Ezekiel 3:14

3:14 A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, ¹  my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully ²  on me.

Ezekiel 11:20

11:20 so that they may follow my statutes and observe my regulations and carry them out. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. ³ 

Ezekiel 17:8

17:8 In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted

to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.

Ezekiel 20:12

20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths ⁴  as a reminder of our relationship, ⁵  so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 22:3

22:3 Then say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: O city, who spills blood within herself (which brings on her doom), ⁷  and who makes herself idols (which results in impurity),

Ezekiel 23:44

23:44 They had sex with her ⁸  as one does with a prostitute. In this way they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, promiscuous women.

Ezekiel 25:10

25:10 I will hand it over, ⁹  along with the Ammonites, ¹⁰  to the tribes ¹¹  of the east, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.

Ezekiel 31:9

31:9 I made it beautiful with its many branches;

all the trees of Eden, in the garden of God, envied it.

[3:14]  ¹ tn The traditional interpretation is that Ezekiel embarked on his mission with bitterness and anger, either reflecting God’s attitude toward the sinful people or his own feelings about having to carry out such an unpleasant task. L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 1:13) takes “bitterly” as a misplaced marginal note and understands the following word, normally translated “anger,” in the sense of fervor or passion. He translates, “I was passionately moved” (p. 4). Another option is to take the word translated “bitterly” as a verb meaning “strengthened” (attested in Ugaritic). See G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 152.

[3:14]  ² tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was on me heavily.” The “hand of the Lord” is a metaphor for his power or influence; the modifier conveys intensity.

[11:20]  ³ sn The expression They will be my people, and I will be their God occurs as a promise to Abraham (Gen 17:8), Moses (Exod 6:7), and the nation (Exod 29:45).

[20:12]  ⁵ sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

[20:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

[20:12]  ⁷ tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

[22:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “her time”; this refers to the time of impending judgment (see the note on “doom” in v. 4).

[23:44]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they came to her.”

[25:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will give it for a possession.”

[25:10]  ¹² tn Heb “the sons of Ammon” (twice in this verse).

[25:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “the sons.”