Yehezkiel 17:21

17:21 All the choice men ¹  among his troops will die ²  by the sword and the survivors will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken!

Yehezkiel 20:12

20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths ³  as a reminder of our relationship, ⁴  so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them. ⁵ 

Yehezkiel 21:9

21:9 “Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened,

and also polished.

Yehezkiel 21:26

21:26 this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Tear off the turban, ⁶ 

take off the crown!

Things must change! ⁷ 

Exalt the lowly,

bring down the proud! ⁸ 

Yehezkiel 23:14

23:14 But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red, ⁹ 

Yehezkiel 23:48

23:48 I will put an end to the obscene conduct in the land; all the women will learn a lesson from this and not engage in obscene conduct.

Yehezkiel 25:16

25:16 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill ¹⁰  the Cherethites ¹¹  and destroy those who remain on the seacoast.

Yehezkiel 26:19

26:19 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging ¹²  waters overwhelm you,

Yehezkiel 28:9

28:9 Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you –

though you are a man and not a god –

when you are in the power of those who wound you?

Yehezkiel 33:28

33:28 I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.

Yehezkiel 36:8

36:8 “‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon. ¹³ 

Yehezkiel 36:33

36:33 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: In the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will populate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt.

Yehezkiel 36:37

36:37 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: ¹⁴  I will multiply their people like sheep. ¹⁵ 

Yehezkiel 43:23

43:23 When you have finished purifying it, you will offer an unblemished young bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.

Yehezkiel 43:25

43:25 “For seven days you will provide every day a goat for a sin offering; a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish, will be provided.

Yehezkiel 44:27

44:27 On the day he enters the sanctuary, into the inner court to serve in the sanctuary, he must offer his sin offering, declares the sovereign Lord.

[17:21]  ¹ tc Some manuscripts and versions read “choice men,” while most manuscripts read “fugitives”; the difference arises from the reversal, or metathesis, of two letters, מִבְרָחָיו (mivrakhyv) for מִבְחָריו (mivkharyv).

[17:21]  ² tn Heb “fall.”

[20:12]  ³ sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

[20:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

[20:12]  ⁵ tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

[21:26]  ⁶ tn Elsewhere in the Bible the turban is worn by priests (Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:28, 31; Lev 8:9; 16:4), but here a royal crown is in view.

[21:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “This not this.”

[21:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “the high one.”

[23:14]  ⁹ tn The only other occurrence of the Hebrew term is in Jer 22:14.

[25:16]  ¹⁰ tn In Hebrew the verb “and I will cut off” sounds like its object, “the Cherethites,” and draws attention to the statement.

[25:16]  ¹¹ sn This is a name for the Philistines, many of whom migrated to Palestine from Crete.

[26:19]  ¹² tn Heb “many.”

[36:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “they draw near to arrive.”

[36:37]  ¹⁴ tn The Niphal verb may have a tolerative function here, “Again (for) this I will allow myself to be sought by the house of Israel to act for them.” Or it may be reflexive: “I will reveal myself to the house of Israel by doing this also.”

[36:37]  ¹⁵ sn Heb “I will multiply them like sheep, human(s).”