Ezekiel 6:7

6:7 The slain will fall among you and then you will know that I am the Lord. ¹ 

Ezekiel 18:5

18:5 “Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

Ezekiel 22:16

22:16 You will be profaned within yourself ²  in the sight of the nations; then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 25:11

25:11 I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 30:19

30:19 I will execute judgments on Egypt.

Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 33:33

33:33 When all this comes true – and it certainly will ³  – then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

Ezekiel 36:9

36:9 For indeed, I am on your side; ⁴  I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.

[6:7]  ¹ sn The phrase you will know that I am the Lord concludes over sixty oracles in the book of Ezekiel and indicates the ultimate goal of God’s action. The phrase is often used in the book of Exodus as well (Exod 7:5; 14:4, 18). By Ezekiel’s day the people had forgotten that the Lord (Yahweh) was their covenant God and had turned to other gods. They had to be reminded that Yahweh alone deserved to be worshiped because only he possessed the power to meet their needs. Through judgment and eventually deliverance, Israel would be reminded that Yahweh alone held their destiny in his hands.

[22:16]  ² tc Several ancient versions read the verb as first person, in which case the Lord refers to how his people’s sin brings disgrace upon him. For a defense of the Hebrew text, see D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:712, n. 68, and M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:457-58.

[33:33]  ³ tn Heb “behold it is coming.”

[36:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “I (am) toward you.”