16:23 “‘After all of your evil – “Woe! Woe to you!” declares the sovereign Lord –
“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened,
and also polished.
24:9 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:
Woe to the city of bloodshed!
I will also make the pile high.
28:6 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:
Because you think you are godlike, 3
“‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!” 4
32:11 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘The sword of the king of Babylon 5 will attack 6 you.
32:14 Then I will make their waters calm, 7
and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the sovereign Lord.
33:17 “Yet your people 8 say, ‘The behavior 9 of the Lord is not right,’ 10 when it is their behavior that is not right.
34:11 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out.
1 tn The word translated “make” is the same Hebrew word translated as “provide” in v. 6.
2 tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”
3 tn Heb “because of your making your heart like the heart of gods.”
4 tn Heb “Alas for the day.”
5 sn The king of Babylon referred to here was Nebuchadnezzar (Ezek 21:19).
6 tn Heb “approach.”
7 tn Heb “sink,” that is, to settle and become clear, not muddied.
8 tn Heb “the sons of your people.”
9 tn Heb “way.”
10 tn The Hebrew verb translated “is (not) right” has the basic meaning of “to measure.” For a similar concept, see Ezek 18:25, 29.
11 tn Heb “I am about to bring a spirit.”