Ezekiel 22

The Sins of Israel

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 2“And you, sonH1121 of manH120, will you judgeH8199, will you judgeH8199 the bloodyH1818 cityH5892? Then informH3045 her of allH3605 her abominationsH8441. 3And you shall sayH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 1GodH3068 saysH559: “A cityH5892 2sheddingH8210 bloodH1818 in her midstH8432, so that her timeH6256 is comingH935; and a city that makesH6213 idolsH1544, contraryH5921 to her own good, for defilementH2930! 4You have becomeH816 3guiltyH816 by 4the bloodH1818 whichH834 you have shedH8210, and you have becomeH2930 defiledH2930 by your idolsH1544 whichH834 you have madeH6213. So you have broughtH7126 your daysH3117 closerH7126 and have comeH935 to your yearsH8141; thereforeH5921H3651 I have madeH6213 you a 5disgraceH2781 to the nationsH1471, and an objectH7048 ofH7048 mockingH7048 to allH3605 the landsH776. 5Those who are nearH7138 and those who are farH7350 from you will makeH7046 funH7046 of you, you of illH2931 reputeH8034, fullH7227 of 6turmoilH4103.

6“BeholdH2009, the 7rulersH5387 of IsraelH3478, eachH376 according to his 8powerH2220, have beenH1961 among you for the purposeH4616 of sheddingH8210 bloodH1818. 7They have 9treatedH7043 fatherH1 and motherH517 withH7043 contemptH7043 among you. They have oppressedH6213H6233 the 10strangerH1616 in your midstH8432; they have oppressedH3238 the 11orphanH3490 and the widowH490 among you. 8You have 12despisedH959 My holyH6944 thingsH6944 and 13profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. 9SlanderousH7400 menH376 have beenH1961 among you for the purposeH4616 of sheddingH8210 bloodH1818, and among you they have eatenH398 at the mountainH2022 shrines. In your midstH8432 they have 14committedH6213 outrageousH2154 sinH2154. 10Among you 15they have 16uncoveredH1540 their fathers’H1 nakednessH6172; among you they have abusedH6031 her who was 17uncleanH2931 in her menstruationH5079. 11And oneH376 has committedH6213 abominationH8441 with his 18neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802, anotherH376 has outrageouslyH2154 defiledH2930 his 19daughter-in-lawH3618, and anotherH376 among you has sexually 20abusedH6031 his sisterH269, his father’sH1 daughterH1323. 12Among you they have 21takenH3947 bribesH7810 to shedH8210 bloodH1818; you have takenH3947 2223interestH5392H8636, you have injuredH1214 your neighborsH7453 by 24oppressionH6233, and you have 25forgottenH7911 Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

13“BeholdH2009, then, I strikeH5221 with My handH3709 your 26profitH1215 whichH834 you have madeH6213 and 27the bloodshedH1818 whichH834 is amongH8432 you. 14Can 28your heartH3820 endureH5975, orH518 can your handsH3027 be strongH2388 for the daysH3117 that I will dealH6213 with you? 29I, the LordH3068, have spokenH1696 and will actH6213. 15And I will 30scatterH6327 you among the nationsH1471 and disperseH2219 you among the landsH776, and I will 31eliminateH8552 your uncleannessH2932 from you. 16Then you will defileH2490 yourself in the sightH5869 of the nationsH1471, and you will 32knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’”

17And the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 18“SonH1121 of manH120, the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 has becomeH1961 3334wasteH5509 metalH5509 to Me; allH3605 of them are 35bronzeH5178, tinH913, ironH1270, and leadH5777 in the 36smeltingH3564 furnaceH3564; they are the 37wasteH5509 metalH5509 of silverH3701. 19ThereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: ‘BecauseH3282 allH3605 of you have becomeH1961 38wasteH5509 metalH5509, thereforeH3651, beholdH2009, I am going to gatherH6908 you into the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389. 20As they gatherH6910 silverH3701, bronzeH5178, ironH1270, leadH5777, and tinH913 into the 39smeltingH3564 furnaceH3564 to blowH5301 fireH784 on it in order to meltH5413 it, soH3651 I will gatherH6908 you in My angerH639 and in My wrathH2534, and I will placeH5117 you there and meltH5413 you. 21And I will gatherH3664 you and blowH5301 on you with the fireH784 of My wrathH5678, and you will be meltedH5413 in the midstH8432 of it. 22As silverH3701 is meltedH2046 in the furnaceH3564, soH3651 you will be meltedH5413 in the midstH8432 of it; and you will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, have 40pouredH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on you.’”

23And the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 24“SonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 to her, ‘You are a landH776 that is 41not cleanH2891 or rainedH1652 on in the dayH3117 of indignationH2195.’ 25There is a 42conspiracyH7195 of her prophetsH5030 in her midstH8432 like a roaringH7580 lionH738 tearingH2963 the preyH2964. They have 43devouredH398 livesH5315; they have takenH3947 treasureH2633 and preciousH3366 thingsH3366; they have madeH7235 manyH7235 44widowsH490 in the midstH8432 of her. 26Her 45priestsH3548 have doneH2554 violenceH2554 to My LawH8451 and have 46profanedH2490 My holyH6944 thingsH6944; they have madeH914 noH3808 47distinctionH914 betweenH996 the holyH6944 and the 48commonH2455, and they have not taughtH3045 the difference betweenH996 the 49uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889; and they have closedH5956 their eyesH5869 from My SabbathsH7676, and I am defiledH2490 amongH8432 them. 27Her leadersH8269 withinH7130 her are like wolvesH2061 tearingH2963 the preyH2964, by sheddingH8210 bloodH1818 and 50destroyingH6 livesH5315 inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 makeH1214 51dishonestH1215 profitH1215. 28And her prophetsH5030 have coatedH2902 with whitewashH8602 for them, seeingH2372 52falseH7723 visionsH2372 and diviningH7080 liesH3577 for them, sayingH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559,’ when the LordH3068 has not spokenH1696. 29The peopleH5971 of the landH776 have practicedH6231 53extortionH6233 and committedH1497 robberyH1498, and they have oppressedH3238 the poorH6041 and needyH34, and have 54oppressedH6231 the strangerH1616 withoutH3808 justiceH4941. 30I 55searchedH1245 for a manH376 amongH4480 them who would 56buildH1443 upH1443 a wallH1447 and 57standH5975 in the gapH6556 beforeH6440 Me for the landH776, soH1115 thatH1115 I would notH1115 destroyH7843 it; but I foundH4672 58noH3808 one. 31So I have pouredH8210 outH8210 My 59indignationH2195 on them; I have consumedH3615 them with the fireH784 of My wrathH5678; I have broughtH5414 60their wayH1870 upon their headsH7218,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.