Yehezkiel 21:21
Konteks21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork 1 in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: 2 He shakes arrows, he consults idols, 3 he examines 4 animal livers. 5
Yehezkiel 42:6
Konteks42:6 For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers 6 were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper ones.
[21:21] 2 sn Mesopotamian kings believed that the gods revealed the future through omens. They employed various divination techniques, some of which are included in the list that follows. A particularly popular technique was the examination and interpretation of the livers of animals. See R. R. Wilson, Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel, 90-110.
[21:21] 3 tn This word refers to personal idols that were apparently used for divination purposes (Gen 31:19; 1 Sam 19:13, 16).
[42:6] 6 tn The phrase “upper chambers” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied from the context.