translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: EZK

label: NET study note

text: The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house ( Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3 ).


text: See Ezek 11:3-12 .


text: The turban would normally be removed for mourning ( Josh 7:6 ; 1 Sam 4:12 ).


text: Mourning rites included covering the lower part of the face. See Lev 13:45 .


text: Heb “the delight of your eyes.” Just as Ezekiel was deprived of his beloved wife (v. 16 , the “desire” of his “eyes”) so the Lord would be forced to remove the object of his devotion, the temple, which symbolized his close relationship to his covenant people.