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I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the breach before Me for the land, so that I would not bring it to ruin; but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for [the sake of] the land, that I would not destroy it, but I found no one [not even one].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I looked for someone to defend the city and to protect it from my anger, as well as to stop me from destroying it. But I found no one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'I looked for someone among you who could build walls or stand in front of me by the gaps in the walls to defend the land and keep it from being destroyed. But I couldn't find anyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I looked for someone who could build a wall, who could stand in the places where the walls have crumbled and defend the land when my anger is about to destroy it, but I could find no one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I sought for a man among them to build the wall and stand in the breach in my presence on behalf of the land so that it won't be destroyed, but I found no one, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I looked for a man from among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"And I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I sought for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I seek from them a man making a wall, "" And standing in the breach before Me, "" In behalf of the land—not to destroy it, "" And I have found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I sought from them a man to wall in the wall, and to stand in the breach before my face for the land, not to destroy it: and I found not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I sought among them for a man that might set up a hedge, and stand in the gap before me in favour of the land, that I might not destroy it: and I found none. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I sought among them for a man who might set up a hedge, and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I might not destroy it; and I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus I have searched among them for someone who would build a wall or stand in the breach before me to keep me from destroying the land; but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them who would build up the fence and stand in the gap before me for the sake of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I searched among them for a man who would build a fence and stand in the gap before me for the sake of the land, that I would not destroy it, and I did not find him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the breach before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I sought from among them a man behaving uprightly, and standing before me perfectly in the time of wrath, so that I should not utterly destroy her: but I found <i>him</i> not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6310" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Sins of Prophets, Priests, Princes</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: wā·’ă·ḇaq·qêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">I searched for</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1443.htm" title="1443: gō·ḏêr- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To wall up or off, to build a wall. A primitive root; to wall in or around.">to repair</a> <a href="/hebrew/1447.htm" title="1447: gā·ḏêr (N-ms) -- A wall. From gadar; a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure.">the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·‘ō·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6556.htm" title="6556: bap·pe·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A bursting forth, breach. From parats; a break.">in the gap</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nay (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: bə·‘aḏ (Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">on behalf of</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">so that I should not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ša·ḥă·ṯāh (V-Piel-Inf:: 3fs) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroy it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">But I found</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no one.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Isaiah 59:16</a></span><br />He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></span><br />“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a></span><br />So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-32</a></span><br />Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? / Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10-14</a></span><br />Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” / But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-23.htm">1 Samuel 12:23</a></span><br />As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Isaiah 63:5</a></span><br />I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Amos 7:1-6</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up. / And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">1 Timothy 2:1-2</a></span><br />First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— / for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a></span><br />Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></span><br />Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a></span><br />My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.</p><p class="hdg">I sought.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Isaiah 59:16</a></b></br> And he saw that <i>there was</i> no man, and wondered that <i>there was</i> no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Isaiah 63:5</a></b></br> And I looked, and <i>there was</i> none to help; and I wondered that <i>there was</i> none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></b></br> Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be <i>any</i> that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.</p><p class="hdg">make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/13-5.htm">Ezekiel 13:5</a></b></br> Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Genesis 18:28-32</a></b></br> Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for <i>lack of</i> five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy <i>it</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10-14</a></b></br> Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/37-3.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-5.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">Gap</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-5.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-14.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-17.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Station</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-15.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-21.htm">Found</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Gap</a> <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Station</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I searched for a man among them</b><br>This phrase indicates God's active pursuit of a righteous individual within the community. In the context of Ezekiel, God is addressing the moral and spiritual decay of Israel. The search for a "man" suggests a leader or intercessor who could advocate for the people, similar to figures like Moses or Abraham who interceded for Israel in the past (<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>, <a href="/genesis/18-22.htm">Genesis 18:22-33</a>). This highlights the importance of righteous leadership in times of national crisis.<p><b>to repair the wall</b><br>The imagery of repairing a wall suggests restoring protection and integrity to the community. In ancient cities, walls were crucial for defense against enemies. Spiritually, this represents the need to restore moral and spiritual defenses that have been breached by sin and idolatry. Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild Jerusalem's walls (<a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17</a>) serve as a historical parallel, emphasizing the need for both physical and spiritual restoration.<p><b>and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land</b><br>Standing in the gap implies intercession and advocacy. The "gap" represents a breach in the community's spiritual defenses, where judgment could enter. This role is akin to a priestly function, mediating between God and the people. The concept of intercession is seen throughout Scripture, with Christ ultimately fulfilling this role as the mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>).<p><b>so that I should not destroy it</b><br>This phrase underscores God's desire for repentance and restoration rather than judgment. It reflects His mercy and willingness to relent from sending calamity if there is genuine repentance (<a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-8</a>). The conditional nature of divine judgment is a recurring theme, where God seeks reasons to spare rather than destroy (<a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a>).<p><b>But I found no one</b><br>The absence of a righteous intercessor highlights the depth of Israel's spiritual decline. This echoes the lament in <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Isaiah 59:16</a>, where God is appalled at the lack of justice and intercession. It foreshadows the need for a perfect intercessor, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who stands in the gap for humanity (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>). The failure to find such a person in Ezekiel's time serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of widespread unrighteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often focusing on their sin and the need for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Ezekiel is prophesying, specifically during a time of moral and spiritual decay, leading to God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a></b><br>Symbolic of protection and defense, representing the spiritual and moral boundaries that have been broken down due to Israel's sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gap.htm">The Gap</a></b><br>Represents the breach in the spiritual and moral defenses of Israel, a place where intercession and leadership are desperately needed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The one seeking an intercessor to stand in the gap, highlighting His desire for repentance and restoration rather than destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_for_intercessors.htm">The Call for Intercessors</a></b><br>God actively seeks individuals who will intercede on behalf of others. This is a call for believers to step into roles of prayer and advocacy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Just as physical walls protect a city, spiritual leaders are needed to uphold moral and ethical standards within a community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_spiritual_neglect.htm">The Consequences of Spiritual Neglect</a></b><br>The absence of intercessors and leaders can lead to destruction, highlighting the importance of vigilance and responsibility in spiritual matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_restoration.htm">God's Desire for Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the judgment, God's search for someone to stand in the gap shows His preference for mercy and restoration over destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility_in_community.htm">Personal Responsibility in Community</a></b><br>Each believer has a role in maintaining the spiritual health of their community, whether through prayer, leadership, or moral integrity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'stand_in_the_gap'_mean.htm">What does "stand in the gap" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'this_too_shall_pass'_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'stand in the gap' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_ezekiel_30's_events.htm">If Ezekiel 30 as a whole is taken literally, why do we not see conclusive archeological or historical confirmation of these catastrophic outcomes across Egypt and the surrounding nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_moses'_plea_alter_god's_plan.htm">Deuteronomy 9:25–29 – If God knows all outcomes, why would fervent intercession by Moses change God’s course of action regarding Israel’s punishment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">Make up the hedge, </span>is only another form of "stand in the gap," added for the sake of emphasis. Both refer to intercession for the people (see <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm" title="Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.">Psalm 106:23</a>). It is not meant that there was not a single godly man, but not one of such a pure, strong, and commanding character that his intercessions might avert the threatened doom.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I sought for a man</span>, etc. (For the imagery that follows, see <a href="/ezekiel/13-5.htm">Ezekiel 13:5</a>: <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a>.) The fact stated, as in <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a>, is that there was no one in all Jerusalem righteous enough to be either a defender or an intercessor, none to be a "repairer of the breach" (<a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a>). Nothing was left but the righteous punishment proclaimed in Ver. 31. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I searched for</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ă·ḇaq·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהֶ֡ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to repair</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּֽדֵר־</span> <span class="translit">(gō·ḏêr-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1443.htm">Strong's 1443: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wall up or off, to build a wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּדֵר֩</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1447.htm">Strong's 1447: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circumvallation, an inclosure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stand</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹמֵ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the gap</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bap·pe·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6556.htm">Strong's 6556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bursting forth, breach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנַ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on behalf of</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that I should not</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroy it.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ša·ḥă·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But I found</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצָֽאתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:30 I sought for a man among them (Ezek. 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