Yehezkiel 7:8

7:8 Soon now I will pour out my rage ¹  on you; I will fully vent my anger against you. I will judge you according to your behavior. I will hold you accountable for all your abominable practices.

Yehezkiel 11:3

11:3 They say, ²  ‘The time is not near to build houses; ³  the city ⁴  is a cooking pot ⁵  and we are the meat in it.’

[7:8]  ¹ tn The expression “to pour out rage” also occurs in Ezek 9:8; 14:19; 20:8, 13, 21; 22:31; 30:15; 36:18.

[11:3]  ² tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.

[11:3]  ³ sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.

[11:3]  ⁵ sn Jerusalem is also compared to a pot in Ezek 24:3-8. The siege of the city is pictured as heating up the pot.