Yehezkiel 2:6

2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ¹  and thorns ²  surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ³  for they are a rebellious house!

Yehezkiel 5:15

5:15 You will be ⁴  an object of scorn and taunting, ⁵  a prime example of destruction ⁶  among the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger and raging fury. ⁷  I, the Lord, have spoken!

Yehezkiel 6:3

6:3 Say, ‘Mountains of Israel, ⁸  Hear the word of the sovereign Lord! ⁹  This is what the sovereign Lord says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing ¹⁰  a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. ¹¹ 

Yehezkiel 12:19

12:19 Then say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in fright, for their land will be stripped bare of all it contains because of the violence of all who live in it.

Yehezkiel 20:5

20:5 and say to them:

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore ¹²  to the descendants ¹³  of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore ¹⁴  to them, “I am the Lord your God.”

Yehezkiel 21:24

21:24 “Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you have brought up ¹⁵  your own guilt by uncovering your transgressions and revealing your sins through all your actions, for this reason you will be taken by force. ¹⁶ 

Yehezkiel 26:16

26:16 All the princes of the sea will vacate ¹⁷  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. ¹⁸ 

Yehezkiel 34:16

34:16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them – with judgment!

Yehezkiel 36:2

36:2 This is what the sovereign Lord says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying “Aha!” and, “The ancient heights ¹⁹  have become our property!”’

Yehezkiel 37:14

37:14 I will place my breath ²⁰  in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”

Yehezkiel 38:8

38:8 After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come to a land restored from the ravages of war, ²¹  with many peoples gathered on the mountains of Israel that had long been in ruins. Its people ²²  were brought out from the peoples, and all of them will be living securely.

Yehezkiel 40:4

40:4 The man said to me, “Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention ²³  to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. ²⁴  Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”

Yehezkiel 45:9

45:9 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, ²⁵  declares the sovereign Lord.

Yehezkiel 46:7

46:7 He will provide a grain offering: an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wishes, ²⁶  and a gallon ²⁷  of olive oil with each ephah of grain. ²⁸ 

Yehezkiel 46:11

46:11 “‘At the festivals and at the appointed feasts the grain offering will be an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as one is able, ²⁹  and a gallon ³⁰  of olive oil with each ephah of grain. ³¹ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term occurs only here in the OT.

[2:6]  ² tn The Hebrew term is found elsewhere in the OT only in Ezek 28:24.

[2:6]  sn Here thorns may be a figure for hostility (Ezek 28:24; Mic 7:4).

[2:6]  ³ tn Heb “of their faces.”

[5:15]  ⁴ tc This reading is supported by the versions and by the Dead Sea Scrolls (11QEzek). Most Masoretic Hebrew mss read “it will be,” but if the final he (ה) is read as a mater lectionis, as it can be with the second masculine singular perfect, then they are in agreement. In either case the subject refers to Jerusalem.

[5:15]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT. A related verb means “revile, taunt” (see Ps 44:16).

[5:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “discipline and devastation.” These words are omitted in the Old Greek. The first term pictures Jerusalem as a recipient or example of divine discipline; the second depicts her as a desolate ruin (see Ezek 6:14).

[5:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “in anger and in fury and in rebukes of fury.” The heaping up of synonyms emphasizes the degree of God’s anger.

[6:3]  ⁸ tn The phrase “mountains of Israel” occurs only in the book of Ezekiel (6:2, 3; 19:9; 33:28; 34:13, 14; 35:12; 36:1, 4, 8; 37:22; 38:8; 39:2, 4, 17). The expression refers to the whole land of Israel.

[6:3]  sn The mountainous terrain of Israel would contrast with the exiles’ habitat in the river valley of Babylonia.

[6:3]  ⁹ tn The introductory formula “Hear the word of the sovereign Lord” parallels a pronouncement delivered by the herald of a king (2 Kgs 18:28).

[6:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Look I, I am bringing.” The repetition of the pronoun draws attention to the speaker. The construction also indicates that the action is soon to come; the Lord is “about to bring a sword against” them.

[6:3]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew term refers to elevated platforms where pagan sacrifices were performed.

[20:5]  ¹² tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[20:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “seed.”

[20:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[21:24]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “caused to be remembered.”

[21:24]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Because you have brought to remembrance your guilt when your transgressions are uncovered so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds – because you are remembered, by the hand you will be seized.”

[26:16]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “descend from.”

[26:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and they will be astonished over you.”

[36:2]  ¹⁹ tn Or “high places.”

[37:14]  ²⁰ tn Or “spirit.” This is likely an allusion to Gen 2 and God’s breath which creates life.

[38:8]  ²¹ tn Heb “from the sword.”

[38:8]  ²² tn Heb “it.”

[40:4]  ²³ tn Heb “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and set your mind on.”

[40:4]  ²⁴ tn Heb “in order to show (it) to you.”

[45:9]  ²⁵ sn Evictions of the less fortunate by the powerful are described in 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Jer 22:1-5, 13-17; Ezek 22:25.

[46:7]  ²⁶ tn Heb “with the lambs as his hand can reach.”

[46:7]  ²⁷ tn Heb “a hin of oil.” A hin was about 1/16 of a bath. See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:266, and O. R. Sellers, “Weights,” IDB 4:835 g.

[46:7]  ²⁸ tn Heb “ephah.” The words “of grain” are supplied in the translation as a clarification.

[46:11]  ²⁹ tn Or “as much as he wishes.” Heb “a gift of his hand.”

[46:11]  ³⁰ tn Heb “a hin of oil.” A hin was about 1/16 of a bath. See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:266, and O. R. Sellers, “Weights,” IDB 4:835 g.

[46:11]  ³¹ tn Heb “ephah.” The words “of grain” are supplied in the translation as a clarification.