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Ezekiel 22:5

Sin

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,

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.

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.

7 Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.

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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
Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
KJV
Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
WEB
Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you, you infamous one, full of tumult.
ASV
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one [and] full of tumult.
DARBY
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, who art infamous [and] full of tumult.
BLB
Those near and those far from you will mock you, O unclean of name, full of turmoil.
ÅB
De land som er nær, og de som er langt borte fra deg, skal spotte deg, du med ditt utskjemte navn og din store forvirring!
OTB
De som er nær og de som er langt borte vil spotte deg, du beryktede by, full av uro.
B1930
De land som er nær, og de som er langt borte fra dig, skal spotte dig, du med ditt utskjemte navn og din store forvirring!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 22:2

    O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.

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  • Jeremiah 15:2–3

    If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’

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