Yehezkiel 28:12

28:12 “Son of man, sing ¹  a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the sealer ²  of perfection,

full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Yehezkiel 36:37

36:37 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: ³  I will multiply their people like sheep. ⁴ 

[28:12]  ¹ tn Heb “lift up.”

[28:12]  ² tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.

[36:37]  ³ tn The Niphal verb may have a tolerative function here, “Again (for) this I will allow myself to be sought by the house of Israel to act for them.” Or it may be reflexive: “I will reveal myself to the house of Israel by doing this also.”

[36:37]  ⁴ sn Heb “I will multiply them like sheep, human(s).”