers to Mount Zion.
34:26	pxq8			I will send out showers	0	Alternate translation: “I will cause it to rain”
34:26	ky1q			in due season	0	Alternate translation: “at the right time”
34:26	z13r			These will be showers of blessing	0	Alternate translation: “This rain will be a blessing”
34:27	nw1h			the earth will yield its produce	0	Alternate translation: “the earth will grow food” or “food will grow on the earth”
34:27	srq2			will be secure	0	Alternate translation: “will be safe”
34:27	gz6y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
34:27	y578		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when I break the bars of their yoke	0	Slavery is spoken of as if it were a yoke that people wear like some animals. Alternate translation: “when I free them from being slaves”
34:27	c8kl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from the hand of those who enslaved them	0	Here “hand” represents power or control. Alternate translation: “from the control of those who made them slaves” or “from those who made them slaves”
34:28	fz53		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	They will no longer be plunder for the nations	0	Here “nations” represents the people of the nations. Alternate translation: “The people of the nations will no longer steal from them”
34:28	v7ul			plunder	0	These are things that are stolen or taken by force. See how you translated “plunder” in [Ezekiel 7:21](../07/21.md).
34:29	w9v8			be victims of famine	0	Alternate translation: “be starved” or “be starving because of lack of food”
34:29	g731		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they will not bear the scorn of the nations	0	Here “nations” represents the people of the nations. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **scorn**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “they will no longer hear the people of the nations insult them” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
34:30	s92f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I, Yahweh their God, am with them	0	Here “I … am with them” is an idiom that means Yahweh helps them. Alternate translation: “I, Yahweh their God, am helping them”
34:30	j3r4			with them. They are my people	0	This can be stated as one sentence. Alternate translation: “with them, and that they are my people”
34:31	r38j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For you are my sheep, the flock of my pasture	0	This speaks of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep and Yahweh is their shepherd.
35:intro	nzj1				0	# Ezekiel 35 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Edom\n\nBecause the people of Edom rejoiced at the destruction of Israel, they too will be destroyed.
35:1	e4ea				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh tells Ezekiel to speak a prophecy. Ezekiel is to speak to Mount Seir, but the message is for all of the people of Edom.
35:1	ir7d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
35:2	dl8l			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
35:2	pzl8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face against Mount Seir	0	Mount Seir was far away, so Ezekiel could not see it, but Yahweh commands him to stare in that direction as a symbol of harming the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: “turn toward Mount Seir and stare” or “stare toward Mount Seir so that the people there will be harmed”
35:2	xr3k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Mount Seir and prophesy against it	0	“the mountain of Seir.” Yahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to Mount Seir as if it could hear him. The message is for all of the people of Edom. Alternate translation: “Mount Seir and prophesy against it because of what the people of Edom have done”
35:3	c8g8			to it	0	Alternate translation: “to the mountain” or “to the people of Edom”
35:3	mle2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Behold! I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will strike you with my hand and make you a desolation and a waste	0	Yahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to Mount Seir as if it could hear him. The message is for all of the people of Edom. Alternate translation: “Listen, Mount Seir, I will strike you with my hand and make you a desolation and a waste because of what your people did”
35:3	dn2p			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “Listen!” or “Indeed!”
35:3	sjk1			I am against you	0	Alternate translation: “I am your enemy” or “I oppose you”
35:3	a49m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will strike you with my hand	0	Here “hand” represents power. Alternate translation: “I will use my power to strike you”
35:3	s7v8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	make you a desolation	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **desolation**, you can express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “make you desolate”
35:4	t23n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
35:5	ix3r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you poured them out into the hands of the sword	0	This metaphor could mean: (1) “you gave them over to their enemies who killed them with swords” or (2) “you killed them with swords.”
35:5	mv7g			at the time of their distress	0	Alternate translation: “at a time of disaster”
35:6	ax82		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will prepare you for bloodshed	0	Here “bloodshed” is a metonym for killing. Alternate translation: “I will make it easy for your enemies to kill many of you”
35:6	rj8w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	bloodshed will pursue you	0	Here “bloodshed” is a metonym for killing. Yahweh speaks of bloodshed as if it were a person who could chase them. Alternate translation: “your enemies will chase you down and kill you”
35:6	sr9i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Since you did not hate bloodshed	0	Here “bloodshed” is a metonym for killing. Alternate translation: “Since you did not hate it when enemies brutally killed the people of Israel”
35:7	hhc6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when I cut off from it anyone who passes through and returns again	0	This could mean: (1) “cut off” is a metaphor that means to destroy. Alternate translation: “I will destroy anyone who enters it or leaves it” or (2) “cut off” is a metaphor that means to stop someone from doing something. Alternate translation: “I will make it so that people do not travel back and forth through it”
35:8	wbp9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	those who were killed by the sword	0	Here “sword” represents enemies who fought them in battle. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 31:17](../31/17.md). Alternate translation: “those whom enemies have killed with swords” or “those who have died in battle” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
35:9	xx8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	a perpetual desolation	0	“desolate forever.” This may be an exaggeration to emphasize the destruction.
35:9	hy7l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Your cities will not be inhabited	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This may be an exaggeration for emphasis. Alternate translation: “People will not live in your cities” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
35:9	i7gc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	but you will know	0	Here “you” is plural. God is speaking to the people of Mount Seir, rather than to a single mountain.
35:10	i7s4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	You have said	0	The word “You” refers to the mountain of Seir. Ezekiel is to speak to the mountain as if it can hear him. The message is for the people of Edom. Alternate translation: “Your people said”
35:10	zmt2			these two lands	0	Alternate translation: “the lands of Israel and Judah”
35:10	cb3b			will become mine	0	The word “mine” can be stated in plural form. Alternate translation: “will become ours”
35:10	we2l			we	0	The word “we” refers to the people of Edom.
35:10	dw47		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	even when Yahweh was present with them	0	It is implied that Yahweh was protecting Israel and Judah. Alternate translation: “but Yahweh was there protecting Israel and Judah”
35:11	d51p			I will do according to your anger and according to your jealousy	0	This could mean: (1) “I will punish you because of your anger and jealousy” or (2) “just as you acted against the people of Israel with anger and jealousy, I will act against you with anger and jealousy.”
35:12	y3tw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	against the mountains of Israel	0	Here “mountains” represents the whole land of Israel.
35:12	wts3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They have been destroyed	0	This phrase can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “They are in ruins”
35:12	uc8j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have been given over to us to devour	0	The people of Mount Seir taking the land of Israel and using it for themselves is spoken of as if they were wild animals that would devour the mountains of Israel. Alternate translation: “they are here for us to devour” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
35:14	rhr8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: “This is what I, the Lord Yahweh, say”
35:14	w5h5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	I will make you a desolation	0	Here “you” refers to Mount Seir, but the message is for the people of Edom. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **desolation**, you can express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “Because of what your people did I will make you desolate” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
35:14	bfc7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the entire earth rejoices	0	Here “earth” represents the people of the earth. The word “entire” is a generalization that refers only to people near Mount Seir. Alternate translation: “people who know that I have destroyed you rejoice”
35:15	zg6c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the people of Israel because of its desolation	0	This speaks of the land that Yahweh gave to the Israelites as their inheritance. Alternate translation: “As you rejoiced when I made the land of the Israelites desolate”
35:15	et5r			I will do the same to you	0	This could mean: (1) I will make your land desolate” or (2) “I will rejoice when your land is desolate” or (3) “I will make other people rejoice because of your desolation.”
35:15	d1la			Then they will know	0	The word **they** possibly refers to (1) “the people of the earth” or (2) “the people of Israel and Judah.”
36:intro	i2lt				0	# Ezekiel 36 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Israel restored\n\nIsrael is promised to be restored by Yahweh. Because of his honor, God will bring Israel back to their land. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]])\n\n### New hearts\n\nGod will forgive Israel’s sin and give them the desire to obey him. This is expressed by the metonym “heart.” (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])
36:1	aj63				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh tells Ezekiel to speak a prophecy. Ezekiel is to speak to the mountains of Israel, but the message is for all of the people of Israel.
36:1	zh9m			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
36:1	td84		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	prophesy to the mountains of Israel	0	God wants Ezekiel to speak to the mountains as if they were people. The message is for the people of Israel.
36:2	k2eq			Aha	0	This is an expression of joy. It can be translated as “I am very happy” or “This is great.”
36:2	zb5m			The ancient high places	0	“The very old mountains.” This refers to the high mountains of Israel.
36:2	zf4b			have become our possession	0	Alternate translation: “now belong to us”
36:3	i87p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Because of your desolation	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **desolation**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “desolate.” Alternate translation: “Because you, mountains of Israel, have become desolate”
36:3	iz4b			because of the attacks that came on you from all sides	0	Alternate translation: “because you were attacked from every direction” or “because your enemies attacked you from every direction”
36:3	x8k1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	you have been the subject of slanderous lips and tongues, and of people’s stories	0	Here, “lips” and “tongues” represent people speaking. Alternate translation: “people are saying bad things about you, and the nations are telling bad stories about you”
36:4	ig1c			listen to the word of the Lord Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “listen to the message of the Lord Yahweh”
36:4	bmf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the uninhabited desolations	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **desolations**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “desolate cities.” Alternate translation: “the desolate cities which have no people living in them”
36:4	f5ii		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the forsaken cities	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the cities that people have left behind”
36:4	d53g			that have become plunder	0	Alternate translation: “that enemies have stolen from”
36:5	wpy5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the fire of my fury	0	This speaks of Yahweh’s fury as if it were a fire. Yahweh loves Israel very much, so he becomes jealous and angry when other nations mock it. Alternate translation: “because of my intense jealousy” or “because of my very strong anger”
36:5	s5ej			against Edom and all	0	Alternate translation: “and against all of Edom”
36:5	suz3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	had both joy in their heart and disdain in their spirit, as they seized my land	0	Here “heart” and “spirit” represent a person’s inner being. The ideas of having joy and disdain can be expressed with the verbs “rejoiced” and “despised.” Alternate translation: “who despised the people of Israel and rejoiced while they took my land”
36:6	i6q1			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “Indeed!”
36:6	tf39		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	In my fury and in my anger	0	The words “fury” and “anger” mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize the intensity of his anger. Alternate translation: “Because I am extremely angry”
36:6	ia8c			you have borne the insults of nations	0	Alternate translation: “other nations have insulted you” or “other nations have mocked you”
36:7	knz2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I myself will lift up my hand to swear	0	Here “lift up my hand” is a symbolic action that shows he will truly do what he has sworn to do. Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear”
36:7	p342		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	that the nations that surround you will certainly carry their own shame	0	The people experiencing shame are spoken of as if they will carry their shame. Alternate translation: “that people will certainly mock the nations that surround you”
36:7	udb7			surround you	0	The word “you” refers to the mountains of Israel.
36:8	d5fx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	you will grow branches and bear fruit	0	Here “you” refers to the mountain of Israel which here represents the trees on the mountain that will grow fruit. Alternate translation: “your trees will grow branches and bear fruit”
36:9	ka3m			behold, I	0	Alternate translation: “pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important: I”
36:9	e5yn			I am for you	0	“I want to do good things to you.” The word “you” refers to the mountains of Israel.
36:9	qr1h			I treat you with favor	0	Alternate translation: “I will be kind to you”
36:9	a9fa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you will be plowed and sown with seed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “my people, Israel, will plow your ground and sow it with seed”
36:10	a95f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	So I will multiply upon you	0	Yahweh is speaking to the mountains. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “So, mountains of Israel, I will multiply upon you”
36:10	p4xl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	even the whole house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “all of the people of Israel”
36:10	anb9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Then people will live in the cities and will rebuild the ruins”
36:11	il6z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	they will multiply and be fruitful	0	Here “be fruitful” is an idiom that means to have many children and descendants. Alternate translation: “they will become very many people and have very many children”
36:11	xi5w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	you to be inhabited as you previously were	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people to live on you mountains as they did before”
36:11	b944		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
36:12	i87i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance	0	The people living in the mountains and land of Israel permanently is spoke of as if the people would inherit them. Alternate translation: “They will possess you permanently”
36:12	eb3n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you will no longer cause their children to die	0	It is implied that in the past children died because there was not enough food in the land. Now the land would produce enough food.
36:13	c4q5			they are saying to you	0	Alternate translation: “other nations are saying to you mountains”
36:13	vyl3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You devour men	0	Not enough food growing in Israel so that people die is spoken of as if the mountains of Israel were devouring the people. Alternate translation: “You cause many people to die”
36:13	sn2d			bereaving your nation of children	0	Alternate translation: “you cause your people’s children to die”
36:14	db67		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will not consume people any longer	0	Not enough food growing in Israel so that people die is spoken of as if the mountains of Israel were consuming the people. Alternate translation: “you will no longer cause the people to die”
36:14	m67b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	This is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “This is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “This is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
36:15	e66b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Nor will I allow you to hear the insults of the nations any longer	0	This speaks of the mountains as if they were able to hear when people insult them. Alternate translation: “I will no longer allow the other nations to insult you”
36:15	ki16		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	you will no longer have to bear the shame of the peoples	0	Experiencing shame is spoken of as if the mountains could bear shame. Alternate translation: “the peoples will no longer cause you to feel ashamed” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
36:16	nah7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
36:17	cn2k			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
36:17	i756		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel”
36:17	y7fu			with their ways and their deeds	0	Alternate translation: “by the way they lived and the things they did”
36:17	ju92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Their ways were like the unclean menstruation of a woman before me	0	This compares how the people behaved to a woman’s unclean menstruation rags. This emphasizes how disgusting their behaviors were to Yahweh. Alternate translation: “Their ways were as disgusting to me as the unclean menstruation of a woman”
36:17	de9m			menstruation of a woman	0	the time every month when a woman bleeds from her womb
36:18	fp47		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I poured out my fury against them	0	Yahweh punishing people because he is angry is spoken of as if his fury were a liquid that he poured out. Alternate translation: “I did things to them that showed how angry I was”
36:18	k9wm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	for the blood that they poured out on the land	0	This is an idiom that refers to killing someone. Alternate translation: “because they made the blood of many people spill onto the land” or “because they murdered many people”
36:18	i8xk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for their pollution of it by their idols	0	The people worshiping idols is spoken of as if the idols made the land physically dirty. Alternate translation: “because they defiled the land with their idols”
36:19	z49i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I scattered them among the nations; they were dispersed through the lands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 12:15](../12/15.md). Alternate translation: “I caused them to separate and live in separate lands”
36:19	eyv2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they were dispersed through the lands	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I dispersed them through the lands”
36:19	m94f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	their ways and their deeds	0	Here “ways” and “deeds” mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: “the things that they have done”
36:20	k2jy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they profaned my holy name	0	Here “name” represents Yahweh and his reputation. Alternate translation: “they mocked me”
36:20	z53t			when people	0	Alternate translation: “because other people said”
36:20	h8wp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are these really the people of Yahweh?	0	The people use a question to express their surprise at what they saw. Alternate translation: “I cannot believe these are really the people of Yahweh!”
36:20	j96q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For they have been thrown out of his land	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “For Yahweh has forced them out of his land”
36:20	n86s			his land	0	This refers to the land of Israel.
36:21	yx4c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	But I had compassion for my holy name that the house of Israel had defiled among the nations, when they went there	0	Here “name” represents Yahweh and his reputation. Alternate translation: “When the house of Israel went among the nations, they caused me disgrace, but I wanted people to know that I am holy”
36:21	vax8			I had compassion for my holy name	0	Alternate translation: “I cared about my holy name”
36:21	yc8n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel”
36:22	e8nj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel”
36:22	e71m			for your sake	0	Alternate translation: “because of you” or “in order to help you”
36:22	d6en		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations everywhere you have gone	0	Here “name” represents Yahweh and his reputation. Alternate translation: “but so that the people of the nations, who mock me because of you, will know that I am holy”
36:22	kw1p			you have profaned among the nations everywhere you have gone	0	Alternate translation: “you have caused the people of the nations to mock everywhere you have gone”
36:25	w5ba		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will sprinkle pure water on you so you will be purified from all of your impurities, and I will purify you from all of your idols	0	Yahweh forgiving the people and causing them to no longer sin is spoken of as if he would cleanse them with water. The phrase “you will be purified” can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “I will purify you as if I were sprinkling you with pure water, and I will cause you to stop worshiping idols” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
36:25	vwg9			all of your impurities	0	Alternate translation: “all the things that made you unclean”
36:26	d81b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will give you a new heart and a new spirit in your innermost parts, and I will take away the heart of stone from your flesh. For I will give you a heart of flesh	0	Yahweh causing the people to no longer be stubborn but to love and serve Yahweh is spoken of as if he will take away their old heart and give them a new heart and spirit.
36:26	hzb2			a new heart and a new spirit	0	Here “heart” and “spirit” represent a person’s thoughts, attitudes, and emotions. See how you translated “heart” and “spirit” in [Ezekiel 11:19](../11/19.md).
36:26	rk5y			in your innermost parts	0	Alternate translation: “within you” or “inside of you”
36:26	al9g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the heart of stone	0	This speaks of people being stubborn as if their hearts were made of stone. See how you translated “stone heart” in [Ezekiel 11:19](../11/19.md). Alternate translation: “the heart that is as hard as stone”
36:26	t2ab			your flesh	0	Alternate translation: “your body”
36:26	f9ag		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a heart of flesh	0	People being willing to serve Yahweh is spoken of as if their hearts were soft like flesh. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 11:19](../11/19.md). Alternate translation: “a heart that is soft like flesh”
36:27	u62l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	enable you to walk in my statutes	0	A person acting or behaving in a certain way is spoken of is if it were a person walking. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 11:20](../11/20.md). Alternate translation: “enable you to obey my statutes”
36:29	ct8f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For I will save you from all of your uncleanness	0	Something that is unacceptable to Yahweh is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. Alternate translation: “For I will save you from everything that made me reject you”
36:29	xjw7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	I will summon the grain	0	“I will call the grain to come.” This phrase presents the grain as a servant of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “I will cause there to be grain in the land of Israel”
36:29	b8fw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will no longer put famine upon you	0	Yahweh causing a famine in the land is spoken of as if he put famine on the people. Alternate translation: “I will no longer cause there to be a famine” or “I will no longer cause there to be no food”
36:30	a3wr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will no longer bear the shame of famine among the nations	0	Experiencing shame is spoken of as if the people had to carry the shame. Alternate translation: “the nations will no longer make you feel ashamed because you suffer from famine”
36:32	eh72		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let this be known to you	0	“know this” or “you can be sure of this.” Yahweh says this to emphasize that it is not because the people are good that he will restore them. This phrase can be moved to the beginning of the verse.
36:32	r8xf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	So be ashamed and disgraced	0	The words “ashamed” and “disgraced” share similar meanings. Together they emphasize the intensity of the shame. Alternate translation: “So be very ashamed”
36:32	j3jd			because of your ways	0	Alternate translation: “because of what you do”
36:32	fy8l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. Alternate translation: “people of Israel”
36:34	mf46			you will plow the ruined land	0	Alternate translation: “you will farm the ruined land”
36:34	g51f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	before the eyes of all who pass by	0	The eyes represent sight. Alternate translation: “to those who pass by and see it”
36:35	d5pg			Then they	0	The word “they” refers to the people who walk through the land of Israel.
36:35	akk1			the uninhabited ruins	0	Alternate translation: “the ruins that no one lived in”
36:35	iu1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that were torn down	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This could mean: (1) Alternate translation: “that enemies had torn down” or (2) Alternate translation: “that people could not get into”
36:35	n817		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	are now fortified and inhabited	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the people have now rebuilt them and have started living there again”
36:36	bq7c			that I built up the ruins	0	Alternate translation: “and that I built up the cities that enemies had torn down”
36:36	k9l8			replanted the abandoned places	0	Alternate translation: “planted crops in the desolate land”
36:37	qz48		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will be asked by the house of Israel	0	Here “house” represents people. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The people of Israel will ask me” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
36:37	l77n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to increase them like a flock of people	0	Yahweh causing the people to multiply greatly and quickly is spoken of as if they were a flock of sheep. Sheep multiply very quickly. Alternate translation: “to make them multiply like a flock of sheep” or “to make the people multiply quickly like sheep”
36:38	e5pt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Like the flock is set apart for sacrifices, like the flock in Jerusalem at her appointed feasts	0	The phrase “is set apart” can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “Like the great number of sheep that the people set apart for sacrifices or bring to Jerusalem for the appointed feasts”
36:38	g2vl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	so will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people	0	This speaks of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so will the great number of people be who will be living in the cities that are now ruined but the people will rebuild” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
37:intro	y7ac				0	# Ezekiel 37 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Israel restored\n\nGod will unite the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the Messiah will rule over them. This will come in a prophesied day of restoration. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nThe people are discouraged and compare themselves to skeletons, but God will cause them to become a nation again. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
37:1	l68y				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel is speaking.
37:1	pqu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The hand of Yahweh was upon me	0	The word “hand” is often used to refer to someone’s power or action. A person with his hand on another person has power over that other person. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh was controlling me”
37:1	j93q			in the midst	0	Alternate translation: “in the middle”
37:2	g6gr			round and round	0	Alternate translation: “in every direction”
37:2	u57b			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
37:3	h9dr			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
37:4	q2pi				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks to Ezekiel.
37:4	idv1			Listen to the word of Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “Listen to Yahweh’s message”
37:5	i1nm			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
37:5	ns2x			to put breath into you	0	The noun “breath” can be stated as the verb “breathe.” Alternate translation: “I will cause you to breathe”
37:5	xr2z			breath	0	The Hebrew word translated as “breath” in these verses is translated as “spirit” by a few modern versions. It is also translated as “wind” in [Ezekiel 37:9](../37/09.md).
37:6	z7hm			sinews	0	the tissue that connects muscles to bones
37:6	q7zv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
37:7	t8kw				0	# General Information:\n\nEzekiel is speaking.
37:7	b696		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	as I was commanded	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “as Yahweh had commanded me to speak”
37:7	c2cu			behold	0	The word “behold” here shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.
37:8	nh22			sinews	0	This refers to the parts of human bodies that are like hard strings and hold the bones and muscles together. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 37:6](../37/06.md).
37:8	h4m2			But there was still no breath in them	0	The noun “breath” can be stated as the verb “breathing.” Alternate translation: “But they were not breathing” or “But they were not alive”
37:9	nv4f			the breath	0	Possible meanings are: (1) “breath” or (2) “spirit” or (3) “wind.”
37:9	un53		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	from the four winds	0	“from the four directions that the wind can blow in.” This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “from every direction”
37:9	j4v7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	these who have been killed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “these people that enemies and disasters have killed”
37:10	mfz1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	as I was commanded	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “as Yahweh had commanded me”
37:11	g4u1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the entire house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md).
37:11	bx5a			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “Indeed!”
37:11	exq9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	We have been cut off	0	The people being destroyed and removed from their land is spoken of as if they had been cut off like a person would cut off a branch or piece of cloth. Alternate translation: “Our nation is destroyed”
37:12	yi78		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will open your graves and lift you out from them	0	Yahweh restoring the people and bringing them back to their land is spoken of as if he will bring them back to life again.
37:13	ux9z				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are Yahweh’s words to the house of Israel.
37:14	gn8x			to rest in your land	0	Alternate translation: “to live peacefully in your own land”
37:14	fz8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared”
37:15	ck45		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
37:16	anu2			For Judah	0	Here “For” means “representing.” Alternate translation: “Representing Judah” or “Belonging to Judah”
37:16	q4el		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Judah	0	The tribe of Judah lived in the southern kingdom of Israel which was called Judah. Here the name is used to refer to the whole southern kingdom.
37:16	fbx2			the people of Israel, his companions	0	This refers to the Israelites who lived in the southern kingdom of Judah. Alternate translation: “all the tribes of Judah” or “the tribes of Israel who are part of the kingdom of Judah”
37:16	bsf9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim	0	Joseph was Ephraim’s father. The tribe of Ephraim lived in the northern kingdom of Israel. Here the names are used to represent the whole northern kingdom.
37:16	c2dw			all the people of Israel, their companions	0	This refers to the Israelites who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel. Alternate translation: “all the tribes of Israel” or “the Israelites who were part of the kingdom of Israel”
37:17	bud9			into one stick	0	Alternate translation: “so that they become one stick”
37:18	tm25			what these things of yours mean	0	Alternate translation: “what your sticks mean” or “why you have these sticks”
37:19	yen5			Behold!	0	This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
37:19	j32z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the branch of Joseph	0	“the stick of Joseph.” This represents the kingdom of Israel.
37:19	fg3s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	that is in the hand of Ephraim	0	The word “hand” refers to power. Alternate translation: “that is in the power of Ephraim” or “that the tribe of Ephraim rules over”
37:19	c3zl			the tribes of Israel his companions	0	Alternate translation: “the other tribes of Israel who are his companions” or “the other tribes of Israel who are part of that kingdom”
37:19	pkm7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the branch of Judah	0	“the stick of Judah.” This represents the kingdom of Judah.
37:20	bc67		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	before their eyes	0	Here the people are represented by their “eyes” to emphasize what they see. Alternate translation: “while they watched you”
37:21	qmj9			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
37:23	gjq8			they will be my people and I will be their God	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 11:20](../11/20.md).
37:24	n6lq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	David my servant	0	Yahweh said “David” to refer to a descendant of David. See how you translated “my servant David” in [Ezekiel 34:23](../34/23.md). Alternate translation: “A descendant of my servant David”
37:24	k8cn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	one shepherd over them	0	This speaks of a king ruling a people as if he were a shepherd leading sheep. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 34:23](../34/23.md).
37:24	x1wf			over them	0	Alternate translation: “over the people of Israel”
37:24	d25p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	will walk according to my decrees	0	This speaks of acting or behaving in a certain way as if it were a person walking. Alternate translation: “will live as I have commanded”
37:25	ccr6			had stayed	0	Alternate translation: “had lived”
37:26	pp6d				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is speaking about the people of Israel.
37:26	iby5			I will establish	0	Alternate translation: “I will set up” or “I will create”
37:26	x8gl			a covenant of peace	0	“a covenant that brings peace.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 34:25](../34/25.md).
37:26	py7v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will establish them	0	It was implied that Yahweh would establish them in the land of Israel. Alternate translation: “I will set them in the land of Israel” or “I will cause them to live securely in the land of Israel”
37:26	n6dd			multiply them	0	Alternate translation: “cause their people to increase in number”
37:26	ad1d			my holy place	0	Alternate translation: “my holy sanctuary” or “my holy temple”
37:26	x4w7			in their midst	0	Alternate translation: “among them”
37:27	lwv7			My dwelling place	0	Alternate translation: “The place where I live”
37:27	srg8			I will be their God, and they will be my people	0	See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 11:20](../11/20.md).
38:intro	fn3k				0	# Ezekiel 38 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter begins a section prophesying against Gog. Later Gog will try to conquer Israel.
38:1	y6kr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came	0	This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message” or “Yahweh spoke these words”
38:2	er1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	set your face toward Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince … Tubal	0	This is a command to stare at Gog and Magog as a symbol of punishing the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:3](../04/03.md). Alternate translation: “Stare at the land of Magog and at Gog, the chief prince … Tubal” or “Stare at Gog, the chief prince … Tubal, and at the land of Magog so that they will be harmed”
38:2	f2v4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set your face	0	Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set your face” represents staring. Alternate translation: “stare”
38:2	ugx2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Gog, the land of Magog	0	It is implied that Magog is the land over which Gog rules. Alternate translation: “Gog who rules over the land of Magog”
38:2	e6y7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Gog	0	This is the name of a leader or king who ruled in the land of Magog.
38:2	v7t6			Magog	0	This is the name of an ancient nation that was probably located in the land that is now Turkey. Magog might be the ancient nation of Lydia.
38:2	sz93		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal	0	This expression occurs twice in these verses. Some modern versions, however, interpret the Hebrew expression as “the chief of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.” This is another title for Gog. Alternate translation: “who is the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal”
38:2	r1k4			Meshech … Tubal	0	See how you translated these names in [Ezekiel 32:26](../32/26.md).
38:3	aqh7			Behold!	0	This emphasizes the importance of the statement that follows. It can be translated as “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
38:3	w9nd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I am against you	0	This idiom means “I am your enemy.”
38:4	l3f7				0	# General Information:\n\nThese verses list the various nations who will join Gog’s army.
38:4	pje8			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Gog.
38:4	g7yk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	set hooks in your jaw	0	Here “hooks in your jaw” represents God’s control over Gog. People put hooks in the mouths of animals so that they could lead the animals wherever they wanted.
38:4	pks1			in full armor … holding swords	0	These phrases describe an army that is ready for battle.
38:5	j8a5			with shields and helmets	0	This phrase describes an army that is ready for battle.
38:6	v89p			Gomer	0	a nation that lived north of the Black Sea
38:6	t2fm			Beth Togarmah	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:14](../27/14.md).
38:7	r33b			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Gog.
38:7	aiw5			your troops assembled with you	0	Alternate translation: “all of your troops that you have gathered to yourself” or “all of your army that you have brought together for yourself”
38:8	j5c1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	You will be called	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will call you to come for war”
38:8	qh5r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	recovered from the sword	0	Here the “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “recovered from war”
38:8	ttc8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that has been gathered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that I have gathered together”
38:8	ib3x			from many peoples	0	Alternate translation: “from many nations”
38:8	ayw9			a continuous ruin	0	Alternate translation: “destroyed for a long time”
38:8	vjl9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the land’s people will be brought out	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will bring the Israelites out”
38:9	evz1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	you will go up as a storm goes	0	This simile means Gog will bring destruction like a large storm does.
38:9	rk79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	a cloud covering the land	0	This simile means the army will be so large that it will cover the entire land.
38:10	q5ud			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Gog.
38:10	fbh4			on that day that	0	Alternate translation: “at that time”
38:10	k46y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	plans will form in your heart … you will devise wicked schemes	0	These phrases mean the same thing and can be combined into a single phrase. Alternate translation: “you will plan to do something very evil”
38:10	dyu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	plans will form in your heart	0	Here “heart” refers to his thinking. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you will think of plans”
38:11	d5i1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	I will	0	Gog will not do these things alone. His army will do most of them. Alternate translation: “My army and I will”
38:11	l5sf			the open land	0	The following phrases explain that this refers to a land without walls or bars or gates.
38:12	jp1c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	capture booty and steal plunder	0	These phrases mean the same thing and can be combined into a single phrase. Alternate translation: “take away all their valuable possessions”
38:12	hq4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	bring my hand	0	Here “hand” refers to Gog’s military power.
38:12	ib94		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	against the ruins	0	Here “ruins” refers to the people who live in the destroyed cities. Alternate translation: “against the people who live in the ruins”
38:12	s6jh			at the center of the earth	0	Alternate translation: “in the middle of the most important countries in the world”
38:13	p34k			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Gog.
38:13	p8xz			Sheba	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 27:22](../27/22.md).
38:13	w24u			Dedan	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 25:13](../25/13.md).
38:13	zl51		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have you come to plunder? Have you assembled your armies … to haul away much plunder?	0	These two questions are used to accuse Gog of attacking Israel without cause. These can be translated as statements. Alternate translation: “It is not right for you to assemble your army to plunder, to carry off silver and gold, to take their livestock and property, and to haul away much plunder!”
38:13	kc59		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	to take their livestock and property … to haul away much plunder	0	These phrases have similar meaning and can be combined into a single phrase. Alternate translation: “to take away their livestock and all their valuable possessions”
38:14	ij47			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh tells Ezekiel what he is to say to Gog.
38:14	p7li			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
38:14	tne1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	On that day … learn about them?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that Gog will indeed hear about the people living in Israel. Alternate translation: “On that day, when my people Israel are living securely, you will hear about them.”
38:16	rg6b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like a cloud that covers the land	0	This simile means the army will be so large that it will cover the entire land. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 38:9](../38/09.md).
38:16	yc4c			In the latter days	0	This refers to the distant future before the world ends. Alternate translation: “In the last days” or “At the end of time” or “In the distant future”
38:16	a64a			In the latter days … to be holy before their eyes	0	All the nations will understand that Yahweh is holy when they see what he does to Gog.
38:16	v8yu			might know me	0	Alternate translation: “might know who I am”
38:17	kze5			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues telling Ezekiel what he is to say to Gog.
38:17	ax3d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are you not the one … bring you against them?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that he was the one who brought Gog to the land of Israel. Alternate translation: “You are the one … bring you against them.”
38:17	q4ic			of whom I spoke	0	Alternate translation: “that I spoke about”
38:17	mr69			in former days	0	Alternate translation: “in the past” or “a long time ago”
38:17	ul36		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the hand of my servants	0	Here “hand” refers to the fact that these prophets wrote down Yahweh’s message. Alternate translation: “by means of my servants” or “through my servants”
38:17	xvf1			against them	0	Alternate translation: “against the people of Israel”
38:18	rv8e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
38:18	ae9z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my wrath will mount up in my anger	0	Here “mount up” means “rise up” and expresses that his wrath will increase. The words “wrath” and “anger” mean the same thing and emphasize how intense his anger will be. Alternate translation: “my anger will greatly increase” or “I will be very angry with you” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
38:19	j5u1			In my zeal	0	Here “zeal” refers to Yahweh’s desire to defend his honor against Gog’s attacks.
38:19	edr8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the fire of my anger	0	The intensity of Yahweh’s anger is spoken of as if it were as hot as fire. Alternate translation: “because my anger was intense”
38:20	dxl2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The mountains will be thrown down	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will make mountains fall down”
38:21	r65t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will summon a sword against him	0	The word “sword” here is a metonym for soldiers who use swords to kill people. Alternate translation: “I will cause soldiers to attack him”
38:21	j5w2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	each man’s sword will be against his brother	0	Here “sword” is a metonym for the person who uses the sword to fight. Alternate translation: “all of his soldiers will fight each other”
38:21	aer8			his brother	0	Alternate translation: “his fellow soldier”
38:22	p1s8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will judge him by plague and blood	0	Here “blood” is a metonym for injury and death. Alternate translation: “I will judge him by causing him to be sick and by sending soldiers to kill him”
38:22	kw69			overflowing rain and hailstones and burning sulfur I will rain down upon him	0	It may be helpful to change the order of this sentence. Alternate translation: “I will rain down overflowing rain and hailstones and burning sulfur upon him”
38:22	hl4u			hailstones	0	ice that falls out of the sky
38:23	b4wq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	show my greatness and my holiness	0	The abstract nouns “greatness” and “holiness” can be stated as adjectives. Alternate translation: “show that I am great and holy”
38:23	a9ff		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will make myself known in the eyes of the many nations	0	Here “eyes” refers to sight, which is a metonym for understanding. Alternate translation: “I will cause many nations to understand who I am”
38:23	v92x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
39:intro	m8b8				0	# Ezekiel 39 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter concludes the prophecy against Gog. God will destroy Gog and his army.
39:1	q3ya			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh gives Ezekiel his message to Gog.
39:1	f9pu			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
39:1	pml6			Behold!	0	This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
39:1	bia2			I am against you	0	Alternate translation: “I am your enemy”
39:1	z228		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	chief of Meshech and Tubal	0	Some modern versions interpret the Hebrew expression as “prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.” This is another title for Gog. See how you translated these names in [Ezekiel 38:2](../38/02.md). Alternate translation: “who is the prince of Meshech and Tubal”
39:2	c7g3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will turn you and lead you on	0	God speaks of leading Gog as if Gog was an animal.
39:2	mi4j			bring you up	0	God speaks of bringing Gog “up” to Israel because it was located in the mountains.
39:3	x72x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make the arrows fall from your right hand.	0	Knocking Gog’s bow and arrows out of his hands is spoken of as if God is destroying Gog’s military power.
39:4	hyu4			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Gog.
39:4	cy17		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	your troops and the soldiers	0	These refer to the same people. It can be stated as a single phrase. Alternate translation: “all your soldiers”
39:4	z24v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will give you to the birds of prey and the wild beasts of the fields for food	0	The scavengers eating the corpses is spoken of as if Yahweh was giving food to them.
39:5	e2qj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
39:6	li1j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will send out fire on Magog	0	This could mean: (1) Yahweh will send literal fire down on Gog and his army or (2) “fire” is a metonym for the destruction that it causes.
39:6	f28e			Magog	0	This is the name of an ancient nation that probably lived in the land that is now Turkey. Magog might be the ancient nation of Lydia. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 38:2](../38/02.md).
39:6	me83		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	know that I am Yahweh	0	When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or “realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority”
39:7	y4tq			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Gog.
39:7	j1lr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel	0	Here the metonym “my holy name” refers to Yahweh’s character. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will make my people, Israel, know that I am holy” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
39:8	y96a			Behold!	0	This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”
39:8	k6bb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	is coming … will take place	0	These two phrases have similar meaning and emphasize the fact that this will really happen. Alternate translation: “is surely going to happen”
39:9	lw4x			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Gog.
39:9	t6ss		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	to kindle and make fires	0	These two phrases mean the same thing. The Israelites will use the wood from the weapons as kindling for fires. Alternate translation: “to start fires”
39:9	jr6e			small shields, large shields, bows, arrows, the clubs and spears	0	This list includes all the typical weapons of war of that day. It may represent weapons in general.
39:9	k28p			clubs	0	wooden sticks used as a weapon
39:10	f3tl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	wanted to take … wanted to plunder	0	Here “to take” and “to plunder” mean the same thing. Gog intended to take Israel’s possessions, but Yahweh prevented him so that he was not able to do that.
39:10	l3cu			will plunder … wanted to plunder	0	Translate “plunder” as in [Ezekiel 23:46](../23/46.md).
39:11	r7ks			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh begins to tell Ezekiel what will happen to Gog.
39:11	p4ff			it will happen on that day that	0	This signals an important event. If your language has a way for doing this, you could use it here.
39:11	rbw1			to the east of the sea	0	A few modern versions interpret the Hebrew expression here as “to the east toward the sea.”
39:11	tt6m			It will block	0	This could mean: (1) “The grave will block” or (2) “The dead army will block.”
39:11	c37r			There they	0	Alternate translation: “There the house of Israel”
39:11	atw5			They will call it	0	Alternate translation: “People will call it”
39:11	w9b9			Valley of Hamon Gog	0	Alternate translation: “Valley of the Great Army of Gog”
39:12	jcl3			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to tell Ezekiel what will happen to Gog.
39:12	re6h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seven months	0	“7 months.”
39:12	k8kx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
39:12	pj7n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	will bury them in order to purify the land	0	In Jewish law, a dead body defiled anything it touched and made it “unclean.” Burying these bodies is spoken of as cleansing or purifying the land.
39:12	dp1j			bury them	0	Alternate translation: “bury the soldiers of Gog’s army”
39:13	glw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
39:14	x6wr			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to tell Ezekiel what will happen to Gog.
39:14	nyn1			through the land	0	Alternate translation: “through the land of Israel”
39:14	u5jz			those who were traveling through, but who died and their bodies remained on the surface of the land	0	This refers to the dead bodies of Gog’s soldiers whom Yahweh killed as they entered the land.
39:14	rmp9			so that they may bury them	0	Alternate translation: “so that the designated men may bury the dead bodies”
39:14	gq5f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	to cleanse the land	0	In Jewish law, a dead body defiled anything it touched and made it “unclean.” Burying these bodies is spoken of as cleansing or purifying the land. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
39:14	tmp9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	seventh month	0	This “seventh” is the ordinal number for seven.
39:15	ijs9			any human bone	0	Bones would be all that remained of the corpses after a period of time.
39:15	h1r4			they will put a marker by it, until gravediggers come and bury it	0	There are apparently two groups of men. The first will mark the location of corpses, and the second group will bury them.
39:16	b339		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	purify the land	0	In Jewish law, a dead body defiled anything it touched and made it “unclean.” Burying these bodies is spoken of as cleansing or purifying the land. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
39:16	ufn6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hamonah	0	This name means “Great Army.”
39:17	vhg1			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh gives Ezekiel a message for the birds and the wild animals about what they will do to Gog.
39:17	v4w4			son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
39:17	fx3j			to the sacrifice	0	“to the feast” or “to the slaughter.” Yahweh means that he will give the birds and animals a very good meal and not that he is worshiping them.
39:18	fiv2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	they will be rams, lambs, goats, and bulls	0	Yahweh is speaking with irony. Normally people sacrificed animals to God. Here, God is sacrificing people to animals. Alternate translation: “as if they were male sheep, lambs, goats, and bulls”
39:18	st13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they were all fattened in Bashan	0	That can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “they all became fat while grazing in Bashan”
39:19	c3t6			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to give Ezekiel a message for the birds and the wild animals about what they will do to Gog.
39:19	pmw3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	to your satisfaction	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **satisfaction**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “until you are satisfied”
39:19	blj8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	until drunkenness	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **drunkenness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “until you become drunk” or “until you are intoxicated”
39:20	d3da		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	chariot	0	The metonym “chariot” refers to the men in the chariots. Alternate translation: “chariot driver”
39:20	m7yt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
39:21	ksy3			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh gives Ezekiel a message about what will happen to Israel.
39:21	j63v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will set my glory among the nations	0	Yahweh speaks of his glory as if he will place it in the middle of the nations where they can see it. Alternate translation: “I will make the nations see my glory”
39:21	bf91		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	my judgment that I perform and my hand that I have set against them	0	Both of these phrases refer to the punishment that Yahweh will inflict upon Israel and are repeated for emphasis. They can be combined into a single phrase. Alternate translation: “the way that I will judge them”
39:21	ff98		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	my hand	0	Here the metonym “hand” refers to Yahweh’s power that he uses to bring punishment.
39:21	itq4			against them	0	Alternate translation: “against Gog and his great army”
39:22	hgr4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
39:23	shc2			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to give Ezekiel a message about what will happen to Israel.
39:23	wt66		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
39:23	t9rz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	because of their iniquity by which they betrayed me	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **iniquity**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “because they sinned and betrayed me”
39:23	ltf2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I hid my face from them	0	Here “face” refers to Yahweh’s help and protection. Alternate translation: “I stopped protecting them and taking care of them”
39:23	pwc9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	gave them into the hand of their adversaries	0	Here the metonym “hand” refers to power. Alternate translation: “gave their enemies power over them”
39:23	ba77		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all of them fell by the sword	0	Here falling represents being killed, and the sword represents battle. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md). Alternate translation: “their enemies killed them all in battle”
39:24	b2rs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	their uncleanness and their sins	0	This speaks of the people’s disgusting behavior as if they were physically unclean. Here “uncleanness” means basically the same as “sins.” Alternate translation: “their disgusting behavior and their sins” or “their sins” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
39:25	k972			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to give Ezekiel a message about what will happen to Israel.
39:25	rb2h			will restore the fortunes of Jacob	0	Translate “will restore the fortunes” as in [Ezekiel 16:53](../16/53.md). However, some modern versions interpret the Hebrew expression here as “will bring Jacob back from captivity.”
39:25	f9gp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
39:25	q1np			act with zeal for my holy name	0	Alternate translation: “make sure that they honor me”
39:26	x3gv			they will bear their shame and all the treason	0	Experts do not agree on the meaning of this phrase. This could mean: (1) “they will regret their shame and all the treason” or (2) “they will forget their shame and all the treason.”
39:26	mmr5			the treason	0	Alternate translation: “the unfaithfulness”
39:27	gzg6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will show myself to be holy in the sight of many nations	0	Here “sight” is a metonym for understanding. Alternate translation: “many nations will understand that I am holy because of what I did for the house of Israel”
39:28	j82j			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to give Ezekiel a message about what will happen to Israel.
39:28	k5li			I sent them into captivity … I will gather them back to their land	0	At the time when Ezekiel wrote, Israel was still in captivity in Babylon.
39:29	rdl6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will no longer hide my face from them	0	Here “no longer hide my face” is an idiom that means Yahweh will not continue to abandon Israel to exile in Babylon. Alternate translation: “I will no longer abandon them”
39:29	lz2m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when I pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel	0	Here to give the Spirit abundantly is spoken of as to “pour out” the Spirit. Alternate translation: “when I generously give my Spirit to the house of Israel”
39:29	z9b1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
39:29	jha5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
40:intro	w1r3				0	# Ezekiel 40 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\n### The new temple and city\n\nIn a vision, Ezekiel saw a man measuring the wall of a new temple. The next chapters will give precise measurements for the construction of a temple to be built. This was not the temple of Ezra’s day. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
40:1	c448		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	twenty-fifth … tenth … fourteenth	0	These words are the ordinal forms of 25, 10, and 14.
40:1	i9cg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	of our captivity	0	Here “our” refers to Ezekiel and the Israelites who have been in Babylon since the Babylonians forced King Jehoiachin to leave Jerusalem, but not to the reader. Alternate translation: “after we became captives” or “after the Babylonians took us as captives to Babylon” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
40:1	jqw4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the beginning of the year on the tenth day of the month	0	This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The tenth day is in April on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
40:1	l36p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the city was captured	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “the Babylonians captured the city of Jerusalem”
40:1	y8a6			the hand of Yahweh	0	Here “hand” refers to Yahweh’s power to show Ezekiel supernatural visions. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:3](../01/03.md).
40:2	y9x4			He brought me to rest	0	Alternate translation: “He put me down”
40:3	ws2u			he brought me there	0	Alternate translation: “Yahweh brought me to the place that had the buildings”
40:3	e8u1			Behold	0	Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.
40:3	w6wn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	His appearance was like the appearance of bronze	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “The way he appeared was like the way bronze appears”
40:3	fuy5			linen cord	0	“a rope made of linen.” This is a tool for measuring very long distances.
40:3	am4h			linen	0	This is a type of cloth. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/02.md).
40:3	h98a			measuring stick	0	This is a tool for measuring shorter distances.
40:4	s9t4			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
40:4	et9i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	fix your mind on	0	This idiom means “pay attention to” or “think about.”
40:4	j47s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelite people group”
40:5	xif9			surrounding the temple area	0	Alternate translation: “entirely around the temple area”
40:5	p1bk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	Each long cubit was a cubit and a handbreadth in length	0	Each “long cubit” was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. Alternate translation: “These were the long cubits, which were the length of a regular cubit plus a handbreadth”
40:5	q72n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	a handbreadth	0	“the width of a hand.” This was about 8 centimeters.
40:6	u8ev			one stick	0	“it was one stick wide.” This was about 3.2 meters.
40:6	ihb5			the temple gate that faced east	0	This gate was part of the wall that surrounded the temple area. It was not part of the temple building itself. Alternate translation: “the gate on the eastern side of the wall surrounding the temple” or “the gate on the eastern wall of the temple courtyard”
40:6	dwa9			up its steps	0	Alternate translation: “up the steps of the gate”
40:6	j4tr			in depth	0	Alternate translation: “from the front edge of the threshold to its back edge”
40:7	n81k			The guard chambers	0	These were rooms that were built inside of the gate where guards stayed to protect the gate.
40:7	mqb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five cubits	0	about 2.7 meters
40:7	n8vq			there were five cubits between any two of the chambers	0	Alternate translation: “the chambers next to each other were five cubits apart” or “there were five cubits between a chamber and the one next to it”
40:7	pzy7			the chambers	0	Alternate translation: “the rooms”
40:7	pqx5			portico	0	This was a covering in front of an entrance with columns or posts for support. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:8	f4pi			portico	0	This was a covering in front of a doorway or gateway with columns or posts for support. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:8	e848			one stick	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:9	i2wc			the portico of the gate facing the temple	0	Here “facing the temple” means that the portico was attached to the gate in the temple courtyard. Alternate translation: “the portico of the gate on the inner side of the wall that surrounded the temple”
40:9	hvn8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	two cubits	0	about one meter
40:9	cn3t			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:10	r384			had the same measurement	0	Alternate translation: “were the same size”
40:11	pxy4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	ten cubits	0	about 5.4 meters
40:11	fpq4			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:11	ji4p			thirteen cubits	0	about 7 meters
40:12	k1vq			The chambers measured six cubits	0	Alternate translation: “The chambers were 6 cubits long”
40:12	r5iv			six cubits	0	about 3.2 meters
40:12	frx5			one cubit	0	Alternate translation: “54 centimeters” or “about one-half meter”
40:13	dx2x			twenty-five cubits	0	about 13.5 meters
40:13	f1r4			that of the second	0	Alternate translation: “the entrance of the second chamber”
40:14	vun1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	sixty cubits	0	about 32 meters
40:14	pp21			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:14	xi48			portico	0	This was a covering in front of an entrance with columns or posts for support. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:15	ahd8			fifty cubits	0	about 27 meters
40:16	rk3m			closed windows	0	This could mean: (1) “closed windows” or (2) “windows with shutters” or (3) “narrow windows.”
40:16	tct8			likewise for the porches	0	Alternate translation: “the porches also had closed windows all around”
40:16	pz45			each jamb	0	jambs are the sides of a wooden frame of a door
40:17	hc2u				0	# General Information:\n\nThere were two walls surrounding the temple. The outer wall surrounded the outer courtyard, and within that, the inner wall surrounded the inner courtyard. The inner courtyard was higher than the outer courtyard. Each wall had gates on the east, north, and south sides.
40:17	xg3a			the man brought me to the outer courtyard of the temple	0	Alternate translation: “The man brought me from outside the temple area into the outer courtyard of the temple”
40:17	xg73			outer courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:5](../10/05.md).
40:17	jh6k			Behold	0	The word “Behold” here indicates that Ezekiel saw something interesting.
40:17	x179			pavement	0	a flat floor that is made out of rocks
40:17	tph1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	with thirty rooms next to the pavement	0	“and there were 30 rooms all around the pavement”
40:18	ywz8			went up to	0	Alternate translation: “went all the way to”
40:19	mlw7			the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner gate	0	The lower gate was on the wall of the outer courtyard, and the inner gate was on the wall of the inner courtyard. Alternate translation: “the front of the outer gate to the front of the inner gate”
40:19	b323		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one hundred cubits	0	about 54 meters
40:19	c2lt			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:19	dsn2			the same on the north side	0	Alternate translation: “it was the same on the north side” or “on the north side, the distance from the outer gate to the inner gate was also one hundred cubits”
40:21	gsz4			chambers	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:7](../40/07.md).
40:21	rj4k			portico	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:21	m2qv			measured the same	0	Alternate translation: “had the same measurement”
40:21	bv9m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits	0	about 27 meters.
40:21	at8s			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:21	m89e			twenty-five cubits	0	about 13.5 meters
40:22	l4p5			Its windows	0	The word “Its” refers to the gate that was on the north side of the outer courtyard. Alternate translation: “The northern gate’s windows”
40:22	pvp1			chambers	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:7](../40/07.md).
40:22	lh6i			corresponded to the gate that faced east	0	Alternate translation: “were like those of the eastern gate” or “were like those of the eastern gate of the outer courtyard”
40:23	jv26			inner courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:23	nnq1			in front of the gate facing north	0	Alternate translation: “directly across from the northern gate” or “across the outer courtyard from the northern gate”
40:23	iqj4			the gate facing north	0	Alternate translation: “the gate on the northern side of the outer courtyard”
40:23	abw3			just as also there was a gate to the east	0	Alternate translation: “just as there was a eastern gate to the inner courtyard” or “just as there was a gate to the inner courtyard in front of the eastern gate”
40:23	xs9g			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:23	qrf2			one hundred cubits	0	about 54 meters
40:24	slh4			measured the same as the other outer gates	0	Alternate translation: “had the same measurements as the northern and eastern gates”
40:25	m11s			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:25	jc4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits	0	about 27 meters
40:25	lhx4			twenty-five cubits	0	about 13.5 meters
40:26	ss1y			portico	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md)
40:26	dp2c			on either side	0	Alternate translation: “on both sides”
40:27	nm2m			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:27	j6lw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one hundred cubits	0	about 54 meters
40:28	vks3			inner courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:28	myz2			by way of its southern gate	0	Alternate translation: “through its southern gate”
40:29	l9e2			chambers	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:7](../40/07.md).
40:29	z7nv			porticos	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:29	w5nj			measured the same	0	Alternate translation: “had the same measurements”
40:29	d9ta			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:29	g2ke		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits	0	about 27 meters
40:29	ym2a			twenty-five cubits	0	about 13.5 meters
40:29	g6h8			five cubits	0	about 2.7 meters
40:31	q7ae			This portico faced the outer courtyard	0	Alternate translation: “The portico’s entrance was towards the outer courtyard”
40:31	d1vr			with carved palm trees	0	Alternate translation: “and it had carvings of palm trees”
40:32	ugx1			to the inner courtyard by the eastern way	0	Alternate translation: “to the east side of the inner courtyard”
40:33	ex3w			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:33	ev22		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits	0	about 27 meters
40:33	f5db			twenty-five cubits	0	about 13.5 meters
40:34	spw5			Its portico faced the outer courtyard	0	The entrance of its portico was towards the outer courtyard
40:35	cy5v			measured the same	0	Alternate translation: “had the same measurements”
40:36	b3il			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:36	k7yf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits	0	about 27 meters
40:36	b8ut			twenty-five cubits	0	about 13.5 meters
40:37	rrg7			Its portico faced the outer courtyard	0	Alternate translation: “The entrance of its portico was toward the outer courtyard”
40:37	j3yy			on either side of it	0	Alternate translation: “on both sides of it”
40:38	g6y4			by each of the inner gateways	0	Alternate translation: “in each of the inner gates”
40:38	wb45			they rinsed the burnt offerings	0	Here, the word **they** could mean: (1) the people who were bringing offerings or (2) the priests who killed the animals.
40:38	sg2q			the burnt offerings	0	the animals that would be killed and burned as offerings
40:39	jkg2			There were two tables on each side of each portico	0	there were four tables—two on each side of each portico
40:39	k2nh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the burnt offering was slaughtered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they killed the burnt offering” or “they killed the animals that they would burn as an offering”
40:42	p8pq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	There were four tables of cut stone	0	These were apparently different tables than the eight tables on which the sacrifices were killed. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “There were also four tables of cut stone” or “There were four other tables made of cut stone”
40:42	n6ba			of cut stone	0	Alternate translation: “that were made out of stone that had been cut”
40:42	a1l3			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:42	u93z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one and a half cubits	0	about 0.8 meter
40:42	cq6v			one cubit	0	about one-half meter
40:43	a4as			Two-pronged hooks a handbreadth in length were fastened in the portico all around	0	Alternate translation: “All around the portico, people had attached hooks that were a handbreadth long and had two prongs each”
40:43	n242			Two-pronged hooks	0	something that has two long curved points, which people can hang things on
40:43	cjr1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	a handbreadth in length	0	about 8 centimeters
40:43	kg7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the flesh of the offerings would be put on the tables	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they would put the flesh of the offerings on the tables”
40:44	udm5			the inner gate	0	This is the inner gate on the north.
40:44	sw8j			singers’ chambers	0	“rooms for singers.” However, some ancient and modern versions read only “chambers” without the reference to singers.
40:44	j5e2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	one on the north side facing south, and the other on the south side facing north	0	The word “chamber” or “room” is understood from the previous phrase. The phrase “facing south” means that its door is on its south side, and “facing north” means that its door is on its north side. Alternate translation: “one room on the north side facing south, and the other room on the south side facing north”
40:45	udd6			This room facing south	0	This refers to the chamber on the north side of the inner courtyard. Alternate translation: “This room whose door is on its south side” or “This room on the north side of the inner courtyard”
40:45	v1a4			who are on duty in the temple	0	Alternate translation: “who are working in the temple” or “who are responsible for guarding the temple”
40:46	dz6w			The room facing north	0	This refers to the room on the south side of the inner courtyard. The door of the room was on the north side of the room. Alternate translation: “This room whose door is on its north side” or “This room on the south side of the inner courtyard”
40:46	sk26			the priests on duty at the altar	0	Alternate translation: “the priests who were offering sacrifices on the altar”
40:46	x24w			come near to Yahweh to serve him	0	Alternate translation: “approach Yahweh in his temple in order to serve him”
40:47	j222			he measured	0	Alternate translation: “the man measured”
40:47	dc8h			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:47	tc9q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one hundred cubits	0	about 54 meters
40:47	h7bq			with the altar	0	Alternate translation: “and the altar was”
40:47	q1xd			the house	0	This refers to the temple.
40:48	fv21			portico	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
40:48	yt57			the house	0	this refers to the temple
40:48	bb4f			cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
40:48	pc64		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five cubits	0	about 2.7 meters
40:48	ra1c			fourteen cubits	0	about 7.5 meters
40:48	kr6i			three cubits	0	about 1.6 meters
40:49	tbs4			twenty cubits	0	about 11 meters
40:49	yp5x			eleven cubits	0	about 6 meters
40:49	q4z1			columns	0	pieces of stone that were tall and narrow and supported the roof of the building
41:intro	unn8				0	# Ezekiel 41 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. This chapter focuses on the courtyard of the temple. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
41:1	w4s3			the temple’s holy place	0	the room in the temple in front of the “most holy place”
41:1	rh4q			six cubits in width on either side	0	These cubits were the “long” cubits ([Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md)), 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). “they were six cubits in width on both sides”
41:1	f5xb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	six cubits	0	about 3.2 meters.
41:1	e7wk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
41:2	xq2i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	ten cubits	0	about 5.4 meters
41:2	n3vw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five cubits	0	about 2.7 meters
41:2	hd7n			the dimensions	0	Alternate translation: “the size”
41:2	shy4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	forty cubits	0	about 22 meters
41:2	m6xp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty cubits	0	about 11 meters
41:3	ay36		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	two cubits	0	about 1.1 meter
41:3	g9y3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
41:3	j4ib		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	six cubits	0	about 3.2 meters
41:3	tz5x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	seven cubits	0	about 3.8 meters
41:4	u7xa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty cubits	0	about 11 meters
41:5	dv9u			the house	0	the temple
41:5	mj6n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	six cubits	0	about 3.2 meters
41:5	j1kj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
41:5	icf3			four cubits	0	about 2 meters
41:6	m9sv			three levels	0	Alternate translation: “three stories”
41:6	p4m5			There were ledges around the wall of the house	0	“The house had ledges all around for the side rooms all around.” This way the side rooms could rest on the ledge of the wall.
41:6	sy7s			to support	0	Alternate translation: “so that the ledges could support”
41:6	u4ci			for there was no support put in the wall of the house	0	“for there were no supports in the wall of the house.” The people who built the temple did not want stones or wood that would support the side rooms to be sticking out from the wall of the sanctuary.
41:8	hk9y			a raised part	0	a platform
41:8	pt8f			chambers	0	small rooms
41:8	xyb9			a full stick	0	Translate “stick” as in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
41:8	w315		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
41:8	jcs8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	six cubits	0	about 3.2 meters
41:9	wf7d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five cubits	0	about 2.7 meters
41:10	dgr5			the priests’ outer side rooms	0	Alternate translation: “the side rooms of the priests that were further out from the sanctuary”
41:10	r4bf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty cubits	0	about 11 meters
41:10	s7ml		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	cubits	0	See how you translated these “long” cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
41:11	k3ql		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five cubits	0	about 2.7 meters
41:11	hej8			The width of this open area was five cubits all around	0	Alternate translation: “The entire space between the chambers and the temple was five cubits wide, all around the temple”
41:12	y1mz			The building that faced the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits in width	0	This can be stated as a separate sentence. Alternate translation: “There was a building on the west side of the temple area, and its entrance was towards the courtyard. It was seventy cubits in width”
41:12	h18c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	seventy cubits … five cubits … ninety cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). “70 cubits … 5 cubits … 90 cubits” or “about 38 meters … about 2.7 meters … about 49 meters”
41:13	lhy2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one hundred cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). “100 cubits” or “about 54 meters”
41:15	bak3			the galleries	0	“the balconies.” The balconies were places that were built higher up than the rest of the building. People could go into balconies and look down on the main floor of the building.
41:15	w8jr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one hundred cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). “100 cubits” or “about 54 meters”
41:15	a9rg			the portico	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
41:18	g9t5			was decorated	0	Alternate translation: “was made beautiful”
41:18	ne31			cherubim	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:3](../09/03.md).
41:18	m9dj			cherub	0	This is the singular form of “cherubim.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:9](../10/09.md).
41:20	cf7z			the house	0	Alternate translation: “the temple”
41:22	fh5t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the wooden altar in front of the holy place, which was	0	These words are the end of the sentence that begins with the words “Their appearance was like the appearance of” in verse 21. This sentence could mean: (1) as it is translated in the ULT or (2) “The appearance of one was like the appearance of the other. The wooden altar in front of the holy place was.” If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “They appeared the same way the wooden altar in front of the holy place appeared. They were”
41:22	lqs8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	three cubits … two cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 1.6 meters … about 1.1 meters”
41:23	wx5m			There were double doors for the holy place and the most holy place	0	Alternate translation: “The holy place and the most holy place both had two doors”
41:24	p6xg			These doors had two hinged door panels each	0	“Each door had two parts that were on hinges.” Hinges connect doors to the wall and allow the doors to swing.
41:24	eq5j			two panels for one door and two panels for the other	0	Alternate translation: “both of the doors for both the holy place and the most holy place had two parts”
41:25	ik75			just as the walls were decorated	0	Alternate translation: “just as the walls also had carvings of cherubim and palm trees”
41:25	fd1y			portico	0	covering in front of an entrance with columns or posts for support. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
42:intro	u94p				0	# Ezekiel 42 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. This chapter focused on the storerooms for keeping the holy things of the temple. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]])
42:1	i2dg			the outer courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:5](../10/05.md).
42:2	b17d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one hundred cubits … fifty cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “100 cubits … 50 cubits” or “about 54 meters … about 27 meters”
42:3	xw1y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “20 cubits” or “about 11 meters”
42:3	hd41			Some of those rooms faced the inner courtyard	0	Alternate translation: “Some of those rooms were toward the inner courtyard” or “The entrance of some of those rooms was toward the inner courtyard”
42:3	r38c			inner courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
42:3	yg73			were open to them	0	Alternate translation: “looked out onto the inner courtyard”
42:3	jwp5			having a walkway	0	Alternate translation: “because there was a place where one could walk along the rooms”
42:3	im4u			Some of the rooms looked out onto the outer courtyard	0	Alternate translation: “Some of the rooms were toward the outer courtyard” or “The entrance of some of the rooms was toward the outer courtyard”
42:4	k5dr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	ten cubits … one hundred cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “10 cubits … 100 cubits” or “about 5.4 meters … about 54 meters”
42:6	ll69			smaller in size compared to the rooms	0	Alternate translation: “smaller than the rooms”
42:7	p1zj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “50 cubits” or “about 27 meters”
42:8	fs43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fifty cubits … one hundred cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “50 cubits … 100 cubits” or “about 27 meters … about 54 meters”
42:11	enm6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	They were as the appearance of the rooms on the northern side	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “The way the rooms on the northern side appeared was the way these rooms appeared”
42:12	cb5b			at its head	0	Alternate translation: “at its beginning”
42:13	w6k1			the food offering	0	the grain or flour that the people offered to show that they were thankful to God
42:15	evf6			to the gate that faced the east	0	Alternate translation: “out to the east gate” or “out through the east gate”
42:16	x1xq			He measured	0	The word “he” refers to the man who looked like bronze ([Ezekiel 40:3](../40/03.md)).
42:16	wda6			measuring stick	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
42:16	e5i4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five hundred cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “500 cubits” or “about 270 meters”
42:20	b3mm			It had a wall around it	0	Alternate translation: “The house had a wall all around it”
42:20	kh7v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five hundred cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “500 cubits” or “about 270 meters”
42:20	cqu5			common	0	not holy
43:intro	n8nq				0	# Ezekiel 43 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. God entered the temple. He told the people not to defile the temple by being idol worshipers or by having the funerals of their kings in the temple courtyard. He also told them what offerings to make each day. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
43:2	qi98			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here alerts the reader to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
43:2	e4w7			many waters	0	This simply means “a lot of water.” It could refer to a loud river or a large waterfall or the waves crashing at the ocean. All of these are very loud. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:24](../01/24.md).
43:2	m5fd			the earth shone with his glory	0	Alternate translation: “the earth was full of bright light from his glory”
43:3	k5tf			It was	0	Alternate translation: “The glory of God coming from the east was”
43:3	bi4l			It was according to the appearance of the vision that I saw, according to the vision that I saw when he had come to destroy the city	0	This could mean: (1) the second phrase beginning with “according to” explains the meaning of the first phrase beginning with “according to.” Alternate translation: “It was according to the appearance of the vision that I saw when he had come to destroy the city” or (2) the first phrase refers to the vision that Ezekiel had just seen of God’s glory. Alternate translation: “The appearance of this vision that I saw was according to the vision that I saw when he had come to destroy the city”
43:3	s248		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	according to the appearance of the vision	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **appearance**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “just like what appeared in the vision”
43:3	f83h			according to the vision	0	Alternate translation: “like the vision”
43:3	akc5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	when he had come to destroy the city	0	“when the God of Israel had come to destroy the city.” If the earlier Hebrew reading “when I had come to destroy the city” is used, then “destroy the city” is a synecdoche for “prophesy that the city will be destroyed.” Alternate translation: “when I had come to prophesy that the city will be destroyed” or “when I had come to prophesy that the God of Israel will destroy the city”
43:5	r649			Behold	0	Your language may have a different word to show that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.
43:7	p4vj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the corpses of their kings	0	The idols that the people’s kings worshiped are spoken of as if they are corpses because the idols are not alive. Alternate translation: “the lifeless idols that their kings worshiped”
43:8	z6lz			They profaned	0	Alternate translation: “The Israelites profaned”
43:8	lyg4			disgusting actions	0	“the disgusting things they did.” God was angry because the people were worshiping idols and false gods. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:9](../05/09.md).
43:8	c7nz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	consumed them with my anger	0	The phrase “consumed” here means “completely destroyed.” Alternate translation: “completely destroyed them because I was angry”
43:9	mkm1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the corpses of their kings	0	The idols that the people’s kings worshiped are spoken of as if they are corpses because the idols are not alive. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:7](../43/07.md). Alternate translation: “the lifeless idols that their kings worshiped”
43:10	gg2b			this description	0	Alternate translation: “this pattern” or “this plan”
43:11	e5qp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	before their eyes	0	Here the Israelites are referred to by their “eyes” to emphasize what they see. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 21:6](../21/06.md). Alternate translation: “before them” or “before the Israelite people”
43:11	i8xe			will keep to all its design	0	Alternate translation: “will keep its pattern”
43:12	rn66			the regulation	0	Alternate translation: “the instruction” or “the rule”
43:12	pq2x			the surrounding border	0	The word “border” probably refers to the wall that goes all the way around the temple.
43:12	n333			most holy	0	Alternate translation: “absolutely holy”
43:12	yaf4			Behold!	0	“This is important!” Your language may have a way of indicating that the words that follow are important.
43:13	s3d3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	a cubit	0	Each “long cubit” was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 54 centimeters”
43:13	bu5v			The border around its surrounding edge	0	Alternate translation: “The border going around its edge”
43:13	mj2w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one span	0	A span was 23 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. Alternate translation: “about 23 centimeters”
43:13	ep6b			This will be the base of the altar	0	Alternate translation: “These will be the measurements of the base of the altar”
43:13	y37z			the base of the altar	0	Alternate translation: “the bottom supporting the altar” or “the foundation of the altar”
43:14	uab7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	two cubits … four cubits	0	Each “long cubit” was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 1.1 meters … about 2.2 meters”
43:14	a8sb			ledge	0	a narrow and flat surface that sticks out from a wall
43:15	g3f7			The hearth	0	the place where sacrifices were either cooked or burnt up with fire
43:15	spz8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	four cubits	0	Each “long cubit” was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 2.2 meters”
43:15	c46r			horns	0	The horns were the parts of the altar at the four corners of the altar that stuck up above the rest of the altar.
43:16	xxn8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twelve cubits	0	Each “long cubit” was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 2.2 meters”
43:17	erf8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	fourteen cubits … a half cubit … a cubit	0	Each “long cubit” was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of “cubits” as the UST does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 7.6 meters … about 27 centimeters … about 54 centimeters”
43:17	swm9			with its steps facing east	0	Alternate translation: “with steps on the east side of the altar” or “and the altar’s steps are on its east side”
43:18	t97x			he said	0	Alternate translation: “Yahweh said”
43:18	g966			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
43:18	e9g4			the regulations	0	Alternate translation: “the rules” or “the instructions”
43:19	kl54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	You will	0	The word “you” is singular.
43:19	q7f2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
43:20	w2ku		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	Then you will take	0	The word “you” is singular. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:19](../43/19.md).
43:20	d2gh			four horns	0	The horns were the parts of the altar at the four corners of the altar that stuck up above the rest of the altar. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:15](../43/15.md).
43:22	wq8s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns	you will offer	0	The word “you” and the command refer to Ezekiel and so are singular. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:19](../43/19.md). (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
43:23	du6v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns	you finish … offer	0	All instances of “you” and the commands refer to Ezekiel and so are singular. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:19](../43/19.md). (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
43:24	i436			Offer them before Yahweh	0	The altar on which they will sacrifice the bull and ram is in front of the temple, where the presence of Yahweh dwells.
43:25	kse4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns	You must prepare	0	This is spoken to Ezekiel and so the word “You” is singular. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:19](../43/19.md). (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
43:27	w2ig			it will come about that	0	This phrase is used here to mark an important part of the instructions. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
43:27	c3ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns	your burnt offerings … your peace offerings … accept you	0	The words “your” and “you” are second person plural and refer to the people of Israel in general. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
43:27	l94i			will accept you	0	Alternate translation: “will gladly receive you”
44:intro	jl5n				0	# Ezekiel 44 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. Foreigners and the Levites who have worshiped idols are not allowed in the temple. The priests alone will do the temple work. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]])
44:1	zm7u			to the outer sanctuary gate that faced east	0	Alternate translation: “to the outer sanctuary gate on the east side of the temple”
44:2	n9ff		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it will not be opened	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “no one will open it”
44:2	zv5f			the God of Israel	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:4](../08/04.md).
44:3	pv9b			He will enter by way of the gate’s portico and go out the same way	0	He will enter the courtyard through another gate and then sit in the portico of the east gate and eat.
44:3	x28c			portico	0	covering in front of an entrance with columns or posts for support. In this case, the portico opens into the courtyard and is between the entrance to the temple and the inside of the gate. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
44:3	gk1x			before Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “in front of Yahweh” or “in the presence of Yahweh”
44:4	ztc8			Then he	0	This could mean: (1) “Then the man” or (2) “Then Yahweh.”
44:4	qy4q			behold	0	The word “behold” here shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.
44:4	r9tj			the glory of Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
44:4	sbu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I fell to my face	0	“I bowed down to the ground” or “I lay on the ground.” Ezekiel did not fall by accident. He went down to the ground to show that he respected and feared Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 1:28](../01/28.md).
44:5	ws2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	set your heart	0	“pay attention to” or “think about.” Translate as you translated “fix your mind on” in [Ezekiel 40:4](../40/04.md).
44:5	drb4			all its regulations	0	Alternate translation: “all the instructions about the house of Yahweh”
44:6	zau2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
44:6	az1c			Let all of your disgusting actions be enough for you	0	Alternate translation: “Your disgusting actions have been more than enough for you” or “You have done far too many disgusting deeds”
44:6	bca6			disgusting actions	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:9](../05/09.md).
44:10	p8aq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	went far from me … wandered away from me, going after their idols	0	The way a person lives is spoken of as walking on a path. Alternate translation: “stopped worshiping me … stopped doing what I wanted them to do. Instead, they worshiped their idols”
44:11	bkp6			are servants in my sanctuary	0	Alternate translation: “will be the servants in my temple”
44:11	mm2d			watching the gates of the house	0	Alternate translation: “performing guard duty at the gates of the house”
44:11	x5sq			they will stand before the people and serve them	0	Alternate translation: “these Levites will stand before the people, so that they can serve the people”
44:12	q5px		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became stumbling blocks for sin for the house of Israel	0	A person who causes another person to sin is spoken of as if he were something on a path over which people stumble. Alternate translation: “became people who caused the house of Israel to sin”
44:12	z6se		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
44:12	vr22		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I will lift up my hand to swear an oath	0	In those days a person would raise his right hand to show that he realized that God would punish him if he did not do what he swore to do. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 20:6](../20/06.md). Alternate translation: “I will solemnly swear”
44:12	y3kn			against them	0	Alternate translation: “that I will punish them”
44:12	pf4z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
44:12	q681		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	they will bear their punishment	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **punishment**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “I will certainly punish them”
44:13	hx8g			They	0	the Levites ([Ezekiel 44:10](../44/10.md))
44:13	ae27			They will not come near	0	“I will not permit them to come near.” Yahweh does not want them to come to him the way a servant comes to a king to receive commands, as the descendants of Zadok will do ([Ezekiel 40:46](../40/46.md)).
44:13	bca3			will bear their reproach and their guilt	0	Alternate translation: “will be ashamed and suffer when I punish them”
44:13	wq95			disgusting actions	0	“the disgusting things you do.” God was angry because the people were worshiping idols and false gods. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:9](../05/09.md).
44:14	er59			keepers	0	people who guard or take care of something
44:14	u8yv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that is done in it	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “that they need to do in it”
44:15	s5we			those sons of Zadok who fulfilled	0	Alternate translation: “who are descendants of Zadok and fulfilled”
44:17	xb3e			So it will be that	0	Alternate translation: “So”
44:17	c13p			the inner courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
44:17	m5aw			linen	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/02.md).
44:17	rj5i			wool	0	cloth or clothing made of the soft hair of sheep
44:18	k7zt			turbans	0	A turban is a head covering that is that is made of a long cloth wrapped around the head.
44:19	ufa8			outer courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:5](../10/05.md).
44:20	qi2j			must trim the hair of their heads	0	must keep their hair neat
44:22	ni4q			widow	0	a woman whose husband has died
44:22	b3xu			from the line of the house of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “who is a descendant of the people of Israel”
44:22	u2pa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
44:24	ubl2			In a dispute they will stand to judge with my decrees	0	Alternate translation: “When people are arguing, they will be the ones who decide who is right by applying my laws”
44:27	zz6v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
44:28	gcp2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns	you	0	The word “you” refers to the people of Israel and so is plural.
44:28	rs2h			property	0	land that a person owns and uses to provide for the needs of his family
44:28	p1ts			in Israel	0	Alternate translation: “in the land of Israel”
44:30	f4lm			every contribution, anything from all of your contributions	0	Alternate translation: “every gift of whatever kind from all your gifts” or “all gifts of every sort of all of your gifts”
44:30	k6ar		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	so that blessing may rest on your house	0	This phrase means “so that I will bless your family and everything that belongs to you.”
44:31	ydb2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	or animal torn by a beast, whether bird or beast	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “or any creature that a bird or a wild animal has torn apart”
45:intro	csg9				0	# Ezekiel 45 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. There should be an area around the temple complex for the homes of the priests and Levites who work at the temple. People should celebrate the festivals. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]])
45:1	j186		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits in length … ten thousand cubits in width	0	Each cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits long … 10,000 cubits wide” or “about 13.5 kilometers long … about 5.4 kilometers wide”
45:1	rhe7			all its area round about	0	Alternate translation: “all of the area inside of the borders around it”
45:2	ftd5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five hundred cubits … fifty cubits in width	0	Each cubit was about 54 centimeters. Alternate translation: “500 cubits … 50 cubits wide” or “about 270 meters … about 27 meters wide”
45:3	u69s			this area	0	the temple and the border surrounding it
45:3	r52y			a portion	0	Alternate translation: “a portion of land”
45:3	m67w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits … ten thousand	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits … 10,000 cubits” or “about 13.5 kilometers … about 5.4 kilometers”
45:6	h2xy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	five thousand cubits … twenty-five thousand	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “5,000 cubits … 25,000 cubits” or “about 2.7 kilometers … about 13.5 kilometers”
45:6	s6nx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	reserved for the holy place	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “that you gave for the holy place”
45:7	uk1u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The length will correspond to the length of one of those portions	0	It is implied that Ezekiel is comparing the prince’s land with the size of the land given to each of the tribes. Alternate translation: “The length will be the same as the length of one of the portions given to the tribes”
45:7	q8d9			from the west to the east	0	It is implied that these are the western and eastern borders of the land of Israel. “from the western border of Israel at the sea to the eastern border at the Jordan River”
45:8	gh1k			This land will be property for the prince in Israel	0	Alternate translation: “This portion of the land will be the property of the prince among the people of Israel”
45:9	kn84		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
45:9	s8kt			It is enough for you	0	Alternate translation: “You have done too many bad things” or “You have been acting badly for far too long”
45:10	a79w			scales	0	an instrument that was used to weigh things that people sold or bought
45:11	ns5i			so that a bath will be a tenth of a homer	0	Alternate translation: “so that ten baths will be the same amount as a homer”
45:11	s483		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	homer	0	about 220 liters
45:12	d171		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight	shekel	0	about 11 grams
45:12	x539		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight	gerahs	0	about 0.55 grams
45:12	na75		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight	mina	0	about 660 grams
45:13	cnf3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	for every homer of wheat	0	It is implied that this is the amount of wheat that the people harvest. Alternate translation: “for every homer of wheat from the harvest”
45:14	u4gz			The regulation offering of oil will be a tenth of a bath	0	Alternate translation: “You must offer one tenth of a bath of oil”
45:15	nx2w			the watered regions of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “the parts of Israel that get a good amount of water”
45:15	j447		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	will be used for	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “you will use for”
45:17	nq7p			the fixed festivals	0	the festivals that happen at the same time every year or month or week
45:17	kvb9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”
45:18	s8r4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to remind Ezekiel and the people that what he is saying is important. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:11](../06/11.md). Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
45:18	kwy1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	In the first month, on the first day of the month	0	This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The first day is near the end of March on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
45:18	zx5a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	you will take	0	The word “you” is singular and refers to whoever is the prince in Israel.
45:20	rnr8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	on the seventh of the month	0	“on the seventh day of the first month”
45:20	yp7i			for each person’s sin by accident or ignorance	0	Alternate translation: “for each person who had sinned without meaning to or because he did not know he was sinning” or “for each person who had sinned by accident or because he did not now what was right”
45:21	x1ac		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	In the first month on the fourteenth day of the month	0	This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The fourteenth day is near the beginning of April. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
45:21	h44r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	for you	0	The word “you” is plural and refers to the prince and the rest of the people of the house of Israel.
45:23	hij9			Seven bulls and seven unblemished rams	0	Alternate translation: “Seven bulls and seven rams that are completely healthy”
45:24	c8si			food offering	0	This is also called a “grain offering.”
45:24	a1wx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	an ephah	0	You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “twenty-two liters”
45:24	h4z8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	a hin	0	You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “four liters”
45:24	s3eh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	each ephah	0	You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “each twenty-two liters”
45:25	fn33		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	In the seventh month on the fifteenth day of the month	0	This is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifteenth day is near the beginning of October. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
45:25	v9fx			at the festival	0	This is a different festival from the festival Ezekiel was describing before.
46:intro	b7h2				0	# Ezekiel 46 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. This chapter focuses on many of the temple’s rules. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
46:1	pc25		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to remind Ezekiel and the people that what he is saying is important. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:11](../06/11.md). Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
46:1	m74l			The gate of the inner courtyard, facing east	0	Alternate translation: “the gate on the east side of the inner courtyard” or “the eastern gate of the inner courtyard”
46:1	w3m7			inner courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
46:2	j8bw			inner gate	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:19](../40/19.md).
46:3	f1nt			before Yahweh	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 43:24](../43/24.md).
46:6	fe93			unblemished	0	perfectly healthy and normal
46:8	usc6			portico	0	covering in front of an entrance with columns or posts for support. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).
46:9	rl4y			before Yahweh	0	“in front of Yahweh” or “in the presence of Yahweh.” See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 44:3](../44/03.md).
46:9	a1p7			appointed festivals	0	Translate as you translated “appointed feasts” in [Ezekiel 36:37](../36/37.md).
46:12	fa81		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the gate facing east will be opened for him	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the Levites will open the gate facing east for him”
46:12	lqw2			the gate facing east	0	Alternate translation: “the eastern gate” or “the gate on the east side of the courtyard”
46:14	yhz5			to moisten	0	Alternate translation: “which will soak”
46:16	j4il		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	The Lord Yahweh says this	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to remind Ezekiel and the people that what he is saying is important. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:11](../06/11.md). Alternate translation: “I, the Lord Yahweh, say this”
46:17	ly5s			year of liberty	0	This is the year that a servant gains freedom. This is also called the “Year of Jubilee.”
46:19	c74n			which faced north	0	Alternate translation: “which had their main entrances to the north”
46:19	bsb4			behold!	0	Ezekiel saw something interesting.
46:20	u2ic			outer courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:5](../10/05.md).
46:21	e6xs			outer courtyard	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 10:5](../10/05.md).
46:22	pwg8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	forty cubits … thirty	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “40 cubits … 30 cubits” or “about 21.6 meters … about 16.2 meters”
46:23	kg1g			cooking hearths	0	places where people can build fire and cook food
47:intro	m1ty				0	# Ezekiel 47 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. There was a river flowing from the temple. The land was to be divided among the tribes. The landscape of Jerusalem will have changed in a significant way. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
47:1	ej9g			to the right of the altar	0	This is the right side of the altar when a person looks at it while they are facing east, so it is on the south side of the altar. Alternate translation: “on the south side of the altar”
47:2	e7pw			the gate facing east	0	Alternate translation: “the eastern gate” or “the eastern gate of the outer wall”
47:3	zm72			measuring line	0	a string or a rope that people use to measure longer distances
47:3	iz2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	one thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. Alternate translation: “1,000 cubits” or “about 540 meters”
47:5	a556		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	a river that could not be crossed	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “a river that no one could cross on foot”
47:6	p6gu			Son of man	0	God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”
47:6	ev96		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	do you see this?	0	Yahweh is commanding Ezekiel to think about what he has just seen. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:15](../08/15.md). Alternate translation: “think about this.”
47:10	x3c2			Then it will happen	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 21:7](../21/07.md).
47:10	cw5n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	En Gedi	0	This is the name of a very large spring on the western side of the Salt Sea.
47:10	r49u			a place to dry out the fishing nets	0	Alternate translation: “a place for people to dry out their fishing nets”
47:10	kj6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	En Eglaim	0	This is the name of a large spring on the eastern side of the Salt Sea.
47:11	z32w			swamps	0	places with shallow water and trees growing in deep mud
47:11	v9ac			marshes	0	places with shallow water and grasses growing in deep mud
47:13	u197		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Joseph will have two portions	0	The person is a metonym for his descendants. Alternate translation: “the descendants of Joseph will receive two areas of land”
47:14	y4rk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I lifted up my hand and swore	0	In those days a person would raise his right hand to show that he realized that God would punish him if he did not do what he swore to do.
47:15	i8z6			boundary	0	the end of an area of land
47:15	f1mu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hethlon … Zedad	0	These are the names of towns.
47:16	qdk7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Berothah … Sibraim … Hazer Hattikon … Hauran	0	These are the names of towns.
47:17	dz8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hazar Enan	0	the name of a town
47:17	snz2			border	0	where two areas of land meet
47:18	b9sb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hauran	0	This is the name of a town.
47:19	j6i9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tamar … Meribah Kadesh	0	These are the names of towns.
47:19	vu4h			the brook of Egypt	0	a very large ravine in the northeast part of the Sinai
47:20	u2zi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hamath	0	This is the name of a town.
47:23	hhn8			Then it will happen that	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 21:7](../21/07.md).
47:23	w2zf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
48:intro	lpq8				0	# Ezekiel 48 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nInstructions for the new temple and city continue in this chapter. There is more dividing of the land between the tribes in this chapter as well.
48:1	d7s2			one portion of land	0	Alternate translation: “one piece of the land that you will distribute”
48:1	tj9i			boundary will run … boundary will go	0	Alternate translation: “boundary will be … boundary will be”
48:1	gf1l			Hethlon	0	This is the name of a town. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 47:15](../47/15.md).
48:1	dmd8			Lebo Hamath	0	This is the name of a town. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 47:15](../47/15.md) or [Ezekiel 47:20](../47/20.md)
48:1	h3d5			Hazar Enan	0	This is the name of a town. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 47:17](../47/17.md).
48:4	q979			one portion	0	Translate as you translated “one portion of land” in [Ezekiel 48:1](../48/01.md).
48:4	npr4			from the east side to the west	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 48:3](../48/03.md).
48:8	t9ii		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits” or “13.5 kilometers”
48:9	k8kq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits … ten thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits … 10,000 cubits” or “13.5 kilometers … 5.4 kilometers”
48:10	f9ke		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The priests will have land assigned to them	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “The leaders of the Israelites will assign land to the priests”
48:10	z5ek		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits … ten thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits … 10,000 cubits” or “13.5 kilometers … 5.4 kilometers”
48:12	z977			The offering for them will be a portion of this most holy land	0	Alternate translation: “This smaller portion within the holy portion of the land will belong to these priests, a portion that is more holy than the rest of the holy portion of the land”
48:13	a2ty		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits … ten thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits … 10,000 cubits” or “13.5 kilometers … 5.4 kilometers”
48:14	eh61		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	this firstfruits	0	“this land which is the firstfruits.” Here “firstfruits” probably means the best things among all the offerings set aside to give to God. This land is spoken of in that way, as land set aside for Yahweh’s use.
48:15	m618		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	five thousand cubits … twenty-five thousand cubits	0	“5,000 cubits … 25,000 cubits.” Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “almost 2.3 kilometers … about 13.5 kilometers” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
48:15	z6m7			will be for the collective use of the city	0	Alternate translation: “will be an area that all the people of the city will share and use”
48:15	xy66			the houses, and the pastureland	0	Alternate translation: “as a place for houses and for an open space”
48:16	s31f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	4,500 cubits	0	“four thousand five hundred cubits.” Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 2.4 kilometers” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
48:17	mt45		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	250 cubits	0	“two hundred and fifty cubits.” A cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 135 meters” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
48:18	ihu6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	ten thousand cubits	0	“10,000 cubits.” A cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 5.4 kilometers” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
48:18	z3h4			its produce	0	Alternate translation: “the food that grows there”
48:20	gl23		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits” or “about 13.5 kilometers”
48:20	q1yu			In this way you will make the holy offering of land, together with the land for the city.	0	Alternate translation: “You will offer the holy offering and also the property of the city”
48:20	tlm3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	you	0	This is plural and refers to the people of Israel.
48:20	mp4t			the holy offering	0	the land that the people of Israel gave to Yahweh for the Levites, the priests, and the temple
48:21	rn7q			the holy offering	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 48:18](../48/18.md).
48:21	c5zx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	twenty-five thousand cubits	0	Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “25,000 cubits” or “about 13.5 kilometers”
48:23	tp6b			one portion	0	Translate as you translated “one portion of land” in [Ezekiel 48:1](../48/01.md).
48:28	g789		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tamar … Meribah Kadesh	0	names of towns. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 47:19](../47/19.md).
48:28	i1hx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the brook of Egypt	0	a very large ravine in the northeast part of the Sinai. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 47:19](../47/19.md).
48:29	f7m3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	you	0	This is plural and refers to the people of Israel.
48:29	qi5a			cast lots	0	See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 45:1](../45/01.md).
48:29	tpg8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	This is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: “This is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “This is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
48:30	t8i6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	4,500 cubits	0	“four thousand five hundred cubits.” Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate translation: “about 2.4 kilometers” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
48:33	e317		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	4,500 cubits	0	“four thousand five hunded cubits.” This is about 2.4 kilometers. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
