Ezekiel 39:16

39:16 (A city by the name of Hamonah ¹  will also be there.) They will cleanse the land.’

Ezekiel 22:2

22:2 “As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, ²  are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? ³  Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

Ezekiel 24:9

24:9 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed!

I will also make the pile high.

Ezekiel 4:1

Ominous Object Lessons

4:1 “And you, son of man, take a brick ⁴  and set it in front of you. Inscribe ⁵  a city on it – Jerusalem.

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), ⁶  and who makes herself idols (which results in impurity),

Ezekiel 26:10

26:10 He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. ⁷  Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city’s broken walls. ⁸ 

Ezekiel 40:2

40:2 By means of divine visions ⁹  he brought me to the land of Israel and placed me on a very high mountain, ¹⁰  and on it was a structure like a city, to the south.

Ezekiel 21:19

21:19 “You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

Ezekiel 24:6

24:6 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed,

the pot whose rot ¹¹  is in it,

whose rot has not been removed ¹²  from it!

Empty it piece by piece.

No lot has fallen on it. ¹³ 

Ezekiel 26:19

26:19 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging ¹⁴  waters overwhelm you,

[39:16]  ¹ tn This name appears to be a feminine form of the word “horde,” used in the name Hamon-Gog.

[22:2]  ² tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment upon the city. See 20:4.

[22:2]  ³ tn The phrase “bloody city” is used of Nineveh in Nah 3:1.

[4:1]  ³ sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13 1/2 inches wide.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “draw.”

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

[26:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “From the abundance of his horses he will cover you (with) their dust.”

[26:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “like those who enter a breached city.”

[40:2]  ⁶ tn The expression introduces the three major visions of Ezekiel (1:1; 8:3; 40:2).

[40:2]  ⁷ tn The reference to a very high mountain is harmonious with Isa 2:2.

[24:6]  ⁷ tn Or “rust.”

[24:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “has not gone out.”

[24:6]  ⁹ tn Here “lot” may refer to the decision made by casting lots; it is not chosen at all.

[26:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “many.”