Ezekiel 16:2
1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
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
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
Read in contextEzekiel 20:4
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
Read in contextIsaiah 58:1
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
Read in contextHosea 8:1
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:7–9
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Read in contextEzekiel 8:9–17
And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:36
The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;
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