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 ¹  the Cherethites ²  and destroy those who remain on the seacoast.

Yehezkiel 30:13

30:13 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

I will destroy the idols,

and put an end to the gods of Memphis.

There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;

so I will make the land of Egypt fearful. ³ 

Yehezkiel 33:22

33:22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me ⁴  the evening before the refugee reached me, but the Lord ⁵  opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived ⁶  in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak. ⁷ 

[25:16]  ¹ tn In Hebrew the verb “and I will cut off” sounds like its object, “the Cherethites,” and draws attention to the statement.

[25:16]  ² sn This is a name for the Philistines, many of whom migrated to Palestine from Crete.

[30:13]  ³ tn Heb “I will put fear in the land of Egypt.”

[33:22]  ⁴ tn The other occurrences of the phrase “the hand of the Lord” in Ezekiel are in the context of prophetic visions.

[33:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “by the time of the arrival to me.” For clarity the translation specifies the refugee as the one who arrived.

[33:22]  ⁷ sn Ezekiel’s God-imposed muteness was lifted (see 3:26).