Yehezkiel 6:7

6:7 The slain will fall among you and then you will know that I am the Lord. ¹ 

Yehezkiel 13:9

13:9 My hand will be against the prophets who see delusion and announce lying omens. They will not be included in the council ²  of my people, nor be written in the registry ³  of the house of Israel, nor enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the sovereign Lord.

Yehezkiel 13:14

13:14 I will break down the wall you coated with whitewash and knock it to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. When it falls you will be destroyed beneath it, ⁴  and you will know that I am the Lord.

Yehezkiel 13:21

13:21 I will tear off your headbands and rescue my people from your power; ⁵  they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Yehezkiel 13:23

13:23 Therefore you will no longer see false visions and practice divination. I will rescue my people from your power, and you ⁶  will know that I am the Lord.’”

[6:7]  ¹ 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.

[13:9]  ² tn The Hebrew term may refer to the secret council of the Lord (Jer 23:18; Job 15:8), but here it more likely refers to a human council comprised of civic leaders (Gen 49:6; Jer 6:11; 15:17 Ps 64:3; 111:1).

[13:9]  ³ tn The reference here is probably to a civil list (as in Ezra 2:16; Neh 7:64) rather than to a “book of life” (Exod 32:32; Isa 4:3; Ps 69:29; Dan 12:1). This registry may have been established at the making of David’s census (2 Sam 24:2, 9).

[13:14]  ⁴ tn Or “within it,” referring to the city of Jerusalem.

[13:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “from your hand(s).” This refers to their power over the people.

[13:23]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew verb is feminine plural, indicating that it is the false prophetesses who are addressed here.