Ezekiel 7:5

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

Ezekiel 18:3

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

Ezekiel 18:32

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

Ezekiel 30:2

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

“‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”

Ezekiel 32:11

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

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

Ezekiel 32:14

32:14 Then I will make their waters calm,

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 34:15

34:15 I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord.

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 36:7

36:7 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I vow that the nations around you will endure insults as well.

Ezekiel 36:14

36:14 therefore you will no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 37:3

37:3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

Ezekiel 47:23

47:23 In whatever tribe the foreigner resides, there you will give him his inheritance,” declares the sovereign Lord.


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.

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

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).

tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”

tn Heb “Alas for the day.”

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

tn Heb “approach.”

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

tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”