Ezekiel 21:32

21:32 You will become fuel for the fire –

your blood will stain the middle of the land; ¹ 

you will no longer be remembered,

for I, the Lord, have spoken.’”

Psalms 83:3-6

83:3 They carefully plot ²  against your people,

and make plans to harm ³  the ones you cherish. ⁴ 

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! ⁵ 

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

83:5 Yes, ⁶  they devise a unified strategy; ⁷ 

they form an alliance ⁸  against you.

83:6 It includes ⁹  the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites, ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 23:16

23:16 “Take the harp,

go through the city,

forgotten prostitute!

Play it well,

play lots of songs,

so you’ll be noticed!” ¹¹ 

[21:32]  ¹ tn Heb “your blood will be in the middle of the land.”

[83:3]  ² tn Heb “they make crafty a plot.”

[83:3]  ³ tn Heb “and consult together against.”

[83:3]  ⁴ tn The passive participle of the Hebrew verb צָפַן (tsafan, “to hide”) is used here in the sense of “treasured; cherished.”

[83:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

[83:5]  ⁶ tn Or “for.”

[83:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “they consult [with] a heart together.”

[83:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[83:6]  ⁹ tn The words “it includes” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[83:6]  ¹⁰ sn The Hagrites are also mentioned in 1 Chr 5:10, 19-20.

[23:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “so you will be remembered.”