Ezekiel 22:16

Bishop's Bible

Yea and thou shalt be thine owne inheritaunce in the sight of the heathen, that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
But Jerusalem, you will become unclean. And the other nations will see all these things happen. Then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

New Living Translation
And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the Lord ."

New American Standard Bible
"Then you will defile yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the LORD."'"

New Century Version
But you, yourself, will be dishonored in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

New English Translation
You will be profaned within yourself in the sight of the nations; then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

Update Bible Version
And I will be profaned by you, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt take thy inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.

Amplified Bible
"You will defile yourself in the sight of the [Gentile] nations, and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD."'"

English Standard Version
And you shall be profaned by your own doing in the sight of the nations, and you shall know that I am the Lord ."

World English Bible
You shall be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y schal welde thee in the siyt of hethene men; and thou schalt wite, that Y am the Lord.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations, then you will know that I am the LORD.'"

Contemporary English Version
You will be humiliated in the eyes of other nations. Then you will know that I, the Lord God, have done these things.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
And you will be made low before the eyes of the nations; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord.

Complete Jewish Bible
and you will cause yourselves to be profaned in full view of the Goyim. Then you will know that I am Adonai .'"

Darby Translation
And thou shalt be polluted through thyself in the sight of the nations, and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thy selfe in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

New Life Bible
You will become sinful in the eyes of the nations, and you will know that I am the Lord."'"

New Revised Standard
And I shall be profaned through you in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am the Lord .

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thy selfe in the sight of the heathen, & thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
And I will chastise you in the sight of the Gentiles, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shalt thou be profaned in thyself, before the eyes of nations, Thus shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will possess thee in the sight of the Gentiles, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
And I shall be profaned through you in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will give heritages in thee in the sight of the nations, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

Good News Translation
And so the other nations will dishonor you, but you will know that I am the Lord ."

Christian Standard Bible®
You will be profaned in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Hebrew Names Version
You shall be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

King James Version
And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
And I will be profaned by you before the eyes of the nations, and you will know that I am Yahweh."'"

Literal Translation
And you will be profaned in you in the eyes of the nations. And you shall know that I am Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yee and I will haue the in possession in the sight of the Heithen, that thou mayest knowe, that I am the LORDE,

THE MESSAGE
The Scarecrow of the Nations God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, are you going to judge this bloody city or not? Come now, are you going to judge her? Do it! Face her with all her outrageous obscenities. Tell her, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: You're a city murderous at the core, just asking for punishment. You're a city obsessed with no-god idols, making yourself filthy. In all your killing, you've piled up guilt. In all your idol-making, you've become filthy. You've forced a premature end to your existence. I'll put you on exhibit as the scarecrow of the nations, the world's worst joke. From far and near they'll deride you as infamous in filth, notorious for chaos. "‘Your leaders, the princes of Israel among you, compete in crime. You're a community that's insolent to parents, abusive to outsiders, oppressive against orphans and widows. You treat my holy things with contempt and desecrate my Sabbaths. You have people spreading lies and spilling blood, flocking to the hills to the sex shrines and fornicating unrestrained. Incest is common. Men force themselves on women regardless of whether they're ready or willing. Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister. Murder is for hire, usury is rampant, extortion is commonplace. "‘And you've forgotten me. Decree of God , the Master. "‘Now look! I've clapped my hands, calling everyone's attention to your rapacious greed and your bloody brutalities. Can you stick with it? Will you be able to keep at this once I start dealing with you? "‘I, God , have spoken. I'll put an end to this. I'll throw you to the four winds. I'll scatter you all over the world. I'll put a full stop to your filthy living. You will be defiled, spattered with your own mud in the eyes of the nations. And you'll recognize that I am God .'"

New King James Version
You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the LORD.""'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You will profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the LORD."'"

Legacy Standard Bible
You will profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am Yahweh."'"

Contextual Overview

¹ Moreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, and sayde, ² Thou sonne of man, wylt thou not iudge, wylt thou not iudge this blooddy citie? wylt thou not shewe her all her abhominations? ³ And tell them, thus saith the Lorde God, The citie sheddeth blood in the middest of it, that her tyme may come, and maketh idols agaynst her selfe, to defile her selfe. ⁴ Thou hast made thy selfe giltie in the blood that thou hast shed, and defyled thee in the idols which thou hast made: thou hast caused thy dayes to drawe nye, and made the tyme of thy yeres to come: therfore wyll I make thee a reproche among the heathen, and to be a mockyng in all landes. ⁵ Whether they be nye or farre from thee, they shall laugh thee to scorne, thou that hast gotten thee so foule a name, and art full of trouble. ⁶ Beholde the rulers of Israel, euery one in thee [was redy] to his power to shed blood. ⁷ In thee haue they dispised father and mother, in thee haue they oppressed the straunger, in thee haue they vexed the widowe and the fatherlesse. ⁸ Thou hast dispised my holy thynges, and defiled my Sabbathes. ⁹ Tale tellers are there in thee to shed blood, in thee are such as eate vpon the hylles, and in thee they commit abhomination. ¹⁰ In thee they discouered their fathers shame, in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

Bible Verse Review
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take thine inheritance in thyself: or, be profaned in thyself, Ezekiel 7:24, Ezekiel 25:3, Isaiah 43:28, Isaiah 47:6

thou shalt know: Ezekiel 6:7, Ezekiel 39:6, Ezekiel 39:7, Ezekiel 39:28, Exodus 8:22, 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:28, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 37:20, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32-35

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:11 - the rest Ezekiel 22:22 - ye shall know

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great people, and wyll blesse thee, and make thy name great, that thou shalt be [euen] a blessyng.

Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifting vp his eyes, looked: and beholde, behynde [hym] there was a Ramme caught by the hornes in a thicket: and Abraham went & tooke the Ramme, and offered hym vp for a burnt offering in the steade of his sonne.

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called ye name of the place, the Lorde wyll see. As it is sayde this day, in the mounte will the Lorde be seene.

Psalms 105:9
euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham, and of his othe vnto Isaac.

Isaiah 45:23
I sweare by my self, out of my mouth commeth the worde of righteousnesse, and that may no man turne: but all knees shall bowe vnto me, and all tongues shall sweare [by my name,]

Jeremiah 49:13
For why? I haue sworne by my selfe saith the Lorde, that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse, an open shame, a laughing stocke, and cursing, and all her cities shalbe a continuall desert.

Jeremiah 51:14
The Lorde of hoastes hath sworne by hym selfe, that he wyll ouerwhelme thee with men lyke grashoppers in number, whiche with a courage shall crye alarum alarum agaynst thee:

Amos 6:8
The Lorde God hath sworne by hym selfe, sayth the Lorde God of hoastes: I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob, and hate his palaces, therfore will I deliuer vp the citie, with all that is therin.

Luke 1:73
And that he woulde perfourme the oth, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to geue vs.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the Heathen,.... No longer be the inheritance of God, but their own; and not have God to be their portion and inheritance, but themselves; and a poor portion and inheritance that must be, being in captivity, poverty, and distress; enjoying neither their civil nor religious liberties, as heretofore; it would be now manifest to the Heathens that they were forsaken of God, and left to themselves. Some render it, "and thou shalt be profaned, or polluted in thyself" e; shalt be known to be so to thyself, as well as appear so to others. The Targum is,

"I will be sanctified in thee before the people:''

and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; able to do what I say; faithful to my word; omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent; and this thou shalt not only know, but own and acknowledge, when these calamities take place, and have their effect.

e ונחלת בך "et prophana effecta in te", Junius Tremellius, Polanus "prophana efficeris", Piscator; "et polluta eris in te", Grotius; "et prophnata eris in te", Starckiss; "et prophanaberis in te", Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt take ... - Better as in the margin. Thou shalt by thine own fault forfeit the privileges of a holy nation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 22:16. Thou shalt know that I am the Lord. — I shall so deal with and punish thee, that thou shalt be obliged to own the vindictive hand of a sin-avenging God.