Ezekiel 20:3

20:3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me, 1  declares the sovereign Lord.’

Ezekiel 32:4

32:4 I will leave you on the ground,

I will fling you on the open field,

I will allow 2  all the birds of the sky to settle 3  on you,

and I will permit 4  all the wild animals 5  to gorge themselves on you.

1 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”

2 tn Or “cause.”

3 tn Heb “live.”

4 tn Or “cause.”

5 tn Heb “the beasts of the field,” referring to wild as opposed to domesticated animals.