Yehezkiel 13:10

13:10 “‘This is because they have led my people astray saying, “All is well,” ¹  when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, ²  they coat it with whitewash.

Yehezkiel 23:8

23:8 She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men had sex with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her. ³ 

Yehezkiel 23:42

23:42 The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, ⁴  including all kinds of men; ⁵  even Sabeans ⁶  were brought from the desert. The sisters ⁷  put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Yehezkiel 44:23

44:23 Moreover, they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the ceremonially unclean and the clean. ⁸ 

[13:10]  ¹ tn Or “peace.”

[13:10]  ² tn The Hebrew word only occurs here in the Bible. According to L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 1:202-3) it is also used in the Mishnah of a wall of rough stones without mortar. This fits the context here comparing the false prophetic messages to a nice coat of whitewash on a structurally unstable wall.

[23:8]  ³ tn Heb “and poured out their harlotry on her.”

[23:42]  ⁴ tn Heb “(was) in her.”

[23:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “and men from the multitude of mankind.”

[23:42]  ⁶ tn An alternate reading is “drunkards.” Sheba is located in the area of modern day Yemen.

[23:42]  ⁷ tn Heb “they”; the referents (the sisters) have been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[44:23]  ⁸ sn This task was a fundamental role of the priest (Lev 10:10).