Yehezkiel 8:14

8:14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed ¹  women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. ² 

Yehezkiel 38:6

38:6 They are joined by ³  Gomer with all its troops, and by Beth Togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops – many peoples are with you. ⁴ 

Yehezkiel 47:15

47:15 “This will be the border of the land: ⁵  On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad;

[8:14]  ¹ tn Given the context this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”

[8:14]  ² sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.

[38:6]  ³ tn The words “they are joined by” are added in the translation for purposes of English style.

[38:6]  ⁴ sn The seven-nation coalition represents the north (Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Beth-Togarmah), the south/west (Ethiopia, Put) and the east (Persia). The use of the sevenfold list suggests completeness. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:441.

[47:15]  ⁵ sn The measurements resemble those in Num 34:1-2.