Ezekiel 2:3

2:3 He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house ¹  of Israel, to rebellious nations ²  who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted ³  against me to this very day.

Ezekiel 5:17

5:17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you and they will take your children from you. ⁴  Plague and bloodshed will overwhelm you, ⁵  and I will bring a sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Ezekiel 13:15

13:15 I will vent my rage against the wall, and against those who coated it with whitewash. Then I will say to you, “The wall is no more and those who whitewashed it are no more –

Ezekiel 14:13

14:13 “Son of man, suppose a country sins against me by being unfaithful, and I stretch out my hand against it, cut off its bread supply, ⁶  cause famine to come on it, and kill both people and animals.

Ezekiel 15:7

15:7 I will set ⁷  my face against them – although they have escaped from the fire, ⁸  the fire will still consume them! Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.

Ezekiel 21:12

21:12 Cry out and moan, son of man,

for it is wielded against my people;

against all the princes of Israel.

They are delivered up to the sword, along with my people.

Therefore, strike your thigh. ⁹ 

Ezekiel 23:22

23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, ¹⁰  I am about to stir up against you the lovers with whom you were disgusted; I will bring them against you from every side:

Ezekiel 26:3

26:3 therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, ¹¹  I am against you, ¹²  O Tyre! I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.

Ezekiel 28:7

28:7 I am about to bring foreigners ¹³  against you, the most terrifying of nations.

They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, ¹⁴ 

and they will defile your splendor.

Ezekiel 35:3

35:3 Say to it, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Look, I am against you, Mount Seir;

I will stretch out my hand against you

and turn you into a desolate ruin.

Ezekiel 39:1

39:1 “As for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal!

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¹ tc The Hebrew reads “sons of,” while the LXX reads “house,” implying the more common phrase in Ezekiel. Either could be abbreviated with the first letter ב (bet). In preparation for the characterization “house of rebellion,” in vv. 5, 6, and 8, “house” is preferred (L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [WBC], 1:10 and W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel [Hermeneia], 2:564-65).

² tc Heb “to the rebellious nations.” The phrase “to the rebellious nations” is omitted in the LXX. Elsewhere in Ezekiel the singular word “nation” is used for Israel (36:13-15; 37:22). Here “nations” may have the meaning of “tribes” or refer to the two nations of Israel and Judah.

³ tc This word is omitted from the LXX.

tn The Hebrew term used here is the strongest word available for expressing a covenant violation. The word is used in the diplomatic arena to express a treaty violation (2 Kgs 1:1; 3:5, 7).

⁴ tn Heb “will bereave you.”

⁵ tn Heb “will pass through you.” This threat recalls the warning of Lev 26:22, 25 and Deut 32:24-25.

⁶ tn Heb “break its staff of bread.”

⁷ tn The word translated “set” is the same Hebrew word translated as “provide” in the previous verse.

⁸ sn This escape refers to the exile of Ezekiel and others in 597 b.c. (Ezek 1:2; 2 Kgs 24:10-16).

⁹ sn This physical action was part of an expression of grief. Cp. Jer. 31:19.

¹⁰ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

¹¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something and has been translated here as a verb.

¹² tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8. The Hebrew text switches to a second feminine singular form here, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed (see vv. 5-6a). The address to Jerusalem continues through v. 15. In vv. 16-17 the second masculine plural is used, as the people are addressed.

¹³ sn This is probably a reference to the Babylonians.

¹⁴ tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”