Ezekiel 11:21

11:21 But those whose hearts are devoted to detestable things and abominations, I hereby repay them for what they have done, ¹  says the sovereign Lord.”

Ezekiel 13:16

13:16 those prophets of Israel who would prophesy about Jerusalem ²  and would see visions of peace for it, when there was no peace,” declares the sovereign Lord.’

Ezekiel 22:9

22:9 Slanderous men shed blood within you. ³  Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; ⁴  they commit obscene acts among you. ⁵ 

Ezekiel 23:20

23:20 She lusted after their genitals – as large as those of donkeys, ⁶  and their seminal emission was as strong as that of stallions.

Ezekiel 23:40

23:40 “They even sent for men from far away; when the messenger arrived, those men set out. ⁷  For them you bathed, ⁸  painted your eyes, and decorated yourself with jewelry.

Ezekiel 29:6

29:6 Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord

because they were a reed staff ⁹  for the house of Israel;

Ezekiel 32:20

32:20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; they carry her and all her hordes away.

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 35:8

35:8 I will fill its mountains with its dead; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines, those killed by the sword will fall.

Ezekiel 39:6

39:6 I will send fire on Magog and those who live securely in the coastlands; then they will know that I am the Lord.

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¹ tn Heb “their way on their head I have placed.”

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “men of slander are in you in order to shed blood.”

⁴ tn Heb “and on the mountains they eat within you.” The mountains mentioned here were the site of pagan sacrifices. See 18:6.

⁵ sn This statement introduces vv. 10-11 and refers in general terms to the sexual sins described there. For the legal background of vv. 10-11, see Lev 18:7-20; 20:10-21; Deut 22:22-23, 30; 27:22.

⁶ tn Heb “She lusted after their concubines (?) whose flesh was the flesh of donkeys.” The phrase “their concubines” is extremely problematic here. The pronoun is masculine plural, suggesting that the Egyptian men are in view, but how concubines would fit into the picture envisioned here is not clear. Some suggest that Ezekiel uses the term in an idiomatic sense of “paramour,” but this still fails to explain how the pronoun relates to the noun. It is more likely that the term refers here to the Egyptians’ genitals. The relative pronoun that follows introduces a more specific description of their genitals.

⁷ tn Heb “to whom a messenger was sent, and look, they came.” Foreign alliances are in view here.

⁸ tn The Hebrew verb form is feminine singular, indicating that Oholibah (Judah) is specifically addressed here. This address continues through verse 42a (note “her”), but then both sisters are described in verse 42b, where the feminine pronouns are again plural.

⁹ sn Compare Isa 36:6.