Ezekiel 36:8

36:8 “‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon.

Ezekiel 11:11

11:11 This city will not be a cooking pot for you, and you will not be meat within it; I will judge you at the border of Israel.

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, if you will not listen to me. But my holy name will not be profaned again by your sacrifices and your idols.


tn Heb “they draw near to arrive.”

tn The Hebrew text does not have the negative particle, but it is implied. The negative particle in the previous line does double duty here.

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

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.

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

tn Or “gifts.”