Ezekiel 11:3

11:3 They say, ¹  ‘The time is not near to build houses; ²  the city ³  is a cooking pot ⁴  and we are the meat in it.’

Ezekiel 22:5

22:5 Those both near and far from you will mock you, you with your bad reputation, ⁵  full of turmoil.

Ezekiel 23:5

23:5 “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. ⁶  She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians ⁷  – warriors ⁸ 

[11:3]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.

[11:3]  ² sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).

[11:3]  ³ tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.

[11:3]  ⁴ sn Jerusalem is also compared to a pot in Ezek 24:3-8. The siege of the city is pictured as heating up the pot.

[22:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “unclean of name.”

[23:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “while she was under me.” The expression indicates that Oholah is viewed as the Lord’s wife. See Num 5:19-20, 29.

[23:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Assyria.”

[23:5]  ¹¹ tn The term apparently refers to Assyrian military officers; it is better construed with the description that follows. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:738.