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.
• 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.
• 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“Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices 3and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and defiles herself by making idols, 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. 5Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, you infamous city, full of turmoil. 6“ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed 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“Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices
• 2 Kings 21:16Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
• Numbers 32:14“And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel.
• Matthew 23:32Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit. The wrath of God has come upon them at last.
• Ezekiel 5:14“I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
• Ezekiel 16:57before your wickedness was uncovered. Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.
• Ezekiel 31:18“ ‘Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword. “ ‘This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
• Leviticus 26:32I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.
• Deuteronomy 28:37You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
• Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?”
• 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. Israel will then become a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.
• 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.
• Psalms 44:13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
• Psalms 79:4We are objects of contempt to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.
• Psalms 89:41All who pass by have plundered 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