Yehezkiel 20:46

20:46 “Son of man, turn toward ¹  the south, ²  and speak out against the south. ³  Prophesy against the open scrub ⁴  land of the Negev,

Yehezkiel 21:31-32

21:31 I will pour out my anger on you;

the fire of my fury I will blow on you.

I will hand you over to brutal men,

who are skilled in destruction.

21:32 You will become fuel for the fire –

your blood will stain the middle of the land; ⁵ 

you will no longer be remembered,

for I, the Lord, have spoken.’”

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, ⁶ 

Yehezkiel 38:19

38:19 In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, ⁷  I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake ⁸  in the land of Israel.

Yehezkiel 39:25

39:25 “Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Now I will restore ⁹  the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have mercy on the entire house of Israel. I will be zealous for my holy name.

[20:46]  ¹ tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.

[20:46]  ² tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.

[20:46]  ³ tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.

[20:46]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.

[21:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “your blood will be in the middle of the land.”

[23:14]  ⁶ tn The only other occurrence of the Hebrew term is in Jer 22:14.

[38:19]  ⁷ sn The phrase “in the fire of my fury” occurs in Ezek 21:31; 22:21, 31.

[38:19]  ⁸ tn Or “shaking.”

[39:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “cause to return.”