Babylon

「And I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.」

The eternal life granted to the righteous at resurrection, contrasted with everlasting contempt—a central eschatological promise.

「It was on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, when I was on the bank of the great river—the Tigris—」

A designation for Jerusalem as the hub of God's people and international trade; its fall becomes an occasion for plunder.

「And hallow My sabbaths, that they may be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I the ETERNAL One am your God.」

The haughty self-exaltation of Tyre's prince, who deemed himself a god, leading to divine judgment.

「then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.」

The divine law given through Moses to Israel, serving as a standard for conduct and judgment.

「And he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.」

A metaphor for Israel's worthlessness apart from God, destined for fire as judgment.

「Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.」

A prophetic sign conveyed through symbolic action, foreshadowing Jerusalem's siege and judgment.

「And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.」

God's power and presence, descending upon prophets to empower them for prophetic utterance.

「For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;」

The opening of heavenly scrolls at the divine assizes, signifying that God's judgment rests on a complete record of deeds and a righteous standard.

「Be ready, prepare yourselves, you and all the battalions mustered about you, and hold yourself in reserve for them.」

Idols and idolatrous practices that defile Israel and provoke God's wrath.

「Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.」

God's righteous punishment for sin, ensuring due consequences and manifesting divine justice.

「The word of GOD came to me:」

The result of divine judgment upon Israel's sin, rendering the land barren and demonstrating God's sovereignty.

「And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.」

A portion of land set apart for God, including the sanctuary and priestly holdings.

「And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them.」

A supernatural revelation from God, often symbolic, revealing future events and eschatological mysteries in Daniel.

「Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,」

The state of complete ruin and devastation resulting from divine judgment, signifying that Edom's cities would become uninhabited wastes, symbolizing sin's ultimate consequence.

「There shall also be a city named Multitude. And thus the land shall be purified.」

The central act of repentance, turning from sin to God, resulting in life and forgiveness.

「I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.」

A state of impurity from sin, especially from bloodshed and idolatry, causing separation from God.

「But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them.」

Pharaoh likened to a sea monster (tannin) in the Nile, representing chaos and arrogance subdued by God.

「Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, remembering the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.」

Through judgment on the nations, God manifests His sovereignty, causing them to acknowledge Him as the one true God.

「He agreed to this plan of theirs, and tested them for ten days.」

Divine revelations given to Ezekiel, enabling the prophet to see Jerusalem's sins and God's glory.

「And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.」

A prophetic dirge for Israel's princes, expressing mourning over the fall of the royal line.

「She flaunted her whoring and exposed her nakedness, and I turned from her in disgust, as I had turned disgusted from her sister.」

God's address to Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and representative role for Israel; later foreshadowing Christ in the New Testament.

「They shall bring you down to the pit; and you shall die the death of them that are slain, in the heart of the seas.」

Refers to God transforming deadly waters into healing waters, representing spiritual and physical renewal and cleansing.

「He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.」

God's address to Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity, and a title later applied to Christ.

「And Hamonah shall also be the name of a city. Thus shall they cleanse the land.」

A prophetic role appointed by God to warn the people, bearing responsibility for failing to sound the alarm.