Eze 4:6 | TNotes | STEP | 4:6 Judah was the community of those in exile, whose sojourn outside the land was represented by the symbolic figure of 40 years. They were a lost generation, just like the generation that spent 40 years in the wilderness for their sin (Num 14:34 ). • The 430 days of Ezekiel’s confinement (cp. Ezek 4:5 ) parallel the 430 years that Israel spent in Egypt (Exod 12:40 ), hinting that there would be a new exodus at the end of the Exile.

bNum 14:34►

cEzek 4:5►

dExod 12:40►

‏ Ezekiel 4:6

4:6 ^a Judah was the community of those in exile, whose sojourn outside the land was represented by the symbolic figure of 40 years. They were a lost generation, just like the generation that spent 40 years in the wilderness for their sin (Num 14:34 ^b).

• The 430 days of Ezekiel’s confinement (cp. Ezek 4:5 ^c) parallel the 430 years that Israel spent in Egypt (Exod 12:40 ^d), hinting that there would be a new exodus at the end of the Exile.