Yehezkiel 12:22

12:22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, ‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?

Yehezkiel 13:17

13:17 “As for you, son of man, turn toward ¹  the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their imagination. ²  Prophesy against them

Yehezkiel 16:30

16:30 “‘How sick is your heart, declares the sovereign Lord, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.

Yehezkiel 19:2

19:2 and say:

“‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!

She lay among young lions; ³  she reared her cubs.

Yehezkiel 23:38

23:38 Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day ⁴  they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths.

[13:17]  ¹ tn Heb “set your face against.”

[13:17]  ² tn Heb “from their heart.”

[19:2]  ³ sn Lions probably refer to Judahite royalty and/or nobility. The lioness appears to symbolize the Davidic dynasty, though some see the referent as Hamutal, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Gen 49:9 seems to be the background for Judah being compared to lions.

[23:38]  ⁴ tn Heb “in that day.”