Ezekiel 7:5

7:5 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: A disaster ¹  – a one-of-a-kind ²  disaster – is coming!

Ezekiel 16:23

16:23 “‘After all of your evil – “Woe! Woe to you!” declares the sovereign Lord –

Ezekiel 18:3

18:3 “As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, ³  you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

Ezekiel 18:32

18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, ⁴  declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

Ezekiel 20:49

20:49 Then I said, “O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, ‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”

Ezekiel 24:9

24:9 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed!

I will also make the pile high.

Ezekiel 30:2

30:2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!” ⁵ 

Ezekiel 32:11

32:11 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘The sword of the king of Babylon ⁶  will attack ⁷  you.

Ezekiel 32:14

32:14 Then I will make their waters calm, ⁸ 

and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 34:11

34:11 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out.

Ezekiel 35:14

35:14 This is what the sovereign Lord says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

Ezekiel 37:5

37:5 This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath ⁹  into you and you will live.

Ezekiel 39:5

39:5 You will fall dead in the open field; for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.

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¹ tn The Hebrew term often refers to moral evil (see Ezek 6:10; 14:22), but in many contexts it refers to calamity or disaster, sometimes as punishment for evil behavior.

² tc So most Hebrew mss; many Hebrew mss read “disaster after disaster” (cf. NAB, NCV, NRSV, NLT).

³ tn This expression occurs often in Ezekiel (5:11; 14:16, 18, 20; 16:48; 17:16, 19; 20:3, 31, 33; 33:11, 27; 34:8; 35:6, 11).

⁴ tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”

⁵ tn Heb “Alas for the day.”

⁶ sn The king of Babylon referred to here was Nebuchadnezzar (Ezek 21:19).

⁷ tn Heb “approach.”

⁸ tn Heb “sink,” that is, to settle and become clear, not muddied.

⁹ tn Heb “I am about to bring a spirit.”