17:24 All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord.
I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree.
I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout.
I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!’”
24:14 “‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment 3 is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! 4 I will judge you 5 according to your conduct 6 and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
24:1 The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month 7 :
15:1 The word of the Lord came to me:
1 tn Or “calm myself.”
2 tn The Hebrew noun translated “jealousy” is used in the human realm to describe suspicion of adultery (Num 5:14ff.; Prov 6:34). Since Israel’s relationship with God was often compared to a marriage this term is appropriate here. The term occurs elsewhere in Ezekiel in 8:3, 5; 16:38, 42; 23:25.
3 tn Heb “it”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Or perhaps, “change my mind.”
5 tc Some medieval Hebrew
6 tn Heb “ways.”
7 tn The date of this oracle was January 15, 588
8 sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself! For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.