Ezekiel 22:10

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Men within you have sexual intercourse with their father’s wife and violate women during their menstrual impurity.

Hebrew Names Version
In you have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity.

King James Version
In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

English Standard Version
In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are unclean in their menstrual impurity.

New American Standard Bible
"Among you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness; among you they have abused her who was unclean in her menstruation.

New Century Version
The men in you have sexual relations with their fathers' wives and with women who are unclean, during their time of monthly bleeding.

Amplified Bible
"In you men have uncovered their fathers' nakedness [the nakedness of mother or stepmother]; in you they have violated women who are [set apart as ceremonially] unclean during their menstrual impurity [or after childbirth].

World English Bible
In you have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity.

Geneva Bible (1587)
In thee haue they discouered their fathers shame: in thee haue they vexed her that was polluted in her floures.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you they have humbled her who was unclean in her menstrual impurity.

Legacy Standard Bible
In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you they have humbled her who was unclean in her menstrual impurity.

Berean Standard Bible
In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their impurity.

Contemporary English Version
Men have sex with their father's wife or with women who are having their monthly period

Complete Jewish Bible
in you, they commit incest; in you, they force themselves on women during their menstrual impurity.

Darby Translation
in thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her separation.

Easy-to-Read Version
There men commit sexual sins with their father's wife. There the men rape women—even during their monthly time of bleeding.

George Lamsa Translation
In you have they uncovered the nakedness of their fathers concubines; in you have they lain with menstruous women.

Good News Translation
Some of them sleep with their father's wife. Some force women to have intercourse with them during their period.

Lexham English Bible
They uncover the nakedness of a father among you; they violate a woman unclean of menstruation among you.

Literal Translation
In you he has uncovered the nakedness of the father; in you they humbled the defiled by her impurity.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In ye haue they discouered their fathers shame, in the haue they vexed women in their sicknesse.

American Standard Version
In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

Bible in Basic English
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.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

King James Version (1611)
In thee haue they discouered their fathers nakednesse: in thee haue they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In thee they discouered their fathers shame, in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In thee they have uncovered the father’s shame; and in thee they have humbled her that was set apart for uncleanness.

English Revised Version
In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her separation.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei vnhiliden the schamefulere thingis of the fadir in thee, thei maden low in thee the vnclenesse of a womman in vnclene blood.

Update Bible Version
In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you they have humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

Webster's Bible Translation
In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

New English Translation
They have sex with their father's wife within you; they violate women during their menstrual period within you.

New King James Version
In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are set apart during their impurity.

New Living Translation
Men sleep with their fathers' wives and force themselves on women who are menstruating.

New Life Bible
Men have done sex sins with their fathers' wives. Men have put women to shame during their time of the month when they are unclean.

New Revised Standard
In you they uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women in their menstrual periods.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A father's shame hath been uncovered in thee, Her that was unclean in her removal, have they humbled in thee;

Douay-Rheims Bible
They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.

Revised Standard Version
In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they humble women who are unclean in their impurity.

Young's Literal Translation
The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee.

Contextual Overview

¹ 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. ⁶"‘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. ¹³"‘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 .'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, the people of Israel are slag to me, the useless byproduct of refined copper, tin, iron, and lead left at the smelter—a worthless slag heap. So tell them, ‘ God , the Master, has spoken: Because you've all become worthless slag, you're on notice: I'll assemble you in Jerusalem. As men gather silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into a furnace and blow fire on it to melt it down, so in my wrath I'll gather you and melt you down. I'll blow on you with the fire of my wrath to melt you down in the furnace. As silver is melted down, you'll be melted down. That should get through to you. Then you'll recognize that I, God , have let my wrath loose on you.'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, tell her, ‘You're a land that during the time I was angry with you got no rain, not so much as a spring shower. The leaders among you became desperate, like roaring, ravaging lions killing indiscriminately. They grabbed and looted, leaving widows in their wake. "‘Your priests violated my law and desecrated my holy things. They can't tell the difference between sacred and secular. They tell people there's no difference between right and wrong. They're contemptuous of my holy Sabbaths, profaning me by trying to pull me down to their level. Your politicians are like wolves prowling and killing and rapaciously taking whatever they want. Your preachers cover up for the politicians by pretending to have received visions and special revelations. They say, "This is what God , the Master, says..." when God hasn't said so much as one word. Extortion is rife, robbery is epidemic, the poor and needy are abused, outsiders are kicked around at will, with no access to justice.' "I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn't have to destroy it. I couldn't find anyone. Not one. So I'll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they've done. Decree of God , the Master." ¹⁵The 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 .'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, the people of Israel are slag to me, the useless byproduct of refined copper, tin, iron, and lead left at the smelter—a worthless slag heap. So tell them, ‘ God , the Master, has spoken: Because you've all become worthless slag, you're on notice: I'll assemble you in Jerusalem. As men gather silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into a furnace and blow fire on it to melt it down, so in my wrath I'll gather you and melt you down. I'll blow on you with the fire of my wrath to melt you down in the furnace. As silver is melted down, you'll be melted down. That should get through to you. Then you'll recognize that I, God , have let my wrath loose on you.'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, tell her, ‘You're a land that during the time I was angry with you got no rain, not so much as a spring shower. The leaders among you became desperate, like roaring, ravaging lions killing indiscriminately. They grabbed and looted, leaving widows in their wake. "‘Your priests violated my law and desecrated my holy things. They can't tell the difference between sacred and secular. They tell people there's no difference between right and wrong. They're contemptuous of my holy Sabbaths, profaning me by trying to pull me down to their level. Your politicians are like wolves prowling and killing and rapaciously taking whatever they want. Your preachers cover up for the politicians by pretending to have received visions and special revelations. They say, "This is what God , the Master, says..." when God hasn't said so much as one word. Extortion is rife, robbery is epidemic, the poor and needy are abused, outsiders are kicked around at will, with no access to justice.' "I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn't have to destroy it. I couldn't find anyone. Not one. So I'll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they've done. Decree of God , the Master." ¹⁶The 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 .'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

discovered: Genesis 35:22, Genesis 49:4, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 20:11, Deuteronomy 27:20, Deuteronomy 27:23, 2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22, 1 Chronicles 5:1, Amos 2:7, 1 Corinthians 5:1

humbled: Ezekiel 18:6, Leviticus 18:19, Leviticus 20:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:2 - defiled her Leviticus 15:24 - General Judges 20:5 - forced Jeremiah 9:2 - for

Cross-References

Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and gave it to Isaac his son to carry. He carried the flint and the knife. The two of them went off together.

Genesis 22:12
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."

Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham went back to his young servants. They got things together and returned to Beersheba. Abraham settled down in Beersheba.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In thee have they discovered their father's nakedness,.... Or, "he discovered" b, or "uncovered", it being in the singular number; though the Targum, Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read in the plural; this, though committed, was done but by a few; it being a sin not so much as named among men, as for a man to lie with his father's wife, 1 Corinthians 5:1 as Reuben did,

Genesis 35:22 and which is expressly forbidden; and is mentioned first as the capital sin of uncleanness, Leviticus 18:6:

in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution; ravished and deflowered such women who had their menstrues; to lie with such was prohibited by the law of God, Leviticus 18:19, so that here was a double sin committed; a rape of a woman, whether married or unmarried, at the time of her purgation or sickness; and such a copulation, which at another time would be lawful, ought to be abstained from at such a time, as prejudicial to themselves, and to their posterity, as well as contrary to the divine law.

b גלה "revelavit", Montanus; "discooperuit", Vatablus; "retegit", Junius Tremellius, Polanus "[sub.] filius", Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Set apart for pollution - Or, “unclean by reason of impurity” Leviticus 12:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 22:10. In thee have they discovered — They are guilty of the most abominable incest and unnatural lust.

In thee have they humbled — In their unholy and unnatural connexions, they have not abstained from those set apart because of their infirmities. The catalogue of crimes that follow is too plain to require comment.