Ezekiel 3:6

3:6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand ¹  – surely if ²  I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!

Ezekiel 3:27

3:27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue ³  and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, ⁴  for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 12:28

12:28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer! The word I speak will come to pass, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 20:5

20:5 and say to them:

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore ⁵  to the descendants ⁶  of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore ⁷  to them, “I am the Lord your God.”

Ezekiel 20:27

20:27 “Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: In this way too your fathers blasphemed me when they were unfaithful to me.

Ezekiel 33:2

33:2 “Son of man, speak to your people, ⁸  and say to them, ‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.

Ezekiel 33:11

33:11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior ⁹  and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! ¹⁰  Why should you die, O house of Israel?’

Ezekiel 34:2

34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds ¹¹  of Israel; prophesy, and say to them – to the shepherds: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?

Ezekiel 37:12

37:12 Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:21

37:21 Then tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from round about and bring them to their land.

Ezekiel 40:42

40:42 The four tables for the burnt offering were of carved stone, 32 inches ¹²  long, 32 inches ¹³  wide, and 21 inches ¹⁴  high. They would put the instruments which they used to slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “hear.”

[3:6]  ² tc The MT reads “if not” but most ancient versions translate only “if.” The expression occurs with this sense in Isa 5:9; 14:24. See also Ezek 34:8; 36:5; 38:19.

[3:27]  ³ tn Heb “open your mouth.”

[3:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “the listener will listen, the refuser will refuse.” Because the word for listening can also mean obeying, the nuance may be that the obedient will listen, or that the one who listens will obey. Also, although the verbs are not jussive as pointed in the MT, some translate them with a volitive sense: “the one who listens – let that one listen, the one who refuses – let that one refuse.”

[20:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[20:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “seed.”

[20:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[33:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons of your people.”

[33:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “turn from his way.”

[33:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “ways.” This same word is translated “behavior” earlier in the verse.

[34:2]  ¹¹ tn The term shepherd is applied to kings in the ancient Near East. In the OT the Lord is often addressed as shepherd of Israel (Gen 49:24; Ps 8:1). The imagery of shepherds as Israel’s leaders is also employed (Jer 23:1-2).

[40:42]  ¹³ tn Heb “one and a half cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).

[40:42]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “one and a half cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).

[40:42]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).