1Some parts, like Genesis, Deuteronomy, Hosea, Jeremiah, Isaiah xl.-lv., and the Psalter, are richly productive.
2In xl.-lv., Israel, though occasionally regarded as unworthy, is treated as an ideal whole, whereas in lvi.-lxvi.
3Probably the book originally ended here: but from Ezekiel's point of view, the remaining chapters (xl.-xlviii.)