# Son of man "Son of a human being" or "Son of humanity." God emphasizes that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful. See Ezekiel 2:1. # the house of Israel "the people of Israel" # with their ways and their deeds "by the way they lived and the things they did" # Their ways were like the uncleanness of the impurity before me "Their ways were as disgusting to me as the unclean menstruation of a woman". This emphasizes how disgusting the people's behavior was to Yahweh.