Ezekiel 2:4

2:4 The people ¹  to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, ²  and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ ³ 

Ezekiel 3:1

3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you ⁴  – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.”

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 13:2

13:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to the prophets who prophesy from their imagination: ⁵  ‘Hear the word of the Lord!

Ezekiel 13:6

13:6 They see delusion and their omens are a lie. ⁶  They say, “the Lord declares,” though the Lord has not sent them; ⁷  yet they expect their word to be confirmed. ⁸ 

Ezekiel 13:16

13:16 those prophets of Israel who would prophesy about Jerusalem ⁹  and would see visions of peace for it, when there was no peace,” declares the sovereign Lord.’

Ezekiel 14:6

14:6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Return! Turn from your idols, and turn your faces away from your abominations.

Ezekiel 39:1

39:1 “As for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal!

[2:4]  ¹ tn Heb “sons.” The word choice may reflect treaty idiom, where the relationship between an overlord and his subjects can be described as that of father and son.

[2:4]  ² tc Heb “stern of face and hard of heart.” The phrases “stern of face” and “hard of heart” are lacking in the LXX.

[2:4]  ³ tn The phrase “thus says [the Lord]” occurs 129 times in Ezekiel; the announcement is identical to the way messengers often introduced their messages (Gen 32:5; 45:9; Exod 5:10; Num 20:14; Judg 11:15).

[3:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “eat what you find.”

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “from their mind.”

[13:6]  ¹⁰ sn The same description of a false prophet is found in Micah 2:11.

[13:6]  ¹¹ sn The Lord has not sent them. A similar concept is found in Jer 14:14; 23:21.

[13:6]  ¹² tn Or “confirmed”; NIV “to be fulfilled”; TEV “to come true.”

[13:16]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.