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 30:2

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

“‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!” ³ 

Ezekiel 32:11

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

“‘The sword of the king of Babylon ⁴  will attack ⁵  you.

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 36:7

36:7 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I vow ⁶  that the nations around you will endure insults as well.

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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 Heb “Alas for the day.”

⁴ sn The king of Babylon referred to here was Nebuchadnezzar (Ezek 21:19).

⁵ tn Heb “approach.”

⁶ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”