Ezekiel 6:7

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

Ezekiel 22:21

22:21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted in it.

Ezekiel 32:28

32:28 “But as for you, in the midst of the uncircumcised you will be broken, and you will lie with those killed by the sword.

Ezekiel 33:33

33:33 When all this comes true – and it certainly will ²  – then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

Ezekiel 9:4

9:4 The Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem ³  and put a mark ⁴  on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”

Ezekiel 47:22

47:22 You must allot it as an inheritance among yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you, who have fathered sons among you. You must treat them as native-born among the people of Israel; they will be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. ⁵ 

[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.

[33:33]  ² tn Heb “behold it is coming.”

[9:4]  ³ tn Heb “through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem.”

[9:4]  ⁴ tn The word translated “mark” is in Hebrew the letter ת (tav). Outside this context the only other occurrence of the word is in Job 31:35. In ancient Hebrew script this letter was written like the letter X.

[47:22]  ⁴ sn A similar attitude toward non-Israelites is found in Isa 56:3-8.