Ezekiel 33:30-33

33:30 “But as for you, son of man, your people ¹  (who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another, ²  ‘Come hear the word that comes ³  from the Lord.’ 33:31 They come to you in crowds, ⁴  and they sit in front of you as ⁵  my people. They hear your words, but do not obey ⁶  them. For they talk lustfully, ⁷  and their heart is set on ⁸  their own advantage. ⁹  33:32 Realize ¹⁰  that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. ¹¹  They hear your words, but they do not obey them. ¹²  33:33 When all this comes true – and it certainly will ¹³  – then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

[33:30]  ¹ tn Heb “sons of your people.”

[33:30]  ² tn Heb “one to one, a man to his brother.”

[33:30]  ³ tn Heb “comes out.”

[33:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “as people come.” Apparently this is an idiom indicating that they come in crowds. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:264.

[33:31]  ⁵ tn The word “as” is supplied in the translation.

[33:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “do.”

[33:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “They do lust with their mouths.”

[33:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “goes after.”

[33:31]  ⁹ tn The present translation understands the term often used for “unjust gain” in a wider sense, following M. Greenberg, who also notes that the LXX uses a term which can describe either sexual or ritual pollution. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:687.

[33:32]  ¹⁰ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[33:32]  ¹¹ tn Heb “one who makes playing music well.”

[33:32]  ¹² sn Similar responses are found in Isa 29:13; Matt 21:28-32; James 1:22-25.

[33:33]  ¹³ tn Heb “behold it is coming.”