Ezekiel 22:16

King James Version (1611 Edition)

And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thy selfe in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

Parallel Translations

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 .

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 ."

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 .'"

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."'"

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

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.

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."'"

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.

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.

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 .'"

George Lamsa Translation
And I will chastise you in the sight of the Gentiles, and you 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 ."

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.

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,

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.

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.'

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea and thou shalt be thine owne inheritaunce in the sight of the heathen, that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde.

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.

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.

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

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

New King James Version
You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall 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 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 .

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."

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

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 .'"

Contextual Overview

¹ Moreouer the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying; ² Now thou sonne of man, wilt thou iudge, wilt thou iudge the bloodie citie? Yea thou shalt shew her all her abominations. ³ Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; The citie sheadeth blood in the middest of it, that her time may come, and maketh idoles against herselfe to defile herselfe. ⁴ Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and hast defiled thy selfe in thine idoles, which thou hast made, and thou hast caused thy daies to draw neere, and art come euen vnto thy yeeres; therfore haue I made thee a reproch vnto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. ⁵ Those that be neere, and those that be farre from thee, shall mocke thee which art infamous, and much vexed. ⁶ Behold the princes of Israel, euerie one were in thee to their power to shead blood. ⁷ In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow: ⁸ Thou hast despised mine holy things, & hast prophaned my sabbaths: ⁹ In thee are men that carie tales to shead blood: and in thee they eate vpon the mountaines: in the middest of thee they commit lewdnesse. ¹⁰ In thee haue they discouered their fathers nakednesse: in thee haue they 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 nation, and I wil blesse thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt bee a blessing.

Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, behinde him a Ramme caught in a thicket by his hornes: And Abraham went and tooke the Ramme, and offered him vp for a burnt offering, in the stead of his sonne.

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Iehouah-ijreh, as it is said to this day, In the Mount of the LORD it shalbe seene.

Psalms 105:9
Which couenant he made with Abraham, and his oath vnto Isaac:

Isaiah 45:23
I haue sworne by my selfe: the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousnes, and shall not returne, that vnto me euery knee shall bowe, euery tongue shall sweare.

Jeremiah 49:13
For I haue sworne by my selfe, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproch, a waste, and a curse, and all the cities thereof shall be perpetuall wastes.

Jeremiah 51:14
The Lord of hostes hath sworne by himselfe, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift vp a shoute against thee.

Amos 6:8
The Lord God hath sworne by himselfe, saith the Lord the God of hostes, I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob, and hate his palaces: therefore wil I deliuer vp the citie, with all that is therein.

Luke 1:73
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="luk.1.1" class="versetxt"> Forasmuch as many haue taken in hande to set foorth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeued among vs, Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, & ministers of the word: It seemed good to me also, hauing had perfect vnderstanding of things from the very first, to write vnto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed. There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord, blamelesse. And they had no childe, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well striken in yeeres. And it came to passe, that while he executed the Priests office before God in the order of his course, According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense. And when Zacharias sawe him, hee was troubled, and feare fell vpon him. But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn. And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth: For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shal drinke neither wine, nor strong drinke, and he shall bee filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. And many of the children of Israel shall hee turne to the Lord their God. And hee shall goe before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. And Zacharias said vnto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well striken in yeeres. And the Angel answering, said vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And behold, thou shalt be dumbe, and not able to speake, vntill the day that these things shall bee performed, because thou beleeuest not my words, which shall bee fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and maruelled that hee taried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speake vnto them: and they perceiued that he had seene a vision in the temple: for he beckened vnto them, and remained speechlesse. And it came to passe, that as soone as the dayes of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his owne house. And after those dayes his wife Elizabeth conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproch among men. And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgine espoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie. And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said vnto her, Feare not, Marie, for thou hast found fauour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and bring forth a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid. And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end. Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her old age, and this is the sixt moneth with her, who was called barren. For with God no thing shall be vnpossible. And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her. And Marie arose in those dayes, and went into the hill countrey with haste, into a citie of Iuda, And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to passe that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Marie, the babe leaped in her wombe, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost. And she spake out with a loud voyce, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to mee? For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe leaped in my wombe for ioy. And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord. And Marie said, My soule doth magnifie the Lord. And my spirit hath reioyced in God my sauiour. For hee hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from hencefoorth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to mee great things, and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generation to generation. Hee hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered the proud, in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of low degree. Hee hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich hee hath sent emptie away. Hee hath holpen his seruant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for euer. And Mary abode with her about three moneths, and returned to her owne house. Now Elizabeths full time came, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy vpon her, and they reioyced with her. And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name. And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all. And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God. And feare came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these sayings were noised abroad thorowout all the hill countrey of Iudea. And all they that had heard them, layde them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner of childe shal this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised vp an horne of saluation for vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid, As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which haue bene since the world began: That wee should be saued from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate 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.