Ezekiel 22:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You city that sheds blood in her midst to bring her time closer, and makes idols to defile herself,

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then say, Thus says the Lord GOD, The city sheds blood in its midst, that her time may come, and makes idols against herself to defile herself.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou shalt say,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} A city{H5892} that sheddeth{H8210} blood{H1818} in the midst{H8432} of her, that her time{H6256} may come,{H935} and that maketh{H6213} idols{H1544} against herself to defile{H2930} her!

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then say{H559}{(H8804)} thou, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, The city{H5892} sheddeth{H8210}{(H8802)} blood{H1818} in the midst{H8432} of it, that her time{H6256} may come{H935}{(H8800)}, and maketh{H6213}{(H8804)} idols{H1544} against herself to defile{H2930}{(H8800)} herself.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & tell them: Thus saieth the LORDE God: O thou cite, yt sheddest bloude in ye myddest of the, yt thy tyme maye come also: and makest the Idols to defyle the withall.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then say, Thus sayth the Lorde God, The citie sheddeth blood in the middes of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against her selfe to pollute her selfe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And tell them, thus saith the Lorde God, The citie sheddeth blood in the middest of it, that her tyme may come, and maketh idols agaynst her selfe, to defile her selfe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You shall say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And you are to say, This is what the Lord has said: A town causing blood to be drained out in her streets so that her time may come, and making images in her to make her unclean!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You shall say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then say,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O city, who spills blood within herself(which brings on her doom), and who makes herself idols(which results in impurity),

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
  • Ezek 23:37 : 37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, passing them through the fire as food for their idols.
  • Ezek 23:45 : 45 But righteous men will judge them for committing adultery and shedding blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.
  • Ezek 24:6-9 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them. 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered. 9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the fire great.
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
  • 2 Kgs 21:2-9 : 2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the people of Israel. 3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, set up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the host of heaven and served them. 4 He built altars in the house of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem I will put My name.' 5 He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the LORD's house. 6 He sacrificed his own son by fire, practiced divination and omen reading, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 7 He placed the carved Asherah image he had made in the house about which the LORD had said to David and to Solomon his son: 'In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever. 8 I will no longer make Israel's feet wander from the land I gave their fathers, if only they will carefully do everything I commanded them and keep the whole law that My servant Moses gave them.' 9 But they did not listen. Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
  • Jer 2:1-3 : 1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the LORD says: I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. 3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest. All who tried to devour it were held guilty; disaster came upon them,’ declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 7:2-9 : 2 And you, son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel: 'The end is here! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.' 3 'Now the end is upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable practices.' 4 'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you for your conduct and your detestable practices among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.' 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Disaster! An unheard-of disaster is coming. 6 The end has come! The end has come; it has awakened against you. Look! It is here. 7 Doom has come upon you, you who live in the land. The time has come; the day is near. There is panic instead of joy on the mountains. 8 'I am about to pour out my wrath upon you and exhaust my anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable practices.' 9 'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you according to your conduct and the detestable practices among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes you.' 10 Look! The day is here; it has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, pride has blossomed. 11 Violence has arisen as the rod of wickedness. None of the people, none of their wealth, and none of their prominence will remain. 12 The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.
  • Ezek 12:25 : 25 For I am the LORD. I will speak, and whatever word I speak will come to pass. It will no longer be delayed, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and fulfill it, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 22:4 : 4 You have become guilty because of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you made. You have brought your days near and have come to the end of your years. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
  • Ezek 22:6 : 6 See, the princes of Israel, each one by his own might, have been in you to shed blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 22:1-2
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    86%

    1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    2 Son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of bloodshed and confront her with all her abominations?

  • Ezek 22:4
    82%

    4 You have become guilty because of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you made. You have brought your days near and have come to the end of your years. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

  • Ezek 24:6-9
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    6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them.

    7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

    8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered.

    9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the fire great.

  • Ezek 33:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25 Therefore, say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: You eat meat with the blood still in it, you look to your idols, and you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?'

    26 You rely on your swords, you commit detestable acts, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land?

  • Ezek 16:36
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    36 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your lust and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and because of all your detestable idols and the blood of your children you gave to them,

  • Ezek 22:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12 In you, they accept bribes to shed blood; they take interest and increase unlawfully. You have gained profit in extorting your neighbors, and you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

    13 See, I will strike my hands together in anger at the dishonest gain you have made and the bloodshed that has been done in your midst.

  • Ezek 23:36-37
    2 verses
    75%

    36 The LORD said to me: 'Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then confront them with their abominations.'

    37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, passing them through the fire as food for their idols.

  • Ezek 11:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 You have multiplied your slain in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

    7 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: The slain you have put within it—they are the meat, and this city is the pot. But I will bring you out of it.

  • Ezek 36:17-18
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    17 'Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, they defiled it with their conduct and actions. Their way was as unclean as a woman's impurity in my sight.

    18 So I poured out my wrath on them because of the blood they had shed on the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.

  • Ezek 22:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    24 Son of man, say to the land: You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath.

  • Ezek 16:2
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    2 Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations,

  • Ezek 28:23
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    23 I will send a plague upon her and bloodshed in her streets. The slain will fall in her midst by the sword that attacks her from every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 16:22-23
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    73%

    22 In all your detestable practices and prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, kicking about in your blood.

    23 Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD, after all your wickedness.

  • Lam 4:13
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    13 It happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

  • Ezek 20:30
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    30 Therefore, say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their detestable things?'

  • Ezek 14:3-4
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    3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and placed the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I really let myself be consulted by them?

    4 Therefore, speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Any man from the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and then comes to the prophet—I, the LORD, will answer him myself in keeping with the multitude of his idols.'

  • Ezek 11:11
    72%

    11 This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it. I will judge you at the border of Israel.

  • Ezek 22:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.

    28 Her prophets plaster false visions for them, prophesying lies and saying, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.

  • Ezek 9:9
    72%

    9 He said to me, 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of injustice. They say, "The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see."'

  • Isa 1:21
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    21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness once dwelt in her, but now murderers.

  • Ezek 14:6
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    6 Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your detestable practices.'

  • Ezek 11:3
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    3 They say, 'It is not time to build houses; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.'

  • Zeph 3:1
    72%

    1 Woe to the rebellious and defiled city, the oppressive one!

  • Ezek 7:3
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    3 'Now the end is upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable practices.'

  • Ezek 5:11
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    11 Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and abominations, I Myself will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will show no pity.

  • Jer 22:8
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    8 Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'

  • Ezek 23:39
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    39 When they slaughtered their children as sacrifices to their idols, they came to my sanctuary on the same day to desecrate it. See, this is what they have done in my house.

  • Nah 3:1
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    1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, packed with plunder, never without prey.

  • Ezek 20:27
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    27 Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Yet in this, your fathers blasphemed me by acting treacherously against me.'

  • Ezek 11:21
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    21 But as for those whose hearts follow their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.

  • Hab 2:12
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    12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town with injustice!

  • Ezek 22:17
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    17 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • Ezek 23:45
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    45 But righteous men will judge them for committing adultery and shedding blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.

  • Ezek 28:18
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    18 By your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I brought fire out from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all those watching.

  • Ezek 16:43
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    43 Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will bring your conduct down upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed lewdness in addition to all your other detestable acts?

  • Ezek 22:9
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    9 The men in you who slander for the purpose of shedding blood eat at the high places; they commit lewdness in your midst.

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    11 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: