Yehezkiel 12:16

12:16 But I will let a small number of them survive the sword, famine, and pestilence, so that they can confess all their abominable practices to the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Yehezkiel 12:20

12:20 The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Yehezkiel 5:13

5:13 Then my anger will be fully vented; I will exhaust my rage on them, and I will be appeased. ¹  Then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken in my jealousy ²  when I have fully vented my rage against them.

Yehezkiel 6:7

6:7 The slain will fall among you and then you will know that I am the Lord. ³ 

Yehezkiel 6:14

6:14 I will stretch out my hand against them ⁴  and make the land a desolate waste from the wilderness to Riblah, ⁵  in all the places where they live. Then they will know that I am the Lord!”

Yehezkiel 7:4

7:4 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ⁶  you. ⁷  For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, ⁸  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. ⁹  Then you will know that I am the Lord!

Yehezkiel 11:10

11:10 You will die by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Yehezkiel 24:27

24:27 On that day you will be able to speak again; ¹⁰  you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the Lord.”

Yehezkiel 25:11

25:11 I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Yehezkiel 26:6

26:6 and her daughters ¹¹  who are in the field will be slaughtered by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Yehezkiel 28:26

28:26 They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely ¹²  when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”

Yehezkiel 33:33

33:33 When all this comes true – and it certainly will ¹³  – then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

[5:13]  ¹ tn Or “calm myself.”

[5:13]  ² tn The Hebrew noun translated “jealousy” is used in the human realm to describe suspicion of adultery (Num 5:14ff.; Prov 6:34). Since Israel’s relationship with God was often compared to a marriage this term is appropriate here. The term occurs elsewhere in Ezekiel in 8:3, 5; 16:38, 42; 23:25.

[6:7]  ³ sn The phrase you will know that I am the Lord concludes over sixty oracles in the book of Ezekiel and indicates the ultimate goal of God’s action. The phrase is often used in the book of Exodus as well (Exod 7:5; 14:4, 18). By Ezekiel’s day the people had forgotten that the Lord (Yahweh) was their covenant God and had turned to other gods. They had to be reminded that Yahweh alone deserved to be worshiped because only he possessed the power to meet their needs. Through judgment and eventually deliverance, Israel would be reminded that Yahweh alone held their destiny in his hands.

[6:14]  ⁴ sn I will stretch out my hand against them is a common expression in the book of Ezekiel (14:9, 13; 16:27; 25:7; 35:3).

[6:14]  ⁵ tc The Vulgate reads the name as “Riblah,” a city north of Damascus. The MT reads Diblah, a city otherwise unknown. The letters resh (ר) and dalet (ד) may have been confused in the Hebrew text. The town of Riblah was in the land of Hamath (2 Kgs 23:33) which represented the northern border of Israel (Ezek 47:14).

[7:4]  ⁶ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term is primarily emotional: “to pity,” which in context implies an action, as in being moved by pity in order to spare them from the horror of their punishment.

[7:4]  ⁷ tn The pronoun “you” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[7:4]  ⁸ tn “I will set your behavior on your head.”

[7:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “and your abominable practices will be among you.”

[24:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “your mouth will open.”

[26:6]  ¹¹ sn That is, the towns located inland that were under Tyre’s rule.

[28:26]  ¹² sn This promise was given in Lev 25:18-19.

[33:33]  ¹³ tn Heb “behold it is coming.”