Discovery BoxEzekiel 17:9 
Context17:9 “‘Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘Will it prosper?
Will he not rip out its roots
and cause its fruit to rot 1 and wither?
All its foliage 2 will wither.
No strong arm or large army
will be needed to pull it out by its roots. 3
Ezekiel 20:8
Context20:8 But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols, 4 nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out 5 my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 29:18
Context29:18 “Son of man, King Nebuchadrezzar 6 of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. 7 Every head was rubbed bald and every shoulder rubbed bare; yet he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the work he carried out against it.
Ezekiel 30:13
Context30:13 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
I will destroy the idols,
and put an end to the gods of Memphis.
There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
so I will make the land of Egypt fearful. 8
Ezekiel 31:14
Context31:14 For this reason no watered trees will grow so tall; their tops will not reach into the clouds, nor will the well-watered ones grow that high. 9 For all of them have been appointed to die in the lower parts of the earth; 10 they will be among mere mortals, 11 with those who descend to the pit.
Ezekiel 33:11
Context33:11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior 12 and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! 13 Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
Ezekiel 33:22
Context33:22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me 14 the evening before the refugee reached me, but the Lord 15 opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived 16 in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak. 17
Ezekiel 34:8
Context34:8 As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, my sheep have become prey and have become food for all the wild beasts. There was no shepherd, and my shepherds did not search for my flock, but fed themselves and did not feed my sheep,
1 tn The Hebrew root occurs only here in the OT and appears to have the meaning of “strip off.” In application to fruit the meaning may be “cause to rot.”
2 tn Heb “all the טַרְפֵּי (tarpey) of branches.” The word טַרְפֵּי occurs only here in the Bible; its precise meaning is uncertain.
3 tn Or “there will be no strong arm or large army when it is pulled up by the roots.”
4 tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of their eyes did not throw away.”
5 tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”
6 tn Heb “Nebuchadrezzar” is a variant and more correct spelling of Nebuchadnezzar, as the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-usur has an “r” rather than an “n” (so also in v. 19).
7 sn Nebuchadnezzar besieged Tyre from 585 to 571
map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
8 tn Heb “I will put fear in the land of Egypt.”
9 tn Heb “and they will not stand to them in their height, all the drinkers of water.”
10 tn Heb “for death, to the lower earth.”
11 tn Heb “the sons of men.”
12 tn Heb “turn from his way.”
13 tn Heb “ways.” This same word is translated “behavior” earlier in the verse.
14 tn The other occurrences of the phrase “the hand of the
15 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 tn Heb “by the time of the arrival to me.” For clarity the translation specifies the refugee as the one who arrived.
