Ezekiel 22:1 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 cr 2 Now, thou son1121 of man,120 wilt thou judge,8199{Or, plead for} wilt thou judge8199 the bloody1818 city?5892{Heb. city of bloods} yea, thou shalt shew3045 her{Heb. make her know} all her abominations.8441 cr 3 Then say559 thou, Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 The city5892 sheddeth8210 blood1818 in the midst8432 of it, that her time6256 may come,935 and maketh6213 idols1544 against herself to defile2930 herself. cr 4 Thou art become guilty816 in thy blood1818 that thou hast shed;8210 and hast defiled2930 thyself in thine idols1544 which thou hast made;6213 and thou hast caused thy days3117 to draw near,7126 and art come935 even unto thy years:8141 therefore have I made5414 thee a reproach2781 unto the heathen,1471 and a mocking7048 to all countries.776 cr 5 Those that be near,7138 and those that be far7350 from thee, shall mock7046 thee, which art infamous2931 8034 and much7227 vexed.4103{Heb. polluted of name, much in vexation} cr 6 Behold, the princes5387 of Israel,3478 every one376 were in thee to their power2220{Heb. arm} to shed8210 blood.1818 cr 7 In thee have they set light7043 by father1 and mother:517 in the midst8432 of thee have they dealt6213 by oppression6233{Or, deceit} with the stranger:1616 in thee have they vexed3238 the fatherless3490 and the widow.490 cr 8 Thou hast despised959 mine holy things,6944 and hast profaned2490 my sabbaths.7676 cr 9 In thee are men582 that carry tales7400{Heb. men of slanders} to shed8210 blood:1818 and in thee they eat398 upon the mountains:2022 in the midst8432 of thee they commit6213 lewdness.2154 cr 10 In thee have they discovered1540 their fathers'1 nakedness:6172 in thee have they humbled6031 her that was set apart5079 for pollution.2931 cr 11 And one376{Or, every one} hath committed6213 abomination8441 with his neighbour's7453 wife;802 and another376{Or, every one} hath lewdly2154{Or, by lewdness} defiled2930 his daughter in law;3618 and another376 in thee hath humbled6031 his sister,269 his father's1 daughter.1323 cr 12 In thee have they taken3947 gifts7810 to shed8210 blood;1818 thou hast taken3947 usury5392 and increase,8636 and thou hast greedily gained1214 of thy neighbours7453 by extortion,6233 and hast forgotten7911 me, saith5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069 cr

Ezekiel 22:13 Behold, therefore I have smitten5221 mine hand3709 at thy dishonest gain1215 which thou hast made,6213 and at thy blood1818 which hath been in the midst8432 of thee. cr 14 Can thine heart3820 endure,5975 or can thine hands3027 be strong,2388 in the days3117 that I shall deal6213 with thee? I the LORD3068 have spoken1696 it, and will do6213 it. cr 15 And I will scatter6327 thee among the heathen,1471 and disperse2219 thee in the countries,776 and will consume8552 thy filthiness2932 out of thee. cr 16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance2490 5157{Or, shalt be prophaned} in thyself in the sight5869 of the heathen,1471 and thou shalt know3045 that I am the LORD.3068 cr

Ezekiel 22:17 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 cr 18 Son1121 of man,120 the house1004 of Israel3478 is to me become dross:5509{Heb. drosses} all they are brass,5178 and tin,913 and iron,1270 and lead,5777 in the midst8432 of the furnace;3564 they are even the dross5509 of silver.3701 cr 19 Therefore thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 Because ye are all become dross,5509 behold, therefore I will gather6908 you into the midst8432 of Jerusalem.3389 cr 20 As they gather6910{Heb. according to the gathering} silver,3701 and brass,5178 and iron,1270 and lead,5777 and tin,913 into the midst8432 of the furnace,3564 to blow5301 the fire784 upon it, to melt5413 it; so will I gather6908 you in mine anger639 and in my fury,2534 and I will leave3240 you there, and melt5413 you. cr 21 Yea, I will gather3664 you, and blow5301 upon you in the fire784 of my wrath,5678 and ye shall be melted5413 in the midst8432 thereof. cr 22 As silver3701 is melted2046 in the midst8432 of the furnace,3564 so shall ye be melted5413 in the midst8432 thereof; and ye shall know3045 that I the LORD3068 have poured out8210 my fury2534 upon you. cr

Ezekiel 22:23 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 cr 24 Son1121 of man,120 say559 unto her, Thou art the land776 that is not cleansed,2891 nor rained1656 upon in the day3117 of indignation.2195 cr 25 There is a conspiracy7195 of her prophets5030 in the midst8432 thereof, like a roaring7580 lion738 ravening2963 the prey;2964 they have devoured398 souls;5315 they have taken3947 the treasure2633 and precious things;3366 they have made her many7235 widows490 in the midst8432 thereof. cr 26 Her priests3548 have violated2554{Heb. offered violence to} my law,8451 and have profaned2490 mine holy things:6944 they have put no difference914 between the holy6944 and profane,2455 neither have they shewed3045 difference between the unclean2931 and the clean,2889 and have hid5956 their eyes5869 from my sabbaths,7676 and I am profaned2490 among8432 them. cr 27 Her princes8269 in the midst7130 thereof are like wolves2061 ravening2963 the prey,2964 to shed8210 blood,1818 and to destroy6 souls,5315 to get1214 dishonest gain.1215 cr 28 And her prophets5030 have daubed2902 them with untempered8602 morter, seeing2374 vanity,7723 and divining7080 lies3577 unto them, saying,559 Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 when the LORD3068 hath not spoken.1696 cr 29 The people5971 of the land776 have used oppression,6231 6233{Or, deceit} and exercised1497 robbery,1498 and have vexed3238 the poor6041 and needy:34 yea, they have oppressed6231 the stranger1616 wrongfully.4941{Heb. without right} cr 30 And I sought1245 for a man376 among them, that should make up1443 the hedge,1447 and stand5975 in the gap6556 before6440 me for the land,776 that I should not destroy7843 it: but I found4672 none. cr 31 Therefore have I poured out8210 mine indignation2195 upon them; I have consumed3615 them with the fire784 of my wrath:5678 their own way1870 have I recompensed5414 upon their heads,7218 saith5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069 cr