Yehezkiel 21:22

21:22 Into his right hand ¹  comes the portent for Jerusalem – to set up battering rams, to give the signal ²  for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, ³  to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.

Yehezkiel 24:2

24:2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege ⁴  to Jerusalem ⁵  this very day.

¹ tn Or “on the right side,” i.e., the omen mark on the right side of the liver.

² tn Heb “to open the mouth” for slaughter.

³ tn Heb “to raise up a voice in a battle cry.”

⁴ tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”

⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.