Ezekiel 35:9

35:9 I will turn you into a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 37:6

37:6 I will put tendons ¹  on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath ²  in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 37:13

37:13 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people.

Isaiah 52:4-6

52:4 For this is what the sovereign Lord says:

“In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt;

Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.

52:5 And now, what do we have here?” ³  says the Lord.

“Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing,

those who rule over them taunt,” ⁴  says the Lord,

“and my name is constantly slandered ⁵  all day long.

52:6 For this reason my people will know my name,

for this reason they will know ⁶  at that time ⁷  that I am the one who says,

‘Here I am.’”

Hosea 2:20

2:20 I will commit myself to you in faithfulness;

then ⁸  you will acknowledge ⁹  the Lord.” ¹⁰ 

Hosea 2:1

2:1 Then you will call ¹¹  your ¹²  brother, “My People” (Ammi)! You will call your sister, “Pity” (Ruhamah)!

Hosea 5:1

Announcement of Sin and Judgment

5:1 Hear this, you priests!

Pay attention, you Israelites! ¹³ 

Listen closely, ¹⁴  O king! ¹⁵ 

For judgment is about to overtake you! ¹⁶ 

For you were like a trap ¹⁷  to Mizpah, ¹⁸ 

like a net ¹⁹  spread out to catch Tabor. ²⁰ 

[37:6]  ¹ tn The exact physiological meaning of the term is uncertain. In addition to v. 8, the term occurs only in Gen 32:33; Job 10:11; 40:17; and Jer 48:4.

[37:6]  ² tn Or “a spirit.”

[52:5]  ³ tn Heb “and now what [following the marginal reading (Qere)] to me here?”

[52:5]  ⁴ tn The verb appears to be a Hiphil form from the root יָלַל (yalal, “howl”), perhaps here in the sense of “mock.” Some emend the form to יְהוֹלָּלוֹ (yÿhollalo) and understand a Polel form of the root הָלַל meaning here “mock, taunt.”

[52:5]  ⁵ tn The verb is apparently a Hitpolal form (with assimilated tav, ת) from the root נָאַץ (na’ats), but GKC 151-52 §55.b explains it as a mixed form, combining Pual and Hitpolel readings.

[52:6]  ⁶ tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[52:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[2:20]  ⁸ tn The vav consecutive on the suffix conjugation verb וְיָדַעַתְּ (véyada’at, “then you will know”) introduces a result clause (cf. NASB, CEV).

[2:20]  ⁹ tn Or “know.” The term יָדַע (yada’, “know, acknowledge”) is often used in covenant contexts. It can refer to the suzerain’s acknowledgment of his covenant obligations to his vassal or to the vassal’s acknowledgment of his covenant obligations to his suzerain. When used in reference to a vassal, the verb “know” is metonymical (cause for effect) for “obey.” See H. Huffmann, “The Treaty Background of Hebrew ya„daà,” BASOR 181 (1966): 31-37.

[2:20]  ¹⁰ tc The MT reads יְהוָה (yÿhvah, “the Lord”); however, many Hebrew mss read כִּי אָנִי (ki ’ani, “that it is I”), as also reflected in the Latin Vulgate (cf. CEV “know who I am”).

[2:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Say to….” The imperative אִמְרוּ (’imru, Qal imperative masculine plural) functions rhetorically, as an example of erotesis of one verbal form (imperative) for another (indicative). The imperative is used as a rhetorical device to emphasize the certainty of a future action.

[2:1]  ¹² sn The suffixes on the nouns אֲחֵיכֶם (’akhekhem, “your brother”) and אֲחוֹתֵיכֶם (’akhotekhem, “your sister”) are both plural forms. The brother/sister imagery is being applied to Israel and Judah collectively.

[5:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “O house of Israel” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); NLT “all of Israel’s leaders.”

[5:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Use the ear”; ASV “give ear.”

[5:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “O house of the king” (so KJV); NIV “O royal house.”

[5:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “for the judgment is to you”; or “For this accusation is against you.” Cf. NIV “This judgment is against you.”

[5:1]  ¹⁷ sn The noun פַּח (pakh, “trap”) is used (1) literally of a bird-trap, used in similes and metaphors (Amos 3:5; Prov 7:23; Eccl 9:12), and (2) figuratively to refer to (a) calamities and plots (Job 18:9; 22:10; Pss 91:3; 119:110; 124:7; 140:6; 141:9; 142:4; Prov 22:5; Isa 24:17-18; Jer 18:22; 48:43-44; Hos 9:8) and (b) a source of calamity (Josh 23:13; Pss 11:6; 69:23; Isa 8:14; Hos 5:1; BDB 809 s.v. פַּח).

[5:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “you were a trap to Mizpah.”

[5:1]  ¹⁹ sn The noun רֶשֶׁת (reshet, “net”) is used (1) literally of a net used to catch birds (Prov 1:17) and (2) in figurative descriptions of the wicked plotting to ensnare their victims (Prov 29:5; Pss 9:16; 10:9; 25:15; 31:5; 35:7; 57:7; 140:6; Job 18:8; BDB 440 s.v. רֶשֶׁת).

[5:1]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and a net spread out over Tabor.”