Babylon

「He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.」

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

「How can this servant of my lord speak with my lord, seeing that my strength has failed and no spirit is left in me?”」

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

「But I had pity on them and did not destroy them; I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.」

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

「And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.」

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

「And the side - chambers were in three stories, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold therein, and not have hold in the wall of the house.」

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

「And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.」

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

「And he said unto me, Son of man, this is the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;」

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

「then will I bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make thee to dwell in the nether parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living.」

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.

「Among them shall be Persia, Cush, and Put, everyone with shield and helmet;」

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

「Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,」

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

「Because you harbored an ancient hatred and handed the people of Israel over to the sword in their time of calamity, the time set for their punishment—」

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

「And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.」

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

「And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord Jehovah.」

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

「Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.」

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.

「On that day I will assign to Gog a burial site there in Israel—the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It shall block the path of travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It shall be called the Valley of Gog’s Multitude.」

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.

「The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.」

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.

「Whenever the king put a question to them requiring wisdom and understanding, he found them to be ten times better than all the magicians and exorcists throughout his realm.」

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

「And he measured the breadth of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits;」

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

「O mortal, once there were two women, daughters of one mother.」

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

「You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was in you; in the day that you were created they were prepared.」

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

「This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.」

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

「And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land.」

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