Yehezkiel 16:51

16:51 Samaria has not committed half the sins you have; you have done more abominable deeds than they did. ¹  You have made your sisters appear righteous with all the abominable things you have done.

Yehezkiel 19:11

19:11 Its boughs were strong, fit ²  for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds.

It stood out because of its height and its many branches. ³ 

Yehezkiel 20:14

20:14 I acted 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 20:22

20:22 But I refrained from doing so, ⁴  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 44:25

44:25 “‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; ⁵  however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.

[16:51]  ¹ tn Or “you have multiplied your abominable deeds beyond them.”

[19:11]  ² tn The word “fit” does not occur in the Hebrew text.

[19:11]  ³ tn Heb “and it was seen by its height and by the abundance of its branches.”

[20:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “drew my hand back.” This idiom also occurs in Lam 2:8 and Ps 74:11.

[44:25]  ⁵ sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3).