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Ezekiel 22

Ezekiel 22:5

The Sins of Jerusalem · Ezekiel 22:1–16
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Translations

Modern
Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
Traditional
Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
Literal
Those near and those far from you will mock you, O unclean of name, full of turmoil.
Latin
Quæ juxta sunt, et quæ procul a te, triumphabunt de te, sordida, nobilis, grandis interitu.

Original

Hebrew
English
Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.

Notes

Ezekiel 22:1–5

Now 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 were no longer fit to stand before the holy God. As a result, Jerusalem faced certain destruction and shame.

Ezekiel 22:1–31

Jerusalem was the holy city where God had placed his name. It was the spiritual center of Judah. The city represented God’s presence among his people.

But Jerusalem had become corrupt and unclean. Instead of honoring God, the city was full of violence and bloodshed. Because of this sin, God’s wrath (his just anger against sin) would come upon the city.

Events

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Son of Man

Topics

Jerusalem: Catalogue of Abominations In