Psalms 106:23

106:23 He threatened ¹  to destroy them,

but ²  Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ³ 

and turned back his destructive anger. ⁴ 

Psalms 142:4

142:4 Look to the right and see!

No one cares about me. ⁵ 

I have nowhere to run; ⁶ 

no one is concerned about my life. ⁷ 

Isaiah 59:16

The Lord Intervenes

59:16 He sees there is no advocate; ⁸ 

he is shocked ⁹  that no one intervenes.

So he takes matters into his own hands; ¹⁰ 

his desire for justice drives him on. ¹¹ 

Ezekiel 22:30

22:30 “I looked for a man from among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one. ¹² 

Ezekiel 22:1

The Sins of Jerusalem

22:1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 2:5-6

2:5 And as for them, ¹³  whether they listen ¹⁴  or not – for they are a rebellious ¹⁵  house ¹⁶  – they will know that a prophet has been among them. 2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ¹⁷  and thorns ¹⁸  surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ¹⁹  for they are a rebellious house!

Ezekiel 2:1

Ezekiel’s Commission

2:1 He said to me, “Son of man, ²⁰  stand on your feet and I will speak with you.”

Ezekiel 2:1

Ezekiel’s Commission

2:1 He said to me, “Son of man, ²¹  stand on your feet and I will speak with you.”

[106:23]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

[106:23]  ² tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”

[106:23]  ³ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

[106:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

[142:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “there is no one who recognizes me.”

[142:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “ a place of refuge perishes from me.”

[142:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “there is no one who seeks for the sake of my life.”

[59:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”

[59:16]  ⁹ tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”

[59:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”

[59:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”

[22:30]  ¹² tn Heb “I did not find.”

[2:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “they”; the phrase “And as for them” has been used in the translation for clarity.

[2:5]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew word implies obedience rather than mere hearing or paying attention.

[2:5]  ¹⁵ tn This Hebrew adjective is also used to describe the Israelites in Num 17:25 and Isa 30:9.

[2:5]  ¹⁶ sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).

[2:6]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew term occurs only here in the OT.

[2:6]  ¹⁸ tn The Hebrew term is found elsewhere in the OT only in Ezek 28:24.

[2:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “of their faces.”

[2:1]  ²⁰ sn The phrase son of man occurs ninety-three times in the book of Ezekiel. It simply means “human one,” and distinguishes the prophet from the nonhuman beings that are present in the world of his vision.

[2:1]  ²¹ sn The phrase son of man occurs ninety-three times in the book of Ezekiel. It simply means “human one,” and distinguishes the prophet from the nonhuman beings that are present in the world of his vision.