Ezekiel 12:23

12:23 Therefore tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: I hereby end this proverb; they will not recite it in Israel any longer.’ But say to them, ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. ¹ 

Ezekiel 12:25

12:25 For I, the Lord, will speak. Whatever word I speak will be accomplished. It will not be delayed any longer. Indeed in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and accomplish it, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 12:28

12:28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer! The word I speak will come to pass, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 16:63

16:63 Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent ²  when I make atonement for all you have done, ³  declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 20:27

20:27 “Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: In this way too your fathers blasphemed me when they were unfaithful to me.

Ezekiel 20:39

20:39 “‘As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Each of you go and serve your idols, ⁴  if you will not listen to me. ⁵  But my holy name will not be profaned ⁶  again by your sacrifices ⁷  and your idols.

Ezekiel 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. ⁸ 

Ezekiel 33:22

33:22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me ⁹  the evening before the refugee reached me, but the Lord ¹⁰  opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived ¹¹  in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak. ¹² 

Ezekiel 34:10

34:10 This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand my sheep from their hand. I will no longer let them be shepherds; ¹³  the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore. I will rescue my sheep from their mouth, so that they will no longer be food for them.

Ezekiel 37:23

37:23 They will not defile themselves with their idols, their detestable things, and all their rebellious deeds. I will save them from all their unfaithfulness ¹⁴  by which they sinned. I will purify them; they will become my people and I will become their God.

Ezekiel 39:7

39:7 “‘I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. ¹⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “the days draw near and the word of every vision (draws near).”

² tn Heb “and your mouth will not be open any longer.”

³ tn Heb “when I make atonement for you for all which you have done.”

³ sn Compare the irony here to Amos 4:4 and Jer 44:25.

⁴ tn Heb “and after, if you will not listen to me.” The translation leaves out “and after” for smoothness. The text is difficult. M. Greenberg (Ezekiel [AB], 1:374) suggests that it may mean “but afterwards, if you will not listen to me…” with an unspoken threat.

⁵ sn A similar concept may be found in Lev 18:21; 20:3.

⁶ tn Or “gifts.”

⁴ tn Heb “I will put fear in the land of Egypt.”

⁵ tn The other occurrences of the phrase “the hand of the Lord” in Ezekiel are in the context of prophetic visions.

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “by the time of the arrival to me.” For clarity the translation specifies the refugee as the one who arrived.

⁸ sn Ezekiel’s God-imposed muteness was lifted (see 3:26).

⁶ tn Heb “I will cause them to cease from feeding sheep.”

⁷ tc Heb “their dwellings.” The text as it stands does not make sense. Based on the LXX, a slight emendation of two vowels, including a mater, yields the reading “from their turning,” a reference here to their turning from God and deviating from his commandments. See BDB 1000 s.v. מְשׁוּבָה, and D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:407.

⁸ sn The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” The Lord’s holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is “set apart” from the world over which he rules. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. This expression is a common title for the Lord in the book of Isaiah.