Ezekiel 22:16

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.

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.'

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.

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 .

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 And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying: ² Thou therefore son of man, Wt thou judge wt thou judge the city of bloodshed; and cause her to know all her abominations? ³ Thou shalt say then Thus saith My Lord. Yahweh, A city shedding blood in her own midst That her time might come, Therefore hath she been making manufactured gods for herself, to be defiled. ⁴ Because of the blood which thou hast shed, hast thou become guilty. And with the manufactured gods which thou hast made, hast thou defiled thyself, Thus hast thou brought near thy days, And hast come unto thy years, - For this cause, have I delivered thee As a reproach to the nations, And as a derision to all the lands. ⁵ They who are near and they who are far off from thee shall shew themselves derisive over these, - O thou of impure name, abounding in confusion! ⁶ Lo! the princes of Israel, very man for his own arm, have they been in thee, For the sake of shedding blood. ⁷ Father and mother, have they despised in thee, To the sojourner, have they dealt with oppression in the midst of thee, - The fatherless and the widow, have they maltreated in thee: ⁸ My holy things, hast thou despised,- And my sabbaths, hast thou profaned: ⁹ Slanders, have arisen in thee For the sake of shedding blood,- And unto the mountains, have they eaten in thee, Lewdness, have they practised in the midst of thee: ¹⁰ A father's shame hath been uncovered in thee, Her that was unclean in her removal, have they humbled in thee;

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
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;

Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! a ram, behind, caught in a thicket by his horns, and Abraham went, and took the ram, and caused him to ascend as an ascending-sacrifice instead of his son.

Genesis 22:14
So Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh, - as to which it is still said to-day, In the mountain of Yahweh, will provision be made.

Psalms 105:9
Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;

Isaiah 45:23
By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree And shall not turn back, - That, unto myself, Shall bow every knee, Shall swear every tongue:

Jeremiah 49:13
or by myself, have I sworn, Declareth Yahweh, That, Bozrah shall become, an astonishment: a reproach and a desolation, and a contempt, - And all her cities shall become age-abiding desolations.

Jeremiah 51:14
Yahweh of hosts hath sworn, by his own soul: Surely I have filled thee with men as with locusts, And they have answered against thee with a shout.

Amos 6:8
Sworn hath the Lord, Yahweh, by his own life, Declareth Yahweh, God of hosts, abhorring am I, the grandeur of Jacob, and, his palaces, I hate, - therefore will I cast off the city and the fulness thereof.

Luke 1:73
The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,

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.