Ezekiel 22:4
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
3 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,
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.
6 See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled 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 nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
- DARBY
- Thou art become guilty by thy blood which thou hast shed, and hast defiled thyself with thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking unto all countries.
- BLB
- By the blood that you have poured out, you have become guilty, and by the idols that you have made, you have defiled yourself; and your days you have brought near, and you have come to your years! Upon thus I have made you a reproach for the nations, and of derision for all the lands.
- ÅB
- Ved det blod som du har utøst, er du blitt skyldig, og ved de motbydelige avguder som du har gjort, er du blitt uren, og du har fått dine dager til å nærme seg og har nådd dine år; derfor gjør jeg deg til hån for folkene og til spott for alle landene.
- OTB
- Du har blitt skyldig ved det blodet du har utøst og besmittet ved de avgudene du har laget. Du har brakt dine dager nær og har kommet til slutten av dine år. Derfor vil jeg gjøre deg til en skam for folkene og til latter for alle landene.
- B1930
- Ved det blod som du har utøst, er du blitt skyldig, og ved de motbydelige avguder som du har gjort, er du blitt uren, og du har fått dine dager til å nærme sig og har nådd dine år; derfor gjør jeg dig til hån for folkene og til spott for alle landene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 21:16
Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
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