Discovery BoxEzekiel 2:3 
Context2:3 He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house 1 of Israel, to rebellious nations 2 who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted 3 against me to this very day.
Ezekiel 5:17
Context5:17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you and they will take your children from you. 4 Plague and bloodshed will overwhelm you, 5 and I will bring a sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Ezekiel 13:15
Context13:15 I will vent my rage against the wall, and against those who coated it with whitewash. Then I will say to you, “The wall is no more and those who whitewashed it are no more –
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, 6 cause famine to come on it, and kill both people and animals.
Ezekiel 15:7
Context15:7 I will set 7 my face against them – although they have escaped from the fire, 8 the fire will still consume them! Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.
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. 9
Ezekiel 23:22
Context23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, 10 I am about to stir up against you the lovers with whom you were disgusted; I will bring them against you from every side:
Ezekiel 26:3
Context26:3 therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, 11 I am against you, 12 O Tyre! I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
Ezekiel 28:7
Context28:7 I am about to bring foreigners 13 against you, the most terrifying of nations.
They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, 14
and they will defile your splendor.
Ezekiel 35:3
Context35:3 Say to it, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘Look, I am against you, Mount Seir;
I will stretch out my hand against you
and turn you into a desolate ruin.
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 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).
2 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.
3 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).
4 tn Heb “will bereave you.”
5 tn Heb “will pass through you.” This threat recalls the warning of Lev 26:22, 25 and Deut 32:24-25.
6 tn Heb “break its staff of bread.”
7 tn The word translated “set” is the same Hebrew word translated as “provide” in the previous verse.
8 sn This escape refers to the exile of Ezekiel and others in 597
9 sn This physical action was part of an expression of grief. Cp. Jer. 31:19.
10 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
11 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something and has been translated here as a verb.
12 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8. The Hebrew text switches to a second feminine singular form here, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed (see vv. 5-6a). The address to Jerusalem continues through v. 15. In vv. 16-17 the second masculine plural is used, as the people are addressed.
13 sn This is probably a reference to the Babylonians.
14 tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”
