Ezekiel 22:6

THE MESSAGE

"‘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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Hebrew Names Version
Behold, the princes of Yisra'el, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

King James Version
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

English Standard Version
"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood.

New Century Version
"‘Jerusalem, see how each ruler of Israel in you has been trying to kill people.

Amplified Bible
"Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been intending to shed blood in you.

World English Bible
Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, the princes of Israel euery one in thee was ready to his power, to shed blood.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Behold, the princes of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.

Berean Standard Bible
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.

Contemporary English Version
Your own leaders use their power to murder.

Complete Jewish Bible
"‘The leaders of Isra'el in you all use their power in order to shed blood.

Darby Translation
Behold, the princes of Israel have been in thee to shed blood, each according to his power.

Easy-to-Read Version
"‘Look, all the leaders in Israel are using their strength just to kill other people.

George Lamsa Translation
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his own tribe, were in you to shed blood.

Good News Translation
All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder.

Lexham English Bible
Look! The princes of Israel, each one according to his strength, they are in you for the shedding of blood.

Literal Translation
Behold, the rulers of Israel, each man by his might, have been in you in order to pour out blood.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, the rulers of Israel haue brought euery man his power, to shed bloude in the.

American Standard Version
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

Bible in Basic English
See, the rulers of Israel, every one in his family, have been causing death in you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.

King James Version (1611)
Behold the princes of Israel, euerie one were in thee to their power to shead blood.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde the rulers of Israel, euery one in thee [was redy] to his power to shed blood.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, the princes of the house of Israel have conspired in thee each one with his kindred, that they might shed blood.

English Revised Version
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! princes of Israel, alle in her arm, weren in thee, to schede out blood.

Update Bible Version
Look, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

New English Translation
"‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.

New King James Version
"Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.

New Living Translation
"Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.

New Life Bible
See, each of the rulers of Israel who are in you has used his power to kill.

New Revised Standard
The princes of Israel in you, everyone according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! the princes of Israel, very man for his own arm, have they been in thee, For the sake of shedding blood.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.

Revised Standard Version
"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.

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

the princes: Ezekiel 22:27, Nehemiah 9:34, Isaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 2:26, Jeremiah 2:27, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 32:32, Daniel 9:8, Micah 3:1-3, Micah 3:9-11, Zechariah 3:3

power: Heb. arm, Micah 2:1

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:14 - all the chief Job 31:39 - caused the owners thereof to lose their life Psalms 94:21 - condemn Ecclesiastes 5:8 - regardeth Ecclesiastes 7:29 - they Isaiah 3:5 - the people Isaiah 59:7 - and they Jeremiah 3:5 - thou hast spoken Jeremiah 26:10 - the princes Ezekiel 24:6 - Woe Ezekiel 33:25 - and shed Micah 6:12 - the rich Micah 7:3 - do Zephaniah 3:3 - princes Malachi 3:5 - the sorcerers Luke 18:2 - which Galatians 5:19 - Adultery

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, the princes of Israel,.... Those that belonged to the royal family, or the nobles of the land, or the members of the grand sanhedrim of the nation:

everyone were in thee to their power to shed blood; everyone exerted himself to the uttermost, according to his ability, to shed blood, or cause it to be shed; everyone strove, as it were, who should shed most, to exceed each other in this abominable sin.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Render it: Behold the princes of Israel, each according to his might (literally “arm”) have been in thee in order to shed blood. They looked to might not right.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 22:6. Behold, the princes — Ye are a vile and murderous people, and your princes have been of the same character. Like people, like prince.