Ezekiel 11:5

11:5 Then the Spirit of the Lord came ¹  upon me and said to me, “Say: This is what the Lord says: ‘This is what you are thinking, ²  O house of Israel; I know what goes through your minds. ³ 

Ezekiel 13:6

13:6 They see delusion and their omens are a lie. ⁴  They say, “the Lord declares,” though the Lord has not sent them; ⁵  yet they expect their word to be confirmed. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 36:36

36:36 Then the nations which remain around you will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken – and I will do it!’

Ezekiel 37:1

The Valley of Dry Bones

37:1 The hand ⁷  of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed ⁸  me in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.

Ezekiel 37:14

37:14 I will place my breath ⁹  in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 44:4

44:4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed ¹⁰  the glory of the Lord filling the Lord’s temple, and I threw myself face down.

[11:5]  ¹ tn Heb “fell.”

[11:5]  ² tn The Hebrew verb commonly means “to say,” but may also mean “to think” (see also v. 3).

[11:5]  ³ tn Heb “I know the steps of your spirits.”

[13:6]  ⁴ sn The same description of a false prophet is found in Micah 2:11.

[13:6]  ⁵ sn The Lord has not sent them. A similar concept is found in Jer 14:14; 23:21.

[13:6]  ⁶ tn Or “confirmed”; NIV “to be fulfilled”; TEV “to come true.”

[37:1]  ⁷ tn Or “power.”

[37:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “caused me to rest.”

[37:14]  ¹⁰ tn Or “spirit.” This is likely an allusion to Gen 2 and God’s breath which creates life.

[44:4]  ¹³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.