Ezekiel
Ezekiel 22:2–3
2“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 3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,
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Ezekiel 22:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֔ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| will you judge her | הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥ט | hă·ṯiš·pōṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Will you pass judgment | הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖ט | hă·ṯiš·pōṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| on the city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| of bloodshed | הַדָּמִ֑ים | had·dā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| Then confront her | וְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּ | wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| with all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her abominations | תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8441 abomination |
Ezekiel 22:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and tell her | וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| O city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| who brings her own doom | עִתָּ֑הּ | ‘it·tāh | Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6256 time |
| by shedding | שֹׁפֶ֥כֶת | šō·p̄e·ḵeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| blood | דָּ֛ם | dām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| within her walls | בְּתוֹכָ֖הּ | bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8432 midst |
| and making | וְעָשְׂתָ֧ה | wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| idols | גִלּוּלִ֛ים | ḡil·lū·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1544 idols |
| to defile herself | לְטָמְאָֽה׃ | lə·ṭā·mə·’āh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 22:2 Ezekiel 24:6 · Ezekiel 24:9 · Nahum 3:1 · Hosea 4:2 · Matthew 27:25 · Acts 7:52 · Ezekiel 20:4 · Isaiah 58:1 · 2 Kings 21:16 · Luke 11:50 · 1 Timothy 5:20
Ezekiel 22:3 Ezekiel 22:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.