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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 22:4

2“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then inform her of all her abominations. 3And you shall say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time is coming; and a city that makes idols, contrary to her own good, for defilement! You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and you have become defiled by your idols which you have made. So you have brought your days closer and have come to your years; therefore I have made you a disgrace to the nations, and an object of mocking to all the lands. 5Those who are near and those who are far from you will make fun of you, you of ill repute, full of turmoil. 6“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been among you for the purpose of 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

• You have becomeאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
• the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• you have shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• and you have becomeטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• by your idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• you have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• So you have broughtקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• your daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and have comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to your yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• disgraceחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• to the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and an objectקַלָּסָהqallâsâh · derisionH7048
• to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the landsאֶ֫רֶץ'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 inform her of all her abominations.
• 2 Kings 21:16Furthermore, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin into which he misled Judah, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
• Numbers 32:14Now behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, born of sinful men, to add still more to the burning anger of the Lord against Israel.
• Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always reach the limit of their sins. But wrath has come upon them fully.
• Ezekiel 5:14Moreover, I will make you a site of ruins and a disgrace among the nations that surround you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.
• Ezekiel 16:57before your wickedness was uncovered, so now you have become the disgrace of the daughters of Edom and of all who are around her, of the daughters of the Philistines--those surrounding you who despise you.
• Ezekiel 31:18“To which among the trees of Eden are you so alike in glory and greatness? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth beneath; you will lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with those who were killed by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes!”’ declares the Lord God.”
• Leviticus 26:32And I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled at it.
• Deuteronomy 28:37And you will become an object of horror, a song of mockery, and an object of taunting among all the peoples where the Lord drives you.
• Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done all this to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
• 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut Israel off from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will expel from My sight. So Israel will become a saying and an object of derision among all peoples.
• 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight; and I will make it a proverb and an object of scorn among all peoples.
• Psalms 44:13You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors, Of scoffing and ridicule to those around us.
• Psalms 79:4We have become a disgrace before our neighbors, An object of derision and ridicule to those around us.
• Psalms 89:41All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a disgrace to 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