Ezekiel 17:15

17:15 But this one from Israel’s royal family ¹  rebelled against the king of Babylon ²  by sending his emissaries to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he prosper? Will the one doing these things escape? Can he break the covenant and escape?

Ezekiel 20:42

20:42 Then you will know that I am the Lord when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land I swore ³  to give to your fathers.

Ezekiel 21:11

21:11 “‘He gave it to be polished,

to be grasped in the hand –

the sword is sharpened, it is polished –

giving it into the hand of the executioner.

Ezekiel 21:29

21:29 while seeing false visions for you

and reading lying omens for you ⁴  –

to place that sword ⁵  on the necks of the profane wicked, ⁶ 

whose day has come,

the time of final punishment.

Ezekiel 30:21

30:21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm ⁷  of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ⁸  Look, it has not been bandaged for healing or set with a dressing so that it might become strong enough to grasp a sword.

Ezekiel 20:28

20:28 I brought them to the land which I swore ⁹  to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the member of the royal family, v. 13) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of Babylon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the seeing concerning you falsehood, in divining concerning you a lie.” This probably refers to the attempts of the Ammonites to ward off judgment through prophetic visions and divination.

⁶ tn Heb “you”; the referent (the sword mentioned in v. 28) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ sn The second half of the verse appears to state that the sword of judgment would fall upon the wicked, despite their efforts to prevent it.

⁷ sn The expression “breaking the arm” indicates the removal of power (Ps 10:15; 37:17; Job 38:15; Jer 48:25).

⁸ sn This may refer to the event recorded in Jer 37:5.

⁹ tn Heb “which I lifted up my hand.”