Discovery BoxEzekiel 1:3 
Context1:3 the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel 1 the son of Buzi, 2 at the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. 3 The hand 4 of the Lord came on him there).
Ezekiel 2:3
Context2:3 He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house 5 of Israel, to rebellious nations 6 who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted 7 against me to this very day.
Ezekiel 2:8
Context2:8 As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
Ezekiel 3:3
Context3:3 He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving to you.” So I ate it, 8 and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.
Ezekiel 3:17
Context3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman 9 for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.
Ezekiel 4:16
Context4:16 Then he said to me, “Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply 10 in Jerusalem. 11 They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror
Ezekiel 7:2
Context7:2 “You, son of man – this is what the sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land! 12
Ezekiel 8:5-6
Context8:5 He said to me, “Son of man, look up toward 13 the north.” So I looked up toward the north, and I noticed to the north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.
8:6 He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing – the great abominations that the people 14 of Israel are practicing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see greater abominations than these!”
Ezekiel 11:13
Context11:13 Now, while I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I threw myself face down and cried out with a loud voice, “Alas, sovereign Lord! You are completely wiping out the remnant of Israel!” 15
Ezekiel 12:2
Context12:2 “Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. 16 They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, 17 because they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 14:3
Context14:3 “Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity 18 right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek 19 me?
Ezekiel 14:13
Context14:13 “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, 20 cause famine to come on it, and kill both people and animals.
Ezekiel 14:20
Context14:20 Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, they could not save their own son or daughter; they would save only their own lives by their righteousness.
Ezekiel 20:27
Context20:27 “Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: In this way too your fathers blasphemed me when they were unfaithful to me.
Ezekiel 21:12
Context21:12 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. 21
Ezekiel 21:14
Context21:14 “And you, son of man, prophesy,
and clap your hands together.
Let the sword strike twice, even three times!
It is a sword for slaughter,
a sword for the great slaughter surrounding them.
Ezekiel 21:28
Context21:28 “As for you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says concerning the Ammonites and their coming humiliation; 22 say:
“‘A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter,
polished to consume, 23 to flash like lightning –
Ezekiel 22:2
Context22:2 “As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, 24 are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? 25 Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!
Ezekiel 22:18
Context22:18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; 26 they are the worthless slag of silver.
Ezekiel 24:16
Context24:16 “Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, 27 but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.
Ezekiel 26:2
Context26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre 28 has said about Jerusalem, 29 ‘Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich, 30 now that she 31 has been destroyed,’
Ezekiel 28:12
Context28:12 “Son of man, sing 32 a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘You were the sealer 33 of perfection,
full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
Ezekiel 30:21
Context30:21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm 34 of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 35 Look, it has not been bandaged for healing or set with a dressing so that it might become strong enough to grasp a sword.
Ezekiel 32:18
Context32:18 “Son of man, wail 36 over the horde of Egypt. Bring it down; 37 bring 38 her 39 and the daughters of powerful nations down to the lower parts of the earth, along with those who descend to the pit.
Ezekiel 33:2
Context33:2 “Son of man, speak to your people, 40 and say to them, ‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.
Ezekiel 33:7
Context33:7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman 41 for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.
Ezekiel 33:30
Context33:30 “But as for you, son of man, your people 42 (who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another, 43 ‘Come hear the word that comes 44 from the Lord.’
Ezekiel 36:17
Context36:17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living on their own land, they defiled it by their behavior 45 and their deeds. In my sight their behavior was like the uncleanness of a woman having her monthly period.
Ezekiel 37:11
Context37:11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
Ezekiel 38:14
Context38:14 “Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, you will take notice 46
Ezekiel 39:1
Context39:1 “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!
1 sn The prophet’s name, Ezekiel, means in Hebrew “May God strengthen.”
2 tn Or “to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest.”
3 tn Heb “Chaldeans.” The name of the tribal group ruling Babylon, “Chaldeans” is used as metonymy for the whole empire of Babylon. The Babylonians worked with the Medes to destroy the Assyrian Empire near the end of the 7th century
4 tn Or “power.”
sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s “hand” being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
5 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).
6 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.
7 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).
8 tc Heb “I ate,” a first common singular preterite plus paragogic he (ה). The ancient versions read “I ate it,” which is certainly the meaning in the context, and indicates they read the he as a third feminine singular pronominal suffix. The Masoretes typically wrote a mappiq in the he for the pronominal suffix but apparently missed this one.
sn I ate it. A similar idea of consuming God’s word is found in Jer 15:16 and Rev 10:10, where it is also compared to honey and may be specifically reminiscent of this text.
9 tn The literal role of a watchman is described in 2 Sam 18:24; 2 Kgs 9:17.
10 tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support.
11 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
12 tn Or “earth.” Elsewhere the expression “four corners of the earth” figuratively refers to the whole earth (Isa 11:12).
13 tn Heb “lift your eyes (to) the way of.”
14 tn Heb “house.”
15 tc The LXX reads this statement as a question. Compare this to the question in 9:8. It is possible that the interrogative particle has been omitted by haplography. However, an exclamatory statement as in the MT also makes sense and the LXX may have simply tried to harmonize this passage with 9:8.
16 sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).
17 sn This verse is very similar to Isa 6:9-10.
18 tn Heb “the stumbling block of their iniquity.” This phrase is unique to the prophet Ezekiel.
19 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to them.” The Hebrew word is used in a technical sense here of seeking an oracle from a prophet (2 Kgs 1:16; 3:11; 8:8).
20 tn Heb “break its staff of bread.”
21 sn This physical action was part of an expression of grief. Cp. Jer. 31:19.
22 tn Heb “their reproach.”
23 tn Heb “to contain, endure.” Since the Hebrew text as it stands makes little, if any, sense, most emend the text to read either “to consume” or “for destruction.” For discussion of options see D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:693.
24 tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment upon the city. See 20:4.
25 tn The phrase “bloody city” is used of Nineveh in Nah 3:1.
26 tn For similar imagery, see Isa 1:21-26; Jer 6:27-30.
27 tn Heb “a strike.”
28 sn Tyre was located on the Mediterranean coast north of Israel.
29 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
30 tn Heb “I will be filled.”
31 sn That is, Jerusalem.
32 tn Heb “lift up.”
33 tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.
34 sn The expression “breaking the arm” indicates the removal of power (Ps 10:15; 37:17; Job 38:15; Jer 48:25).
35 sn This may refer to the event recorded in Jer 37:5.
36 tn The Hebrew verb is used as a response to death (Jer 9:17-19; Amos 5:16).
37 sn Through this prophetic lament given by God himself, the prophet activates the judgment described therein. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:217, and L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:136-37.
38 tn Heb “Bring him down, her and the daughters of the powerful nations, to the earth below.” The verb “bring down” appears in the Hebrew text only once. Because the verb takes several objects here, the repetition of the verb in the translation improves the English style.
39 tn This apparently refers to personified Egypt.
40 tn Heb “sons of your people.”
41 sn Jeremiah (Jer 6:17) and Habakkuk (Hab 2:1) also served in the role of a watchman.
42 tn Heb “sons of your people.”
43 tn Heb “one to one, a man to his brother.”
44 tn Heb “comes out.”
45 tn Heb “way.”
46 tn The Hebrew text is framed as a rhetorical question: “will you not take notice?”
