Ezekiel 22:7

22:7 They have treated father and mother with contempt ¹  within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow ²  within you.

Ezekiel 23:3

23:3 They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution. Their breasts were squeezed there; lovers ³  fondled their virgin nipples there.

Ezekiel 23:38

23:38 Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day ⁴  they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths.

Ezekiel 31:11

31:11 I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, ⁵  as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.

[22:7]  ¹ tn Heb “treated lightly, cursed.”

[22:7]  ² tn Widows and orphans are often coupled together in the OT (Deut 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:19-21; 26:12-13; Jer 7:6; 22:3). They represented all who were poor and vulnerable to economic exploitation.

[23:3]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text the subject is left unstated and must be supplied from the context.

[23:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “in that day.”

[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.