Yehezkiel 3:17

3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman ¹  for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.

Yehezkiel 20:12

20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths ²  as a reminder of our relationship, ³  so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them. ⁴ 

Yehezkiel 29:15

29:15 It will be the most insignificant of the kingdoms; it will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small that they will not rule over the nations.

Yehezkiel 30:18

30:18 In Tahpanhes the day will be dark ⁵ 

when I break the yoke of Egypt there.

Her confident pride will cease within her;

a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

Yehezkiel 33:32

33:32 Realize ⁶  that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. ⁷  They hear your words, but they do not obey them. ⁸ 

Yehezkiel 44:29

44:29 They may eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, and every devoted thing in Israel will be theirs.

[3:17]  ¹ tn The literal role of a watchman is described in 2 Sam 18:24; 2 Kgs 9:17.

[20:12]  ² sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

[20:12]  ³ tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

[20:12]  ⁴ tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

[30:18]  ⁵ sn In Zeph 1:15 darkness is associated with the day of the Lord.

[33:32]  ⁶ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[33:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “one who makes playing music well.”

[33:32]  ⁸ sn Similar responses are found in Isa 29:13; Matt 21:28-32; James 1:22-25.