Ezekiel 6
| Ezekiel 6 | |
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 Book of Ezekiel 30:13–18 in an English manuscript from the early 13th century, MS. Bodl. Or. 62, fol. 59a. A Latin translation appears in the margins with further interlineations above the Hebrew. | |
| Book | Book of Ezekiel |
| Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 7 |
| Category | Latter Prophets |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 26 |
Ezekiel 6 is the sixth chapter of the
Text
The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 14 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 (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[3]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[4][a]
Summary
- Ezekiel 6:1-7: A remnantshall be saved, but the high places, altars and sun-images will be utterly destroyed
- Ezekiel 6:8-10: The prophet is directed to lament their abominations and calamities, but the remnant will escape
- Ezekiel 6:11-14: Emphasizing again the prophecies in chapter 5.[2][6]
Verse 4
- "Then your altars shall be desolate,
- your incense altars shall be broken,
- and I will cast down your slain men before your idols." (NKJV)[7]
- "Idols" (Hebrew: גִּלּוּלִ gillul; plural: גִּלּוּלִים gillulim): found 39 times in the Book of Ezekiel and in Leviticus 26:30.[8] The term used is "an opprobrious or contemptuous epithet, applied to idols, though its precise meaning is doubtful".[2]
See also
- Diblah
- Israel
- Son of man
- Related
Notes
- ^ Ezekiel is missing from Codex Sinaiticus.[5]
References
- ^ Theodore Hiebert, et al. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume VI. Nashville: Abingdon.
- ^ a b c Davidson, A. B., (1893), Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Ezekiel 6, accessed 7 November 2019
- ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 35–37.
- ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 73–74.
- ISBN 978-0825444593.
- ^ Clements 1996, p. 26.
- ^ Ezekiel 6:4
- ISBN 978-0195288810
Sources
- Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: vol. iv, Q-Z. Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802837844.
- Carley, Keith W. (1974). The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel. Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New English Bible (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521097550.
- Clements, Ronald E. (1996). Ezekiel. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664252724.
- ISBN 9780195288810.
- Galambush, J. (2007). "25. Ezekiel". In ISBN 978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- Joyce, Paul M. (2009). Ezekiel: A Commentary. Continuum. ISBN 9780567483614.
- Ulrich, Eugene, ed. (2010). The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants. Brill.
- ISBN 0-8028-0788-7. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
External links
Jewish
Christian
- Ezekiel 6 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate Archived 2017-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
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