Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 22:7
7Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident alien is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.
Ezekiel 22:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
- New International Version (NIV)In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In you they have made light of father and mother; in your midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
Context of Ezekiel 22:7
5Those who are near and those far away from you will mock you, you infamous one full of turmoil. 6“‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood. Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident alien is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you. 8You despise my holy things and profane my Sabbaths. 9There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit depraved acts within you.
Read all of Ezekiel 22Ezekiel 22:7 word by word
אָ֤ב וָאֵם֙ הֵקַ֣לּוּ בָ֔ךְ לַגֵּ֛ר עָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְ יָת֥וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֖ה ה֥וֹנוּ בָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In thee have they set lightקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
- by fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
- in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of thee have they dealtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- by oppressionעֹ֫שֶׁק‛ôsheq · oppressionH6233
- with the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
- in thee have they vexedיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
- the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
- and the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:7
- Exodus 21:17“Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:9“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault.
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘The one who dishonors his father or mother is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother — his lamp will go out in deep darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
- Matthew 15:4For God said: Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.
- Matthew 7:10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
- Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the resident alien.
- Ezekiel 18:12and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he looks to the idols, commits detestable acts,
- Exodus 22:21“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 27:19‘The one who denies justice to a resident alien, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 22:22Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate,
- Jeremiah 7:6if you no longer oppress the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,
- Zechariah 7:10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the resident alien or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In thee have they set light - The children do not reverence their parents. Parental affection and filial respect do not exist among you. The stranger is not only not succoured, but he is oppressed. The widows and fatherless are vexed by wrongs and exactions.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7the foreign resident is exploited: Compare Exodus 22:21; 23:9; Leviticus 19:33–34; Deuteronomy 10:18–19.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-127. set light by--Children have made light of, disrespected, father ... (De 27:16). At Eze 22:7-12 are enumerated the sins committed in violation of Moses' law.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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