Yehezkiel 3:1

3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you ¹  – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.”

Yehezkiel 3:4

3:4 He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.

Yehezkiel 3:10

3:10 And he said to me, “Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.

Yehezkiel 8:8

8:8 He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and discovered a doorway.

Yehezkiel 11:2

11:2 The Lord ²  said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

Yehezkiel 12:9

12:9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

Yehezkiel 12:22

12:22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, ‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?

Yehezkiel 12:27

12:27 “Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’

Yehezkiel 15:2

15:2 “Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine? ³ 

Yehezkiel 21:2

21:2 “Son of man, turn toward ⁴  Jerusalem ⁵  and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

Yehezkiel 22:24

22:24 “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that receives no rain ⁶  or showers in the day of my anger.’ ⁷ 

Yehezkiel 23:36

23:36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment ⁸  on Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds!

Yehezkiel 24:2

24:2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege ⁹  to Jerusalem ¹⁰  this very day.

Yehezkiel 29:2

29:2 “Son of man, turn toward ¹¹  Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

Yehezkiel 37:3

37:3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

[3:1]  ¹ tn Heb “eat what you find.”

[11:2]  ² tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:2]  ³ tn Most modern translations take the statement as a comparison (“how is vine wood better than any forest wood?”) based on the preposition מִן (min). But a comparison should have a word as an adjective or stative verb designating a quality, i.e., a word for “good/better” is lacking. The preposition is translated above in its partitive sense.

[15:2]  sn Comparing Israel to the wood of the vine may focus on Israel’s inferiority to the other nations. For the vine imagery in relation to Israel and the people of God, see Ps 80:8-13; John 15:1-7; Rom 11:17-22.

[21:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “set your face toward.”

[21:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[22:24]  ⁶ tc The MT reads “that is not cleansed”; the LXX reads “that is not drenched,” which assumes a different vowel pointing as well as the loss of a מ (mem) due to haplography. In light of the following reference to showers, the reading of the LXX certainly fits the context well. For a defense of the emendation, see L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:32. Yet the MT is not an unreasonable reading since uncleanness in the land also fits the context, and a poetic connection between rain and the land being uncleansed may be feasible since washing with water is elsewhere associated with cleansing (Num 8:7; 31:23; Ps 51:7).

[22:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “in a day of anger.”

[23:36]  ⁸ tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment. See 20:4; 22:2.

[24:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”

[24:2]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[29:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “set your face against.”