Ezekiel

Ezekiel 22:2–6

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, 4you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands. 5Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.

6See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.

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Ezekiel 22:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As for youוְאַתָּ֣הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֔ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
will you judge herהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טhă·ṯiš·pōṭVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8199 judge, govern
Will you pass judgmentהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טhă·ṯiš·pōṭVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8199 judge, govern
on the cityעִ֣יר‘îrNoun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of bloodshedהַדָּמִ֑יםhad·dā·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1818 blood
Then confront herוְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּwə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3045 know
with allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
her abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·hāNoun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH8441 abomination

Ezekiel 22:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and tell herוְאָמַרְתָּ֗wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
that this is whatכֹּ֤הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַר֙’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
O cityעִ֣יר‘îrNoun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
who brings her own doomעִתָּ֑הּ‘it·tāhNoun - common singular construct; third person feminine singularH6256 time
by sheddingשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתšō·p̄e·ḵeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH8210 pour out, pour
bloodדָּ֛םdāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood
within her wallsבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbə·ṯō·w·ḵāhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8432 midst
and makingוְעָשְׂתָ֧הwə·‘ā·śə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםḡil·lū·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH1544 idols
to defile herselfלְטָמְאָֽה׃lə·ṭā·mə·’āhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH2930 be or become unclean

Ezekiel 22:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you are guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ’ā·šamtVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH816 offend, be guilty
of the bloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbə·ḏā·mêḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH1818 blood
you have shedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּšā·p̄aḵtVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH8210 pour out, pour
and you are defiledטָמֵ֔אתṭā·mêṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH2930 be or become unclean
by the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·la·yiḵConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH1544 idols
you have madeעָשִׂית֙‘ā·śîṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH6213 do, make
You have brought your daysיָמַ֔יִךְyā·ma·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH3117 day
to a closeוַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיwat·taq·rî·ḇîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singularH7126 come near, approach
and have comeוַתָּב֖וֹאwat·tā·ḇō·wConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
your yearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְšə·nō·w·ṯā·yiḵNoun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singularH8141 year
Thereforeעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
I have made youנְתַתִּ֤יךְnə·ṯat·tîḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
a reproachחֶרְפָּה֙ḥer·pāhNoun - feminine singularH2781 reproach
to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םlag·gō·w·yimPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
and a mockeryוְקַלָּסָ֖הwə·qal·lā·sāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH7048 id.
to allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH776 earth, land

Ezekiel 22:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Those nearהַקְּרֹב֛וֹתhaq·qə·rō·ḇō·wṯArticle; Adjective - feminine pluralH7138 near
and farוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתwə·hā·rə·ḥō·qō·wṯConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine pluralH7350 distant, far
will mockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yiṯ·qal·lə·sū-Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7046 mock, scoff
youבָ֑ךְḇāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
O infamousטְמֵאַ֣תṭə·mê·’aṯAdjective - feminine singular constructH2931 unclean
fullרַבַּ֖תrab·baṯAdjective - feminine singular constructH7227 much, many, great
of turmoilהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ham·mə·hū·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4103 tumult, confusion, disquietde, discomfiture

Ezekiel 22:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
See howהִנֵּה֙hin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
everyאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
princeנְשִׂיאֵ֣יnə·śî·’êNoun - masculine plural constructH5387 one lifted up
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
within youבָ֑ךְḇāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
has usedהָ֣יוּhā·yūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his powerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz·rō·‘ōwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2220 arm, shoulder, strength
toלְמַ֖עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
shedשְׁפָךְ־šə·p̄āḵ-Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8210 pour out, pour
bloodדָּֽם׃dāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood

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

Ezekiel 22:4 2 Kings 21:16 · Ezekiel 22:2 · Ezekiel 5:14–15 · Psalm 44:13–14 · Ezekiel 16:57

Ezekiel 22:6 Ezekiel 22:27 · Isaiah 1:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.