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Ezekiel 22 (WEBP)

[1] Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[2] “You, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
[3] You shall say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “A city that sheds blood within herself, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!
[4] You have become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and are defiled in your idols which you have made! You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
[5] Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you, you infamous one, full of tumult.
[6] “ ‘ “Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.
[7] In you have they treated father and mother with contempt. Among you they have oppressed the foreigner. In you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
[8] You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths.
[9] Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.
[10] In you have they uncovered their fathers’ nakedness. In you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity.
[11] One has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife, and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law. Another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
[12] In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.
[13] “ ‘ “Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at the blood which has been shed within you.
[14] Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I will deal with you? I, Yahweh, have spoken it, and will do it.
[15] I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries. I will purge your filthiness out of you.
[16] You will be profaned in yourself in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
[17] Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[18] “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the middle of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
[19] Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem.
[20] As they gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there and melt you.
[21] Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it.
[22] As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so you will be melted in the middle of it; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.’ ”
[23] Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[24] “Son of man, tell her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed nor rained on in the day of indignation.’
[25] There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.
[26] Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths. So I am profaned among them.
[27] Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
[28] Her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, ‘The Lord Yahweh says,’ when Yahweh has not spoken.
[29] The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. Yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.
[30] “I sought for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.
[31] Therefore I have poured out my indignation on them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have brought their own way on their heads,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Ezekiel 22:7 Literally, made light of father and mother.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 22 (KJVS)

[1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying (),
[2] Now, thou son of man , wilt thou judge (), wilt thou judge () the bloody city ? yea, thou shalt shew () her all her abominations .
[3] Then say () thou, Thus saith () the Lord GOD , The city sheddeth () blood in the midst of it, that her time may come (), and maketh () idols against herself to defile () herself.
[4] Thou art become guilty () in thy blood that thou hast shed (); and hast defiled () thyself in thine idols which thou hast made (); and thou hast caused thy days to draw near (), and art come () [even] unto thy years : therefore have I made () thee a reproach unto the heathen , and a mocking to all countries .
[5] [Those that be] near , and [those that be] far from thee, shall mock () thee, [which art] infamous [and] much vexed .
[6] Behold, the princes of Israel , every one were in thee to their power to shed () blood .
[7] In thee have they set light () by father and mother : in the midst of thee have they dealt () by oppression with the stranger : in thee have they vexed () the fatherless and the widow .
[8] Thou hast despised () mine holy things , and hast profaned () my sabbaths .
[9] In thee are men that carry tales to shed () blood : and in thee they eat () upon the mountains : in the midst of thee they commit () lewdness .
[10] In thee have they discovered () their fathers ’ nakedness : in thee have they humbled () her that was set apart for pollution .
[11] And one hath committed () abomination with his neighbour’s wife ; and another hath lewdly defiled () his daughter in law ; and another in thee hath humbled () his sister , his father’s daughter .
[12] In thee have they taken () gifts to shed () blood ; thou hast taken () usury and increase , and thou hast greedily gained () of thy neighbours by extortion , and hast forgotten () me, saith () the Lord GOD .
[13] Behold, therefore I have smitten () mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made (), and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
[14] Can thine heart endure (), or can thine hands be strong (), in the days that I shall deal () with thee? I the LORD have spoken () [it], and will do () [it].
[15] And I will scatter () thee among the heathen , and disperse () thee in the countries , and will consume () thy filthiness out of thee.
[16] And thou shalt take thine inheritance () (8676) () in thyself in the sight of the heathen , and thou shalt know () that I [am] the LORD .
[17] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying (),
[18] Son of man , the house of Israel is to me become dross : all they [are] brass , and tin , and iron , and lead , in the midst of the furnace ; they are [even] the dross of silver .
[19] Therefore thus saith () the Lord GOD ; Because ye are all become dross , behold, therefore I will gather () you into the midst of Jerusalem .
[20] [As] they gather silver , and brass , and iron , and lead , and tin , into the midst of the furnace , to blow () the fire upon it, to melt () [it]; so will I gather () [you] in mine anger and in my fury , and I will leave () [you there], and melt () you.
[21] Yea, I will gather () you, and blow () upon you in the fire of my wrath , and ye shall be melted () in the midst thereof.
[22] As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace , so shall ye be melted () in the midst thereof; and ye shall know () that I the LORD have poured out () my fury upon you.
[23] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying (),
[24] Son of man , say () unto her, Thou [art] the land that is not cleansed (), nor rained upon in the day of indignation .
[25] [There is] a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring () lion ravening () the prey ; they have devoured () souls ; they have taken () the treasure and precious things ; they have made her many () widows in the midst thereof.
[26] Her priests have violated () my law , and have profaned () mine holy things : they have put no difference () between the holy and profane , neither have they shewed () [difference] between the unclean and the clean , and have hid () their eyes from my sabbaths , and I am profaned () among them.
[27] Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening () the prey , to shed () blood , [and] to destroy () souls , to get () dishonest gain .
[28] And her prophets have daubed () them with untempered [morter], seeing vanity , and divining () lies unto them, saying (), Thus saith () the Lord GOD , when the LORD hath not spoken ().
[29] The people of the land have used oppression () , and exercised () robbery , and have vexed () the poor and needy : yea, they have oppressed () the stranger wrongfully .
[30] And I sought () for a man among them, that should make up () the hedge , and stand () in the gap before me for the land , that I should not destroy () it: but I found () none.
[31] Therefore have I poured out () mine indignation upon them; I have consumed () them with the fire of my wrath : their own way have I recompensed () upon their heads , saith () the Lord GOD .

Young’s Literal Translation

Ezekiel 22 (YLT)

[1] And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
[2] ‘And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,
[3] and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.
[4] By thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.
[5] The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name-abounding in trouble.
[6] Lo, princes of Israel-each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.
[7] Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
[8] My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.
[9] Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.
[10] The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee.
[11] And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father’s daughter, hath humbled in thee.
[12] A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!
[13] And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.
[14] Doth thy heart stand-are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.
[15] And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.
[16] And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I am Jehovah.’
[17] And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, ‘Son of man,
[18] The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace-dross hath silver been,
[19] Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,
[20] A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace-to blow on it fire, to melt it, So do I gather in Mine anger and in My fury, And I have let rest, and have melted you.
[21] And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.
[22] As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.’
[23] And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
[24] ‘Son of man, say to it, Thou art a land, It is not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.
[25] A conspiracy of its prophets is in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.
[26] Its priests have wronged My law, And they pollute My holy things, Between holy and common they have not made separation, And between the unclean and the clean they have not made known, And from my sabbaths they have hidden their eyes, And I am pierced in their midst.
[27] Its princes in its midst are as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
[28] And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, ‘Thus said the Lord Jehovah:’ And Jehovah hath not spoken.
[29] The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed-without judgment.
[30] And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land-not to destroy it, And I have not found.
[31] And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!’