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Ezekiel 22:6
6Each ruler of Israel that lives in you, Jerusalem, has been a murderer. Each one has used his power to kill people.
Ezekiel 22:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.
Context of Ezekiel 22:6
4Because you have murdered people and you have made disgusting idols, you are now guilty. This has brought the time of your punishment very near. Your years of power have come to an end. I will cause the people of other nations to laugh at you. They will all insult you. 5The people of countries that are near to you will laugh at you. Those who live far away will also laugh at you. You will no longer receive any honour because your city is full of trouble. Each ruler of Israel that lives in you, Jerusalem, has been a murderer. Each one has used his power to kill people. 7The people in the city do not respect their parents. They have been cruel to the foreigners who live among you. They have cheated widows and children who have no family. 8You have not respected my holy things. You have not made my Sabbath days special.
Read all of Ezekiel 22Ezekiel 22:6 word by word
הִנֵּה֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֥ישׁ לִזְרֹע֖וֹ הָ֣יוּ בָ֑ךְ לְמַ֖עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:6
- Ezekiel 22:27The officers in the land are like wolves that catch other animals and tear them into pieces. They use their power to murder people so that they can take their money for themselves.
- Nehemiah 9:34Our kings, our leaders, our priests and our ancestors have not obeyed your laws. They have not listened to your commands. You warned them but they would not listen.
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers have turned against God. They are friends of robbers. They all accept bribes and they love to receive gifts. But they do not help widows or children who have no family. They do not make sure that they receive justice.
- Jeremiah 2:26A robber is ashamed when people catch him. The people of Israel will become ashamed like that. They will all be ashamed of their sins. Their kings, their officers, their priests and their prophets are all guilty.
- Jeremiah 5:5So I will go to speak to the leaders. They will surely understand what the Lord wants. They will know his commands.’ But all of them have turned against the Lord too. They refuse to obey his authority.
- Jeremiah 32:32The people of Israel and Judah have made me angry because of all the wicked things that they have done. Their kings, officers, priests and prophets have all done wicked things. I will destroy this city because of the wicked things that the people of Jerusalem and all of Judah have done.
- Daniel 9:8Our kings, our leaders and our ancestors have turned away from you, Lord. So we are very ashamed.
- Micah 3:1Then I spoke to the leaders: Listen to me, I said. You are the leaders of Jacob's people, you are the rulers of Israel. You ought to know what is right or wrong.
- Zechariah 3:3Joshua was wearing very dirty clothes and he stood in front of the angel.
- Micah 2:1Micah continues: People who prepare to do bad things should be afraid. God will do bad things to them! While they lie in bed, they think about bad things to do. Then, when the morning comes, they do those bad things. They have the authority to do whatever they want to do.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Behold, the princes - Ye are a vile and murderous people, and your princes have been of the same character. Like people, like prince.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Render it: Behold the princes of Israel, each according to his might (literally “arm”) have been in thee in order to shed blood. They looked to might not right.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-12The charges against the people of Judah and their leaders came from God's law, especially from Leviticus 18–20; 25:1–55. Israel's many sins showed a failure to honor and trust the Lord and his commands. This unfaithfulness to their covenant with the Lord could lead to only one outcome: The people of Israel would face the covenant curses (Deuteronomy 8:19–20; 28:15–68).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Rather, "The princes ... each according to his power, were in thee, to shed blood" (as if this was the only object of their existence). "Power," literally, "arm"; they, who ought to have been patterns of justice, made their own arm of might their only 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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