Ezekiel 36:8

36:8 “‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon. ¹ 

Ezekiel 11:11

11:11 This city will not be a cooking pot for you, and you will not ²  be meat within it; I will judge you at the border of Israel.

Ezekiel 20:39

20:39 “‘As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Each of you go and serve your idols, ³  if you will not listen to me. ⁴  But my holy name will not be profaned ⁵  again by your sacrifices ⁶  and your idols.

[36:8]  ¹ tn Heb “they draw near to arrive.”

[11:11]  ² tn The Hebrew text does not have the negative particle, but it is implied. The negative particle in the previous line does double duty here.

[20:39]  ³ sn Compare the irony here to Amos 4:4 and Jer 44:25.

[20:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “and after, if you will not listen to me.” The translation leaves out “and after” for smoothness. The text is difficult. M. Greenberg (Ezekiel [AB], 1:374) suggests that it may mean “but afterwards, if you will not listen to me…” with an unspoken threat.

[20:39]  ⁵ sn A similar concept may be found in Lev 18:21; 20:3.

[20:39]  ⁶ tn Or “gifts.”