Yehezkiel 8:1

A Desecrated Temple

8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, ¹  as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand ²  of the sovereign Lord seized me. ³ 

Yehezkiel 14:1

Well-Deserved Judgment

14:1 Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.

Yehezkiel 20:1

Israel’s Rebellion

20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, ⁴  some of the elders ⁵  of Israel came to seek ⁶  the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.

Yeremia 18:18

Jeremiah Petitions the Lord to Punish Those Who Attack Him

18:18 Then some people ⁷  said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! ⁸  There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. ⁹  Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! ¹⁰  Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”

[8:1]  ¹ tc The LXX reads “In the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth of the month.”

[8:1]  sn In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month would be September 17, 592 b.c., about fourteen months after the initial vision.

[8:1]  ² tn Or “power.”

[8:1]  sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).

[8:1]  ³ tn Heb “fell upon me there,” that is, God’s influence came over him.

[20:1]  ⁴ sn The date would be August 14th, 591 b.c. The seventh year is the seventh year of Jehoiachin’s exile.

[20:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “men from the elders.”

[20:1]  ⁶ tn See the note at 14:3.

[18:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “They.” The referent is unidentified; “some people” has been used in the translation.

[18:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “Let us make plans against Jeremiah.” See 18:18 where this has sinister overtones as it does here.

[18:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “Instruction will not perish from priest, counsel from the wise, word from the prophet.”

[18:18]  sn These are the three channels through whom God spoke to his people in the OT. See Jer 8:8-10 and Ezek 7:26.

[18:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Let us smite him with our tongues.” It is clear from the context that this involved plots to kill him.