Ezekiel 22:3

Ezekiel 22:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
• New International Version (NIV)and 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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You 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!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.

Context of Ezekiel 22:3

1The word of Adonai came to me saying: 2“You, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? So explain to her all her abominations. Say, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘City that spills blood in her midst and makes idols for herself that defile—her time has come! 4You have become guilty in your blood that you have spilled, and are defiled by your idols that you have made. So you have brought your days near, and have come up to your years. Therefore I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands. 5Those near and far from you will mock you—with a defiled name and full of turmoil.’

Ezekiel 22:3 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה עִ֣יר שֹׁפֶ֥כֶת דָּ֛ם בְּתוֹכָ֖הּ לָב֣וֹא עִתָּ֑הּ וְעָשְׂתָ֧ה גִלּוּלִ֛ים עָלֶ֖יהָ לְטָמְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• The cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• sheddethשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of it, that her timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• may comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• against herself to defileטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930

Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:3

• Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing at prey, spilling blood and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
• Ezekiel 24:6Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Oy to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it, whose rust will not come off it! Draw it out piece by piece —no lot would fall for it.
• Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the night, leaving nothing but bones for morning.
• Ezekiel 22:4You have become guilty in your blood that you have spilled, and are defiled by your idols that you have made. So you have brought your days near, and have come up to your years. Therefore I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
• Ezekiel 7:2“You, son of man, thus says Adonai Elohim concerning the land of Israel: An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.
• Ezekiel 12:25For I am Adonai. I will speak whatever word I will speak and it will happen. It will not be delayed anymore; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it.’” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Romans 2:5But by your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed.
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
• 2 Kings 21:2But he did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, following the abominations of the nations that Adonai had dispossessed before Bnei-Yisrael.
• Jeremiah 2:1Again the word of Adonai came to me, saying:

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Her time may come - Till now, it was my long-suffering; she has fulfilled her days - completed the time of her probation; has not mended, but is daily worse; therefore her judgment can linger no longer.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. 33. sheddeth blood ... that her time may come--Instead of deriving advantage from her bloody sacrifices to idols, she only thereby brought on herself "the time" of her punishment. against herself--(Pr 8:36).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