Ezekiel 16:2
1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations
3 and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
4 On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations
- KJV
- Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
- WEB
- “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;
- ASV
- Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;
- DARBY
- Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
- BLB
- “Son of man, make known [to] Jerusalem her abominations,
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Forehold Jerusalem dets styggedommer
- OTB
- "Menneske, informer Jerusalem om hennes avskyelige handlinger.
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Forehold Jerusalem dets vederstyggeligheter
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 22:2
“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
Read in contextEzekiel 20:4
Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
Read in contextIsaiah 58:1
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Read in contextHosea 8:1
Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:7–9
As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.
Read in contextEzekiel 8:9–17
Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”
Read in contextEzekiel 23:36
Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
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