Ezekiel 15:4

15:4 No! ¹  It is thrown in the fire for fuel; when the fire has burned up both ends of it and it is charred in the middle, will it be useful for anything?

Ezekiel 16:14

16:14 Your fame ²  spread among the nations because of your beauty; your beauty was perfect because of the splendor which I bestowed on you, declares the sovereign Lord. ³ 

Ezekiel 16:33

16:33 All prostitutes receive payment, ⁴  but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

Ezekiel 18:15

18:15 He does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains, does not pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife,

Ezekiel 20:16

20:16 I did this ⁵  because they rejected my regulations, did not follow my statutes, and desecrated my Sabbaths; for their hearts followed their idols. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 20:24

20:24 I did this ⁷  because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on ⁸  their fathers’ idols.

Ezekiel 25:10

25:10 I will hand it over, ⁹  along with the Ammonites, ¹⁰  to the tribes ¹¹  of the east, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.

Ezekiel 31:11

31:11 I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, ¹²  as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.

Ezekiel 32:20

32:20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; they carry her and all her hordes away.

Ezekiel 44:29

44:29 They may eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, and every devoted thing in Israel will be theirs.

Ezekiel 48:12

48:12 It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border of the Levites.

Ezekiel 48:14

48:14 They must not sell or exchange any of it; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apart ¹³  to the Lord.

[15:4]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws one’s attention to something. Sometimes it may be translated as a verb of perception; here it is treated as a particle that fits the context (so also in v. 5, but with a different English word).

[16:14]  ² tn Heb “name.”

[16:14]  ³ sn The description of the nation Israel in vv. 10-14 recalls the splendor of the nation’s golden age under King Solomon.

[16:33]  ³ tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.

[20:16]  ⁴ tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 15-16 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.

[20:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “for after their idols their heart was going.” The use of the active participle (“was going”) in the Hebrew text draws attention to the ongoing nature of their idolatrous behavior.

[20:24]  ⁵ tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 23-24 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.

[20:24]  ⁶ tn Or “they worshiped” (NCV, TEV, CEV); Heb “their eyes were on” or “were after” (cf. v. 16).

[25:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will give it for a possession.”

[25:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon” (twice in this verse).

[25:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “the sons.”

[31:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “acting he has acted with regard to it.” The infinitive absolute precedes the main verb to emphasize the certainty and decisiveness of the action depicted.

[48:14]  ⁸ tn Or “holy.”