Ezekiel 36


Ezekiel 36 is the thirty-sixth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet/priest Ezekiel, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. This chapter contains two prophecies, one conveying "hope for the mountains of Israel" and one declaring that Israel's restoration is assured. Biblical commentator Susan Galambush pairs the first of these with an oracle condemning Mount Seir in Edom in the previous chapter.

Text

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 38 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis, the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets, Aleppo Codex, and Codex Leningradensis. Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead [Sea Scrolls], that is, the Ezekiel Scroll from Masada with extant verses 1–10, 13–14, 17–35.
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Marchalianus.

Verse 1

  • "Son of man" : this phrase is used 93 times to address Ezekiel.
  • "Mountains of Israel" : refers to "the land of Israel", called "the ancient heights" as the highlands and the hill country are central to its geography.

    Verse 2

  • "Aha" : an interjection to express joy or "satisfaction over the misfortune of an enemy or rival" as in ; ; and.

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