English Standard Version
Ezekiel 22:7
7Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.
Context of Ezekiel 22:7
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. 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. 8You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths. 9There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst.
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 shall be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:9For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.
- Deuteronomy 27:16"'Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
- Proverbs 20:20If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Matthew 15:4For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.'
- Matthew 7:10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?
- Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice.
- Ezekiel 18:12oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,
- Exodus 22:21"You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 27:19"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
- Zechariah 7:10do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."
- Malachi 3:5"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
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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