Ezekiel 22:1-16

1And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came unto me, sayingH559,

2And thou, sonH1121 of manH120, wilt thou judgeH8199, wilt thou judgeH8199 the bloody cityH5892? Yea, cause her to knowH3045 all her abominationsH8441,

3and sayH559, ThusH3541 saith the LordH136 Jehovah: A cityH5892 that sheddeth bloodH1818 in her midstH8432, that her timeH6256 may comeH935, and maketh idolsH1544 against herself to defileH2930 herself.

4Thou art becomeH2930 guiltyH816 by thy bloodH1818 which thou hast shedH8210, and hast defiledH2930 thyself with thine idolsH1544 which thou hast madeH6213; and thou hast caused thy daysH3117 to drawH7126 near, and art comeH935 unto thy yearsH8141: thereforeH3651 have I madeH6213 thee a reproachH2781 unto the nationsH1471, and a mocking unto all countries.

5Those that are near, and those that are farH7350 from thee, shall mock thee, who art infamous [and] full of tumult.

6Behold, the princesH5387 of IsraelH3478 have beenH1961 in thee to shedH8210 bloodH1818, each according to his power.

7In thee have they madeH6213 light of fatherH1 and motherH517; in the midstH8432 of thee have they dealt by oppressionH6233 with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherlessH3490 and the widowH490.

8Thou hast despisedH959 my holyH6944 thingsH6944, and hast profanedH2490 my sabbathsH7676.

9In thee there have beenH1961 slanderous menH376 to shedH8210 bloodH1818; and in thee have they eatenH398 upon the mountainsH2022; in the midstH8432 of thee they have committed lewdness;

10in thee have they discovered their fathers' nakednessH6172; in thee have they humbled her that was uncleanH2931 in her separation.

11And oneH376 hath committed abominationH8441 with his neighbour's wifeH802; and another hath lewdly defiledH2930 his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sisterH269, his father's daughterH1323.

12In thee have they takenH3947 giftsH7810 to shedH8210 bloodH1818; thou hast takenH3947 usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppressionH6233, and hast forgottenH7911 me, saith the LordH136 Jehovah.

13And behold, I have smitten mine handH3709 at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath beenH1961 in the midstH8432 of thee.

14Shall thy heartH3820 endure, shall thy handsH3027 be strongH2388, in the daysH3117 that I shall deal with thee? I Jehovah have spokenH1696, and will do [it].

15And I will scatterH2219 thee among the nationsH1471, and disperseH2219 thee through the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

16And thou shalt be polluted through thyself in the sight of the nationsH1471, and thou shalt knowH3045 that I [am] Jehovah.