EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 24:1 The two losses recounted here almost certainly belong together, and they come at a turning point in Ezekiel’s prophetic career. The first loss (vv. Ezekiel 24:1) is that of the city of Jerusalem: the beginning of the Babylonian siege marks the beginning of the end for Jerusalem. The second loss, that of Ezekiel’s own wife (vv. Ezekiel 24:15), leads to his most memorable symbolic action. The final three verses, 25–27, are a promise for Ezekiel himself.

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