Ezekiel 29:16

29:16 It will never again be Israel’s source of confidence, but a reminder of how they sinned by turning to Egypt for help. ¹  Then they will know that I am the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 28:26

28:26 They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely ²  when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”

Ezekiel 38:11

38:11 You will say, “I will invade ³  a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against ⁴  those living quietly in security – all of them living without walls and barred gates –

Ezekiel 39:6

39:6 I will send fire on Magog and those who live securely in the coastlands; then they will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 30:6

30:6 “‘This is what the Lord says:

Egypt’s supporters will fall;

her confident pride will crumble. ⁵ 

From Migdol to Syene ⁶  they will die by the sword within her,

declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 30:9

30:9 On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; ⁷  for beware – it is coming!

Ezekiel 30:18

30:18 In Tahpanhes the day will be dark ⁸ 

when I break the yoke of Egypt there.

Her confident pride will cease within her;

a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

Ezekiel 33:13

33:13 Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.

Ezekiel 33:28

33:28 I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.

Ezekiel 34:25

34:25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely ⁹  in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods. ¹⁰ 

Ezekiel 24:21

24:21 Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary – the source of your confident pride, ¹¹  the object in which your eyes delight, ¹²  and your life’s passion. ¹³  Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die ¹⁴  by the sword.

Ezekiel 34:27

34:27 The trees of the field will yield their fruit and the earth will yield its crops. They will live securely on their land; they will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

¹ tn Heb “reminding of iniquity when they turned after them.”

² sn This promise was given in Lev 25:18-19.

³ tn Heb “go up against.”

⁴ tn Heb “come (to).”

⁴ tn Heb “come down.”

⁵ sn Syene is known as Aswan today.

⁵ tn Heb “in the day of Egypt.” The word “doom” has been added in the translation to clarify the nature of this day.

⁶ sn In Zeph 1:15 darkness is associated with the day of the Lord.

⁷ tn The phrase “live securely” occurs in Ezek 28:26; 38:8, 11, 14; 39:26 as an expression of freedom from fear. It is a promised blessing resulting from obedience (see Lev 26:5-6).

⁸ sn The woods were typically considered to be places of danger (Ps 104:20-21; Jer 5:6).

⁸ tn Heb “the pride of your strength” means “your strong pride.”

⁹ sn Heb “the delight of your eyes.” Just as Ezekiel was deprived of his beloved wife (v. 16, the “desire” of his “eyes”) so the Lord would be forced to remove the object of his devotion, the temple, which symbolized his close relationship to his covenant people.

¹⁰ tn Heb “the object of compassion of your soul.” The accentuation in the traditional Hebrew text indicates that the descriptive phrases (“the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life’s passion”) modify the preceding “my sanctuary.”

¹¹ tn Heb “fall.”