Ezekiel 22:3

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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

and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,

4 you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

5 Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.

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.

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BSB
and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,
KJV
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.
WEB
You shall say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A city that sheds blood within herself, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!
ASV
And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!
DARBY
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in her midst, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
BLB
and say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘O city, pouring out blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and she makes idols upon herself to defile herself!
ÅB
Og du skal si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Du by som har utøst dine innbyggeres blod, for at din tid skal komme, du som har gjort deg motbydelige avguder og slik er blitt uren!
OTB
Og si: 'Så sier Herren Gud: En by som bringer over seg selv undergang ved å utgyte blod i sin midte og besmitter seg med avguder, til skade for seg selv.
B1930
Og du skal si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Du by som har utøst dine innbyggeres blod, forat din tid skal komme, du som har gjort dig motbydelige avguder og således er blitt uren!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 22:27

    Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

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  • Zephaniah 3:3

    Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

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  • Ezekiel 22:4

    you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

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  • Ezekiel 22:6

    See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.

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  • 2 Kings 21:2–9

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  • Ezekiel 24:6–9

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.

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  • Ezekiel 23:37

    For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.

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