Ezekiel 22:4

Ezekiel 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
• New International Version (NIV)you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and have defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years; therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all countries.
• New Living Translation (NLT)you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world.

Context of Ezekiel 22:4

2"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations. 3You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself! You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and defiled by the idols that you have made, and you have brought your days near, the appointed time of your years has come. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all the countries. 5Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you; your name is defiled; you are full of tumult. 6"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

Ezekiel 22:4 word by word

בְּדָמֵ֨ךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפַ֜כְתְּ אָשַׁ֗מְתְּ וּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂית֙ טָמֵ֔את וַתַּקְרִ֣יבִי יָמַ֔יִךְ וַתָּב֖וֹא עַד־שְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן נְתַתִּ֤יךְ חֶרְפָּה֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְקַלָּסָ֖ה לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou art become guiltyאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
• in thy bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• that thou hast shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• and hast defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• thyself in thine idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• which thou hast madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• and thou hast caused thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• to draw nearקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• and art comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thy yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• therefore have I madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• thee a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• unto the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and a mockingקַלָּסָהqallâsâh · derisionH7048
• to all countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:4

• Ezekiel 22:2"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.
• 2 Kings 21:16Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
• Numbers 32:14And behold, you have risen in your fathers' place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel!
• Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last!
• Ezekiel 5:14Moreover, I will make you a desolation and an object of reproach among the nations all around you and in the sight of all who pass by.
• Ezekiel 16:57before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become an object of reproach for the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you.
• Ezekiel 31:18"Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below. You shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. "This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord God."
• Leviticus 26:32And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it.
• Deuteronomy 28:37And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you away.
• Deuteronomy 29:24all the nations will say, 'Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?'
• 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and the house that I have consecrated for my name I will cast out of my sight, and Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
• 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will pluck you up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
• Psalms 44:13You have made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those around us.
• Psalms 79:4We have become a taunt to our neighbors, mocked and derided by those around us.
• Psalms 89:41All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thou art become guilty in thy blood - Thou art guilty of blood.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thy days, - i. e., of judgment; “thy years,” i. e., of visitation (compare Ezekiel 20:25, Ezekiel 20:39). A reproach … a mocking - Judah shall be like the Ammonites Ezekiel 21:28.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Now God called Ezekiel to speak like a prosecutor in a court. He announced the charges against Jerusalem that would lead to its judgment. The people were guilty of sins against other people. They had shed innocent blood (see Genesis 9:5–6). They were also guilty of sins against God. They made idols, which God had forbidden (see Exodus 20:4–6). These two kinds of sin made the city unclean. They made Jerusalem guilty and deserving of judgment. The people…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. thy days--the shorter period, namely, that of the siege. thy years--the longer period of the captivity. The "days" and "years" express that she is ripe for punishment.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 22:4

• Idolatry
• Jerusalem

In the dictionaries

• Endure
• Furnace
• Gain
• Gap
• Raven
• Tale
• Mock; Mocker; Mocking

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