Yehezkiel 7:2

7:2 “You, son of man – this is what the sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land! ¹ 

Yehezkiel 14:14

14:14 Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, ²  and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign Lord.

Yehezkiel 16:4

16:4 As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water; ³  you were certainly not rubbed down with salt, nor wrapped with blankets. ⁴ 

Yehezkiel 16:59

16:59 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.

Yehezkiel 18:6

18:6 does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains ⁵  or pray to the idols ⁶  of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, does not have sexual relations with a ⁷  woman during her period,

Yehezkiel 18:12

18:12 oppresses the poor and the needy, ⁸  commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to ⁹  idols, performs abominable acts,

Yehezkiel 20:7

20:7 I said to them, “Each of you must get rid of the detestable idols you keep before you, ¹⁰  and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”

Yehezkiel 20:22

20:22 But I refrained from doing so, ¹¹  and acted instead for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Yehezkiel 23:27

23:27 So I will put an end to your obscene conduct and your prostitution which you have practiced in the land of Egypt. ¹²  You will not seek their help ¹³  or remember Egypt anymore.

Yehezkiel 24:25

24:25 “And you, son of man, this is what will happen on the day I take ¹⁴  from them their stronghold – their beautiful source of joy, the object in which their eyes delight, and the main concern of their lives, ¹⁵  as well as their sons and daughters: ¹⁶ 

Yehezkiel 28:24

28:24 “‘No longer will Israel suffer from the sharp briers ¹⁷  or painful thorns of all who surround and scorn them. ¹⁸  Then they will know that I am the sovereign Lord.

Yehezkiel 29:16

29:16 It will never again be Israel’s source of confidence, but a reminder of how they sinned by turning to Egypt for help. ¹⁹  Then they will know that I am the sovereign Lord.’”

Yehezkiel 33:25

33:25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: You eat the meat with the blood still in it, ²⁰  pray to ²¹  your idols, and shed blood. Do you really think you will possess ²²  the land?

[7:2]  ¹ tn Or “earth.” Elsewhere the expression “four corners of the earth” figuratively refers to the whole earth (Isa 11:12).

[14:14]  ² sn Traditionally this has been understood as a reference to the biblical Daniel, though he was still quite young when Ezekiel prophesied. One wonders if he had developed a reputation as an intercessor by this point. For this reason some prefer to see a reference to a ruler named Danel, known in Canaanite legend for his justice and wisdom. In this case all three of the individuals named would be non-Israelites, however the Ugaritic Danel is not known to have qualities of faith in the Lord that would place him in the company of the other men. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:447-50.

[16:4]  ³ tn Heb “in water you were not washed for cleansing” or “with water you were not washed smooth” (see D. I. Block, Ezekiel [NICOT], 1:473, n. 57, for a discussion of possible meanings of this hapax legomenon).

[16:4]  ⁴ sn Arab midwives still cut the umbilical cords of infants and then proceed to apply salt and oil to their bodies.

[18:6]  ⁵ tn Heb, “on the mountains he does not eat.” The mountains are often mentioned as the place where idolatrous sacrifices were eaten (Ezek 20:28; 22:9; 34:6).

[18:6]  ⁶ tn Heb, “does not lift up his eyes.” This refers to looking to idols for help.

[18:6]  ⁷ tn Heb, “does not draw near to.” “Draw near” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse (Lev 18:14; Deut 22:14; Isa 8:3).

[18:12]  ⁸ sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 14:69; Ps 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).

[18:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”

[20:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of his eyes, throw away.” The Pentateuch does not refer to the Israelites worshiping idols in Egypt, but Josh 24:14 appears to suggest that they did so.

[20:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “drew my hand back.” This idiom also occurs in Lam 2:8 and Ps 74:11.

[23:27]  ¹² tn Heb “I will cause your obscene conduct to cease from you and your harlotry from the land of Egypt.”

[23:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “lift your eyes to them.”

[24:25]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “(Will) it not (be) in the day I take?”

[24:25]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the uplifting of their soul.” According to BDB 672 s.v. מַשָּׂא 2, the term “uplifting” refers to “that to which they lift up their soul, their heart’s desire.” However, this text is the only one listed for this use. It seems more likely that the term has its well-attested nuance of “burden, load,” here and refers to that which weighs them down emotionally and is a constant source of concern or worry.

[24:25]  ¹⁶ tn In the Hebrew text there is no conjunction before “their sons and daughters.” For this reason one might assume that the preceding descriptive phrases refer to the sons and daughters, but verse 21 suggests otherwise. The descriptive phrases appear to refer to the “stronghold,” which parallels “my sanctuary” in verse 21. The children constitute a separate category.

[28:24]  ¹⁷ sn Similar language is used in reference to Israel’s adversaries in Num 33:55; Josh 23:13.

[28:24]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and there will not be for the house of Israel a brier that pricks and a thorn that inflicts pain from all the ones who surround them, the ones who scorn them.”

[29:16]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “reminding of iniquity when they turned after them.”

[33:25]  ²⁰ sn This practice was a violation of Levitical law (see Lev 19:26).

[33:25]  ²¹ tn Heb “lift up your eyes.”

[33:25]  ²² tn Heb “Will you possess?”