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New Century Version

Ezekiel 22:2

"And you, human, will you judge? Will you judge the city of murderers? Then tell her about all her hateful acts.

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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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 The Lord spoke his word to me, saying: 2 "And you, human, will you judge? Will you judge the city of murderers? Then tell her about all her hateful acts. 3 You are to say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: You are a city that kills those who come to live there. You make yourself unclean by making idols. 4 You have become guilty of murder and have become unclean by your idols which you have made. So you have brought your time of punishment near; you have come to the end of your years. That is why I have made you a shame to the nations and why all lands laugh at you. 5 Those near and those far away laugh at you with your bad name, you city full of confusion. 6 "‘Jerusalem, see how each ruler of Israel in you has been trying to kill people. 7 The people in you hate their fathers and mothers. They mistreat the foreigners in you and wrong the orphans and widows in you. 8 You hate my holy things and dishonor my Sabbaths. 9 The men in you tell lies to cause the death of others. The people in you eat food offered to idols at the mountain places of worship, and they take part in sexual sins. 10 The men in you have sexual relations with their fathers' wives and with women who are unclean, during their time of monthly bleeding.

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
God said, "No, Sarah your wife will have a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him to be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Don't be troubled about the boy and the slave woman. Do whatever Sarah tells you. The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.
Genesis 22:9
and came to the place God had told him about. Abraham built an altar there. He laid the wood on it and then tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the wood on the altar.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham took his knife and was about to kill his son.
Genesis 22:12
The angel said, "Don't kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you trust God and that you have not kept your son, your only son, from me."
Genesis 22:16
and said, "The Lord says, ‘Because you did not keep back your son, your only son, from me, I make you this promise by my own name:
Judges 11:31
I will give you as a burnt offering the first thing that comes out of my house to meet me when I return from the victory. It will be the Lord 's."
Judges 11:39
After two months she returned to her father, and Jephthah did to her what he had promised. Jephthah's daughter never had a husband. From this came a custom in Israel that
2 Kings 3:27
Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been king after him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. So there was great anger against the Israelites, who left and went back to their own land.
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. This was where the Lord had appeared to David, Solomon's father. Solomon built the Temple on the place David had prepared on the threshing floor of Araunah 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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