E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 8:17
the . Some codices, with three early printed editions, read "all the". Lo . Figure of speech Asterismce. App-6 . the branch = the Asherah ( App-42 ), represented by a branch out to a certain shape. their . This is one of the eighteen emendations of the Sepherim ( App-33 ), by which they record their change of'aphphi (My nostrils) of the primitive text, to' aphpham (their nostrils), in order to remove what was thought to be an indelicate and derogatory Anthropomorphism. read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-18
8:1-24:27 THE SINS OF JERUSALEMIdolatry in the temple (8:1-18)A year and two months had now passed since God called Ezekiel to be a prophet. By this time people recognized him as a prophet, and leaders among the exiles came to discuss their affairs with him (8:1; cf. 1:1-2). While the leaders were sitting talking with him, Ezekiel was suddenly caught up by the Spirit of God and taken, as it were, to Jerusalem (2-3).Ezekiel knew immediately that these visions were from God, because the first... read more