Yehezkiel 3:27

3:27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue ¹  and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, ²  for they are a rebellious house.

Yehezkiel 5:13

5:13 Then my anger will be fully vented; I will exhaust my rage on them, and I will be appeased. ³  Then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken in my jealousy ⁴  when I have fully vented my rage against them.

Yehezkiel 14:6

14:6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Return! Turn from your idols, and turn your faces away from your abominations.

Yehezkiel 16:61

16:61 Then you will remember your conduct, and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my covenant with you.

Yehezkiel 17:24

17:24 All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord.

I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree.

I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout.

I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!’”

Yehezkiel 24:13

24:13 You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. ⁵ 

I tried to cleanse you, ⁶  but you are not clean.

You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness ⁷ 

until I have exhausted my anger on you.

Yehezkiel 24:27

24:27 On that day you will be able to speak again; ⁸  you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the Lord.”

Yehezkiel 28:25

28:25 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: When I regather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are dispersed, I will reveal my sovereign power ⁹  over them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their land that I gave to my servant Jacob.

Yehezkiel 36:22

36:22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation ¹⁰  which you profaned among the nations where you went.

Yehezkiel 37:21

37:21 Then tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from round about and bring them to their land.

Yehezkiel 40:4

40:4 The man said to me, “Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention ¹¹  to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. ¹²  Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”

[3:27]  ¹ tn Heb “open your mouth.”

[3:27]  ² tn Heb “the listener will listen, the refuser will refuse.” Because the word for listening can also mean obeying, the nuance may be that the obedient will listen, or that the one who listens will obey. Also, although the verbs are not jussive as pointed in the MT, some translate them with a volitive sense: “the one who listens – let that one listen, the one who refuses – let that one refuse.”

[5:13]  ³ tn Or “calm myself.”

[5:13]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew noun translated “jealousy” is used in the human realm to describe suspicion of adultery (Num 5:14ff.; Prov 6:34). Since Israel’s relationship with God was often compared to a marriage this term is appropriate here. The term occurs elsewhere in Ezekiel in 8:3, 5; 16:38, 42; 23:25.

[24:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “in your uncleanness (is) obscene conduct.”

[24:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “because I cleansed you.” In this context (see especially the very next statement), the statement must refer to divine intention and purpose. Despite God’s efforts to cleanse his people, they resisted him and remained morally impure.

[24:13]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds the word “again.”

[24:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “your mouth will open.”

[28:25]  ⁹ tn Or “reveal my holiness.” See verse 22.

[36:22]  ¹⁰ sn In Ezek 20:22 God refrained from punishment for the sake of his holy name. Here God’s reputation is the basis for Israel’s restoration.

[40:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and set your mind on.”

[40:4]  ¹² tn Heb “in order to show (it) to you.”