Ezekiel 2:6

2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ¹  and thorns ²  surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ³  for they are a rebellious house!

Ezekiel 4:9

4:9 “As for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, ⁴  put them in a single container, and make food ⁵  from them for yourself. For the same number of days that you lie on your side – 390 days ⁶  – you will eat it.

Ezekiel 13:20

13:20 “‘Therefore, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note ⁷  that I am against your wristbands with which you entrap people’s lives ⁸  like birds. I will tear them from your arms and will release the people’s lives, which you hunt like birds.

Ezekiel 16:52

16:52 So now, bear your disgrace, because you have given your sisters reason to justify their behavior. ⁹  Because the sins you have committed were more abominable than those of your sisters; they have become more righteous than you. So now, be ashamed and bear the disgrace of making your sisters appear righteous.

[2:6]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term occurs only here in the OT.

[2:6]  ² tn The Hebrew term is found elsewhere in the OT only in Ezek 28:24.

[2:6]  ³ tn Heb “of their faces.”

[4:9]  ⁴ sn Wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt. All these foods were common in Mesopotamia where Ezekiel was exiled.

[4:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “bread.”

[4:9]  ⁶ tc The LXX reads “190 days.”

[13:20]  ⁷ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[13:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “human lives” or “souls.”

[16:52]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “because you have interceded for your sisters with your sins.”