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Ezekiel 22:2

And you, son of man, will you be a judge, will you be a judge of the town of blood? then make clear to her all her disgusting ways.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sins, National;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel, Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lead;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bloody;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“As for you, son of man, will you pass judgment? Will you pass judgment against the city of blood? Then explain all her detestable practices to her.
Hebrew Names Version
You, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
King James Version
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
English Standard Version
"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.
New American Standard Bible
"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then inform her of all her abominations.
New Century Version
"And you, human, will you judge? Will you judge the city of murderers? Then tell her about all her hateful acts.
Amplified Bible
"And you, son of man [Ezekiel], will you judge, will you judge the city of bloodshed? Then make her recognize all her repulsive acts.
World English Bible
You, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now thou sonne of man, wilt thou iudge, wilt thou iudge this bloody citie? wilt thou shew her all her abominations?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Now as for you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the city of blood? Then you shall cause her to know all her abominations.
Berean Standard Bible
"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
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, are you ready to condemn Jerusalem? That city is filled with murderers, so remind the people of their sins
Complete Jewish Bible
"Now, human being, are you prepared to judge? Are you prepared to judge the city drenched in blood? Then make her realize how disgusting all her practices are!
Darby Translation
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? Yea, cause her to know all her abominations,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Son of man, will you judge the city of murderers? Will you tell her about all the terrible things she has done?
George Lamsa Translation
Now, Son of man, judge the bloody city and declare to her all her abominations;
Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "are you ready to judge the city that is full of murderers? Make clear to her all the disgusting things she has done.
Lexham English Bible
"And you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then you must make known to her all of her detestable things!
Literal Translation
And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou sonne of man, wilt thou not reproue this bloudthurstie cite? Shewe the their abhominacios,
American Standard Version
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Now, thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
King James Version (1611)
Now thou sonne of man, wilt thou iudge, wilt thou iudge the bloodie citie? Yea thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou sonne of man, wylt thou not iudge, wylt thou not iudge this blooddy citie? wylt thou not shewe her all her abhominations?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, declare thou to her all her iniquities.
English Revised Version
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seide, And thou, sone of man, whether thou demest not the citee of bloodis?
Update Bible Version
And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her disgusting behaviors.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yes, thou shalt show her all her abominations.
New English Translation
"As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!
New King James Version
"Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!
New Living Translation
"Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins,
New Life Bible
"Son of man, will you judge? Will you judge this city of blood? Then tell the people about all their sinful acts.
New Revised Standard
You, mortal, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to it all its abominable deeds.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou therefore son of man, Wt thou judge wt thou judge the city of bloodshed; and cause her to know all her abominations?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?
Revised Standard Version
"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominable deeds.
Young's Literal Translation
`And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,

Contextual Overview

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 And you, son of man, will you be a judge, will you be a judge of the town of blood? then make clear to her all her disgusting ways. 3 And you are to say, This is what the Lord has said: A town causing blood to be drained out in her streets so that her time may come, and making images in her to make her unclean! 4 You are responsible for the blood drained out by you, and you are unclean through the images which you have made; and you have made your day come near, and the time of your judging has come; for this cause I have made you a name of shame to the nations and a cause of laughing to all countries. 5 Those who are near and those who are far from you will make sport of you; your name is unclean, you are full of sounds of fear. 6 See, the rulers of Israel, every one in his family, have been causing death in you. 7 In you they have had no respect for father and mother; in you they have been cruel to the man from a strange land; in you they have done wrong to the child without a father and to the widow. 8 You have made little of my holy things, and have made my Sabbaths unclean. 9 In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect. 10 In you they have let the shame of their fathers be seen; in you they have done wrong to a woman at the time when she was unclean.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

judge: or, plead for, Ezekiel 20:4, Ezekiel 23:36

bloody city: Heb. city of bloods, Ezekiel 23:45, Ezekiel 24:6, Ezekiel 24:9, 2 Kings 21:16, 2 Kings 24:3, 2 Kings 24:4, Jeremiah 2:30, Jeremiah 2:34, Hosea 4:2, Nahum 3:1, Matthew 23:35, Matthew 27:25, Luke 11:50, Acts 7:52

thou shalt: Ezekiel 16:2, Isaiah 58:1, 1 Timothy 5:20

show her: Heb. make her know

her abominations: Ezekiel 8:9-17, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Ezekiel 23:1-49

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:19 - Also Judah 2 Kings 21:8 - only if they Isaiah 26:10 - in the Isaiah 59:3 - your hands Isaiah 59:12 - our transgressions Jeremiah 5:26 - For Jeremiah 6:27 - General Jeremiah 32:31 - this city Lamentations 1:8 - hath Ezekiel 9:9 - The iniquity Ezekiel 11:6 - General Ezekiel 22:4 - that thou Ezekiel 22:13 - and at Ezekiel 23:37 - and blood Ezekiel 33:29 - because Micah 3:8 - to declare

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
Genesis 21:12
But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place of which God had given him knowledge; and there Abraham made the altar and put the wood in place on it, and having made tight the bands round Isaac his son, he put him on the wood on the altar.
Genesis 22:10
And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.
Genesis 22:12
And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.
Genesis 22:16
Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,
Judges 11:31
Then whoever comes out from the door of my house, meeting me when I come back in peace from the children of Ammon, will be the Lord's and I will give him as a burned offering.
Judges 11:39
And at the end of two months she went back to her father, who did with her as he had said in his oath: and she had never been touched by a man. So it became a rule in Israel,
2 Kings 3:27
Then he took his oldest son, who would have been king after him, offering him as a burned offering on the wall. So there was great wrath against Israel; and they went away from him, back to their country.
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon made a start at building the house of the Lord on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, where the Lord had been seen by his father David, in the place which David had made ready in the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city?.... Or, "city of bloods" y? the city of Jerusalem, in which was shed the blood of the prophets sent unto her; the doubling of the word denotes the vehemency with which it was expressed: wilt thou plead for and excuse such a city as this? surely no; so some: or wilt thou do thy work and office as a prophet? hast thou courage enough to do it? will thou rebuke and reprove? as the Targum; wilt thou examine her case, judge truly, and condemn her, as thou oughtest to do? hast thou an inclination to take this affair in hand? then be directed to it, as follows:

yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations; lay them before her; convict her of them; show her the evil of them, and the punishment they deserve; every kind of sin she was guilty of; for, as for particular acts, it was impossible to reckon them; those sins that were the most flagrant, and most frequently committed, and which were abominable to the Lord, and rendered her so in his sight, are intended.

y את עיר דמים "civitatem sanguinum", V. L. Munster, Montanus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 22:2. Wilt thou judge the bloody city — Pronounce the sentence of death against the murderers.

Show her all her abominations. — And a most revolting and dreadful catalogue of these is in consequence exhibited.


 
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