Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 22

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“As for youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,will you judge herהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥טha.tish.PotH8199?Will you pass judgmentהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖טha.tish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853on the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of bloodshedהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818?Then confront herוְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּve.Ho.da'.TahH3045אֵ֖ת'etH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605her abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441

3and tell herוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘O cityעִ֣יר'irH5892who brings her own doomלָב֣וֹא עִתָּ֑הּla.Vo' 'i.TahH6256 H935by sheddingשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתsho.Fe.khetH8210bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818within her wallsבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432and makingוְעָשְׂתָ֧הve.'a.se.TahH6213idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544to defile herselfעָלֶ֖יהָ לְטָמְאָֽה׃'a.Lei.ha le.ta.me.'AhH5921 H2930,

4you are guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816of the bloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have shedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210,and you are defiledטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930by the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have madeעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213.You have brought your daysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117to a closeוַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיva.tak.Ri.viH7126and have comeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704theend of your yearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651I have made youנְתַתִּ֤יךְne.ta.TikhH5414a reproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471and a mockeryוְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.SahH7048to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

5Those nearהַקְּרֹב֛וֹתha.ke.ro.VotH7138and farוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350מִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480will mockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yit.ka.le.su-H7046you,O infamousטְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔םte.me.'At ha.ShemH2931 H8034city,fullרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227of turmoilהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ha.me.hu.MahH4103.

6See howהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376princeנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478within youhas usedהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961his powerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz.ro.'OH2220toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7Fatherאָ֤ב'avH1and motherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517are treated with contemptהֵקַ֣לּוּhe.Ka.luH7043. Within your wallsthe foreign residentלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616is exploitedעָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק'a.Su va.'O.shekH6213 H6233בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432,the fatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490are oppressedה֥וֹנוּHo.nuH3238.

8You have despisedבָּזִ֑יתba.ZitH959My holy thingsקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853profanedחִלָּֽלְתְּ׃chi.La.letH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9Among youareהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961slanderousרָכִ֛ילra.KhilH7400menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582bent onלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616שְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodshedדָּ֑םDamH1818; within youare those who eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrinesand commitעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213acts of indecencyזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154בְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432.

10In youthey have uncoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540the nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172of their fathersאָ֖ב'avH1; in youthey violateעִנּוּ־'i.nu-H6031women during their menstrual impurityטְמֵאַ֥ת הַנִּדָּ֖הte.me.'At ha.ni.DahH2931 H5079.

11One manוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376commitsעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213an abominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441withאֶת־'et-H854his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;anotherוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853wickedlyבְזִמָּ֑הve.zi.MahH2154defilesטִמֵּ֣אti.Me'H2930his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֖וֹka.la.ToH3618;and yet anotherוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853violatesעִנָּה־'i.nah-H6031his sisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his own father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12In youthey takeלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810toלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818.You engageלָקַ֗חַתְּla.Ka.chatH3947in usuryנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392,takeוַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יva.te.va.tze.'IH1214excess interestוְתַרְבִּ֣יתve.tar.BitH8636,and extortבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233your neighborsרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453.But Meוְאֹתִ֣יve.'o.TiH853you have forgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

13Now lookוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,I strikeהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221My handsכַפִּ֔יkha.PiH3709together againstאֶל־'el-H413your unjust gainבִּצְעֵ֖ךְbitz.'EkhH1215אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834עָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213and againstוְעַ֨ל־ve.'Al-H5921the blood you have shedדָּמֵ֔ךְda.MekhH1818אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834הָי֖וּha.YuH1961in your midstבְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃be.to.KhekhH8432.

14Will your courageלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820endureהֲיַעֲמֹ֤דha.ya.'a.ModH5975orאִם־'im-H518your handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388in the dayלַיָּמִ֕יםlai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589dealעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213with youאוֹתָ֑ךְ'o.TakhH854?Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,and I will actוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ve.'a.Si.tiH6213.

15I will disperseוַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327אוֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853you among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and scatter youוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.TikhH2219throughout the landsבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776;I will purgeוַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.ti.mo.TiH8552your uncleannessטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ מִמֵּֽךְ׃tum.'a.Tekh mi.MekhH2932 H4480.

16And when you have defiledוְנִחַ֥לְתְּve.ni.ChaltH2490yourselfin the eyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471,then you will knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

The Refining Furnace

17Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has becomeהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961drossלְסִ֑יגle.sugH5509to Me.Allכֻּלָּ֡םku.LamH3605of them are copperנְ֠חֹשֶׁתNe.cho.shetH5178,tinוּבְדִ֨ילu.ve.DilH913,ironוּבַרְזֶ֤לu.var.ZelH1270,and leadוְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ve.'o.Fe.retH5777insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564;they are butהָיֽוּ׃ סha.YuH1961the drossסִגִ֥יםsi.GimH5509of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

19Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282allכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605of you have becomeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961drossלְסִגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509,beholdלָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣יla.Khen hi.NiH3651 H2005,I will gatherקֹבֵ֣ץko.VetzH6908youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853intoאֶל־ תּ֖וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Just as one gathersקְבֻ֣צַתke.Vu.tzatH6910silverכֶּ֡סֶףKe.sefH3701,copperוּ֠נְחֹשֶׁתU.ne.cho.shetH5178,ironוּבַרְזֶ֨לu.var.ZelH1270,leadוְעוֹפֶ֤רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777,and tinוּבְדִיל֙u.ve.DilH913intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432the furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564to meltלְהַנְתִּ֑יךְle.han.TikhH5413with a fieryאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784blastלָפַֽחַת־ עָלָ֥יוla.fa.chat- 'a.LavH5301 H5921,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I will gatherאֶקְבֹּץ֙'ek.BotzH6908you in My angerבְּאַפִּ֣יbe.'a.PiH639and wrathוּבַחֲמָתִ֔יu.va.cha.ma.TiH2534,leave youוְהִנַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.nach.TiH5117there,and meltוְהִתַּכְתִּ֖יve.hi.takh.TiH5413youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

21Yes, I will gather you togetherוְכִנַּסְתִּ֣יve.khi.nas.TiH3664אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853and blowוְנָפַחְתִּ֥יve.na.fach.TiH5301on youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921with the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of My wrathעֶבְרָתִ֑י'ev.ra.TiH5678,and you will be meltedוְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖םve.ni.takh.TemH5413within the cityבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432.

22As silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701is meltedכְּהִתּ֥וּךְke.hi.TukhH2046inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a furnaceכּ֔וּרKurH3564,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651you will be meltedתֻּתְּכ֣וּtu.te.KhuH5413within the cityבְתוֹכָ֑הּve.to.KhahH8432.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have poured outשָׁפַ֥כְתִּיsha.Fakh.tiH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534upon youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.KhemH5921.’”

Israel’s Wicked Leaders

23And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to her, ‘In the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of indignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195,youאַ֣תְּ'atH859are a landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776that has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808been cleansedמְטֹהָרָ֖הme.to.ha.RahH2891,upon whichהִ֑יא לֹ֥אHi' lo'H1931 H3808norain has fallenגֻשְׁמָ֖הּgush.MahH1656.’

25The conspiracyקֶ֤שֶׁרKe.sherH7195of the princesנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030in her midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432is like a roaringשׁוֹאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580lionכַּאֲרִ֥יka.'a.RiH738tearingטֹ֣רֵֽףTo.refH2963its preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964.They devourאָכָ֗לוּ'a.Kha.luH398the peopleנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,seizeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947the treasuresחֹ֤סֶןCho.senH2633and precious thingsוִיקָר֙vi.KarH3366,and multiplyהִרְבּ֥וּhir.BuH7235the widowsאַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ'al.me.no.Tei.haH490within herבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ve.to.KhahH8432.

26Her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָko.ha.Nei.haH3548do violence toחָמְס֣וּcha.me.SuH2554My lawתוֹרָתִי֮to.ra.TiH8451and profaneוַיְחַלְּל֣וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490My holy thingsקָדָשַׁי֒ka.da.ShaiH6944.They make noלֹ֣אlo'H3808distinctionהִבְדִּ֔ילוּhiv.Di.luH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996the holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944and the commonלְחֹל֙le.CholH2455,and they failלֹ֣אlo'H3808to distinguishהוֹדִ֑יעוּho.Di.'uH3045betweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996the cleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889and the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֥אha.ta.Me'H2931.They disregardהֶעְלִ֣ימוּ עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔םhe'.Li.mu 'ei.nei.HemH5956 H5869My Sabbathsוּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙u.mi.sha.be.to.TaiH7676,so that I am profanedוָאֵחַ֖לva.'e.ChalH2490among themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432.

27Her officialsשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269within herבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130are like wolvesכִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.VimH2061tearingטֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feiH2963their preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,sheddingלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818,and destroyingלְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.BedH6livesנְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315forלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616dishonest gainבְּצֹ֥עַ בָּֽצַע׃be.Tzo.a' Ba.tza'H1214 H1215.

28Her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030whitewashטָח֤וּ תָּפֵ֔לta.Chu ta.FelH2902 H8602these deedsby falseשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723visionsחֹזִ֣יםcho.ZimH2372and lyingכָּזָ֑בka.ZavH3577divinationsוְקֹסְמִ֥יםve.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,’when the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808spokenדִבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

29The peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776have practicedעָ֣שְׁקוּ'A.she.kuH6231extortionעֹ֔שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and committed robberyוְגָזְל֖וּ גָּזֵ֑לve.ga.ze.Lu ga.ZelH1497 H1498.They have oppressedהוֹנ֔וּho.NuH3238וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the poorוְעָנִ֤יve.'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34and have exploitedעָשְׁק֖וּ'a.she.KuH6231the foreign residentהַגֵּ֥רha.GerH1616withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

30I searched forוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁva.'a.va.KeshH1245a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376among themto repairגֹּֽדֵר־go.der-H1443the wallגָּדֵר֩ga.DerH1447and standוְעֹמֵ֨דve.'o.MedH5975in the gapבַּפֶּ֧רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556before Meלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440on behalf ofבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that I should notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115destroy itשַׁחֲתָ֑הּsha.cha.TahH7843.But I foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672no oneוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808.

31So I have poured outוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210My indignationזַעְמִ֔יza'.MiH2195upon themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921and consumed themכִּלִּיתִ֑יםki.li.TimH3615with the fireבְּאֵ֥שׁbe.'EshH784of My furyעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678.I have broughtנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414their waysדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870down upon their own headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.”

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 22