Ezekiel 22:30

28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.

29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

31 So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.
KJV
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.
WEB
“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.
ASV
And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
DARBY
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
BLB
And I sought from them a man walling up the wall and standing in the breach before Me, on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it, and no one did I find.
ÅB
Jeg søkte blant dem etter en mann som ville mure opp en mur og stille seg i gapet for mitt åsyn til vern for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det; men jeg fant ingen.
OTB
Jeg lette etter noen blant dem som ville bygge opp muren og stå foran meg i gapet på vegne av landet så jeg ikke måtte ødelegge det, men jeg fant ingen.
B1930
Jeg søkte blandt dem efter en mann som vilde mure op en mur og stille sig i gapet for mitt åsyn til vern for landet, så jeg ikke skulde ødelegge det; men jeg fant ingen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 59:16

    He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

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  • Jeremiah 5:1

    “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

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  • Psalms 106:23

    So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

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  • Genesis 18:23–32

    Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

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  • Ezekiel 13:5

    You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 63:5

    I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

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  • Exodus 32:10–14

    Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

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  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

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