Yehezkiel 3:27

3:27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue ¹  and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, ²  for they are a rebellious house.

Yehezkiel 4:14

4:14 And I said, “Ah, sovereign Lord, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat ³  has never entered my mouth.”

Yehezkiel 8:6

8:6 He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing – the great abominations that the people ⁴  of Israel are practicing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see greater abominations than these!”

Yehezkiel 16:6

16:6 “‘I passed by you and saw you kicking around helplessly in your blood. I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” ⁵ 

Yehezkiel 21:19

21:19 “You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

Yehezkiel 21:22

21:22 Into his right hand ⁶  comes the portent for Jerusalem – to set up battering rams, to give the signal ⁷  for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, ⁸  to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.

Yehezkiel 25:3

25:3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the sovereign Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says: You said “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile.

Yehezkiel 32:24

32:24 “Elam is there with all her hordes around her grave; all of them struck down by the sword. They went down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, those who spread terror in the land of the living. Now they will bear their shame with those who descend to the pit.

Yehezkiel 33:6

33:6 But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, ⁹  but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person’s death.’ ¹⁰ 

Yehezkiel 34:16

34:16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them – with judgment!

Yehezkiel 39:23

39:23 The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile due to their iniquity, ¹¹  for they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies; all of them died by the sword.

Yehezkiel 40:4

40:4 The man said to me, “Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention ¹²  to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. ¹³  Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”

Yehezkiel 44:13

44:13 They will not come near me to serve me as priest, nor will they come near any of my holy things, the things which are most sacred. They will bear the shame of the abominable deeds they have committed.

Yehezkiel 46:17-19

46:17 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will be his until the year of liberty; ¹⁴  then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance will only remain with his sons. 46:18 The prince will not take away any of the people’s inheritance by oppressively removing them from their property. He will give his sons an inheritance from his own possessions so that my people will not be scattered, each from his own property.’”

46:19 Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests which faced north. There I saw ¹⁵  a place at the extreme western end.

Yehezkiel 48:1

The Tribal Portions

48:1 “These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion.

Yehezkiel 48:10

48:10 These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter miles ¹⁶  in length, toward the west three and one-third miles ¹⁷  in width, toward the east three and one-third miles ¹⁸  in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter miles ¹⁹  in length; the sanctuary of the Lord will be in the middle.

Yehezkiel 48:15

48:15 “The remainder, one and two-thirds miles ²⁰  in width and eight and a quarter miles ²¹  in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it;

Yehezkiel 48:18

48:18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment will be three and one-third miles ²²  to the east and three and one-third miles toward the west, and it will be beside the holy allotment. Its produce will be for food for the workers of the city.

[3:27]  ¹ tn Heb “open your mouth.”

[3:27]  ² tn Heb “the listener will listen, the refuser will refuse.” Because the word for listening can also mean obeying, the nuance may be that the obedient will listen, or that the one who listens will obey. Also, although the verbs are not jussive as pointed in the MT, some translate them with a volitive sense: “the one who listens – let that one listen, the one who refuses – let that one refuse.”

[4:14]  ³ tn The Hebrew term refers to sacrificial meat not eaten by the appropriate time (Lev 7:18; 19:7).

[8:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[16:6]  ⁵ tc The translation reflects the Hebrew text, which repeats the statement, perhaps for emphasis. However, a few medieval Hebrew manuscripts, the Old Greek, and the Syriac do not include the repetition. The statement could have been accidentally repeated or the second occurrence could have been accidentally omitted. Based on the available evidence it is difficult to know which is more likely.

[21:22]  ⁶ tn Or “on the right side,” i.e., the omen mark on the right side of the liver.

[21:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “to open the mouth” for slaughter.

[21:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “to raise up a voice in a battle cry.”

[33:6]  ⁹ tn Or “in his punishment.” The phrase “in/for [a person’s] iniquity/punishment” occurs fourteen times in Ezekiel: here and in vv. 8 and 9; 3:18, 19; 4:17; 7:13, 16; 18: 17, 18, 19, 20; 24:23; 39:23. The Hebrew word for “iniquity” may also mean the “punishment” for iniquity or “guilt” of iniquity.

[33:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his blood from the hand of the watchman I will seek.”

[39:23]  ¹¹ tn Or “in their punishment.” The phrase “in/for [a person’s] iniquity/punishment” occurs fourteen times in Ezekiel: here; 3:18, 19; 4:17; 7:13, 16; 18: 17, 18, 19, 20; 24:23; 33:6, 8, 9. The Hebrew word for “iniquity” may also mean the “punishment” for iniquity or “guilt” of iniquity.

[40:4]  ¹² tn Heb “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and set your mind on.”

[40:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “in order to show (it) to you.”

[46:17]  ¹⁴ sn That is, the year of Jubilee (Lev 25:8-15).

[46:19]  ¹⁵ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[48:10]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:15]  ²⁰ tn Heb “five thousand cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).

[48:15]  ²¹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:18]  ²² tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers); the phrase occurs again later in this verse.