Yehezkiel 14:6

14:6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Return! Turn from your idols, and turn your faces away from your abominations.

Yehezkiel 16:52

16:52 So now, bear your disgrace, because you have given your sisters reason to justify their behavior. ¹  Because the sins you have committed were more abominable than those of your sisters; they have become more righteous than you. So now, be ashamed and bear the disgrace of making your sisters appear righteous.

Yehezkiel 17:12

17:12 “Say to the rebellious house of Israel: ²  ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ ³  Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem ⁴  and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.

Yehezkiel 23:24

23:24 They will attack ⁵  you with weapons, ⁶  chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; ⁷  they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; ⁸  they will punish you according to their laws.

[16:52]  ¹ tn Heb “because you have interceded for your sisters with your sins.”

[17:12]  ² tn The words “of Israel” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation as a clarification of the referent.

[17:12]  sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).

[17:12]  ³ sn The narrative description of this interpretation of the riddle is given in 2 Kgs 24:11-15.

[17:12]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “come against.”

[23:24]  ⁶ tn This is the only occurrence of this term in the OT. The precise meaning is uncertain.

[23:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “an assembly of peoples.”

[23:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will place before them judgment.”