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 23:4

23:4 Oholah was the name of the older and Oholibah ²  the name of her younger sister. They became mine, and gave birth to sons and daughters. ³  Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Yehezkiel 26:16

26:16 All the princes of the sea will vacate ⁴  their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you. ⁵ 

Yehezkiel 32:10

32:10 I will shock many peoples with you,

and their kings will shiver with horror because of you.

When I brandish my sword before them,

every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.

Yehezkiel 36:11

36:11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you; they will increase and be fruitful. ⁶  I will cause you to be inhabited as in ancient times, and will do more good for you than at the beginning of your history. ⁷  Then you will know that I am the Lord.

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

[23:4]  ² tn The names Oholah and Oholibah are both derived from the word meaning “tent.” The meaning of Oholah is “her tent,” while Oholibah means “my tent is in her.”

[23:4]  ³ sn In this allegory the Lord is depicted as being the husband of two wives. The OT law prohibited a man from marrying sisters (Lev 18:18), but the practice is attested in the OT (cf. Jacob). The metaphor is utilized here for illustrative purposes and does not mean that the Lord condoned such a practice or bigamy in general.

[26:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “descend from.”

[26:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they will be astonished over you.”

[36:11]  ⁶ sn These verbs occur together in Gen 1:22, 28; 9:1.

[36:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “your beginning.”