Babylon

「Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.」

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

「Then [this figure] who looked human touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I have been seized with pangs and cannot summon strength.」

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

「that same day I swore to them to take them out of the land of Egypt into a land flowing with milk and honey, a land that I had sought out for them, the fairest of all lands.」

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

「And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.」

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

「The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chambers, on the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side-chambers that belonged to the house.」

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, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory.」

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

「And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.」

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.

「O mortal, turn your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him」

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

「Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the caldron; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it.」

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

「O mortal, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.」

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

「The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,」

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

「Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?」

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

「In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.」

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.

「Then the inhabitants of the cities of Israel will go out and make fires and feed them with the weapons—shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, clubs and spears; they shall use them as fuel for seven years.」

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

「and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.」

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

「And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.」

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

「girded with girdles upon their loins, with flowing turbans upon their heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their nativity.」

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

「When the ten days were over, they looked better and healthier than all the youths who were eating of the king’s food.」

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

「And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.」

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

「But she whored still more, remembering how in her youth she had played the whore in the land of Egypt;」

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

「By the abundance of your traffic they filled the midst of you with violence, and you have sinned: therefore have I cast you as profane out of the mountain of God; and I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.」

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

「Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.」

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

「Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord Jehovah.」

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