Ezekiel 12:27

12:27 “Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’

Ezekiel 20:32

20:32 “‘What you plan ¹  will never happen. You say, “We will be ²  like the nations, like the clans of the lands, who serve gods of wood and stone.” ³ 

Ezekiel 20:49

20:49 Then I said, “O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, ‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”

Ezekiel 22:28

22:28 Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash. ⁴  They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ when the Lord has not spoken.

Ezekiel 36:13

36:13 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Because they are saying to you, “You are a devourer of men, and bereave your nation of children,”

Ezekiel 37:11

37:11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

[20:32]  ¹ tn Heb “what comes upon your mind.”

[20:32]  ² tn The Hebrew could also read: “Let us be.”

[20:32]  ³ tn Heb “serving wood and stone.”

[22:28]  ¹ tn Heb “her prophets coat for themselves with whitewash.” The expression may be based on Ezek 13:10-15.