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Ezekiel 22:2

And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her disgusting behaviors.

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.
New Century Version
"And you, human, will you judge? Will you judge the city of murderers? Then tell her about all her hateful acts.
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?
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 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 2 And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her disgusting behaviors. 3 And you shall say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her! 4 You have become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and are defiled in your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and have come even to your years: therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries. 5 Those that are near, and those that are far from you, shall mock you, you infamous one [and] full of tumult. 6 Look, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in you to shed blood. 7 In you they have set light by father and mother; in the midst of you they have dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow. 8 You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths. 9 Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness. 10 In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you they have humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

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
And God said, No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your slave. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac shall your seed be called.
Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.
Genesis 22:10
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Genesis 22:12
And he said, Don't lay your hand on the lad, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you haven't withheld your son, your only son, from me.
Genesis 22:16
and said, By myself I have sworn, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and haven't withheld your son, your only son,
Judges 11:31
then it shall be, that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be Yahweh's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.
Judges 11:39
And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she had no sex with a man. And it was a custom in Israel,
2 Kings 3:27
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering on the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where [Yahweh] appeared to David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan 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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