Ezekiel 16:20

16:20 “‘You took your sons and your daughters whom you bore to me and you sacrificed them ¹  as food for the idols to eat. As if your prostitution not enough,

Ezekiel 16:33

16:33 All prostitutes receive payment, ²  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 18:12

18:12 oppresses the poor and the needy, ³  commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to ⁴  idols, performs abominable acts,

Ezekiel 18:14

18:14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example. ⁵ 

Ezekiel 20:32

20:32 “‘What you plan ⁶  will never happen. You say, “We will be ⁷  like the nations, like the clans of the lands, who serve gods of wood and stone.” ⁸ 

Ezekiel 34:26

34:26 I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing. ⁹ 

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.

[16:20]  ¹ sn The sacrifice of children was prohibited in Lev 18:21; 20:2; Deut 12:31; 18:10.

[16:33]  ² tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.

[18:12]  ³ sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 14:69; Ps 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).

[18:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”

[18:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he sees and does not do likewise.”

[20:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “what comes upon your mind.”

[20:32]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew could also read: “Let us be.”

[20:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “serving wood and stone.”

[34:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “showers of blessing.” Abundant rain, which in turn produces fruit and crops (v. 27), is a covenantal blessing for obedience (Lev 26:4).