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and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time is coming; and <i>a city</i> that makes idols, contrary to her <i>own good,</i> for defilement!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall say, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time will come, and that makes idols, contrary to her interest, for defilement!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time will come, and that makes idols, contrary to her <i>interest,</i> for defilement!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time will come; and she makes idols against herself for defilement!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time [of doom] will come, and makes idols to defile her, contrary to her <i>interest!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: A city that sheds blood within her walls so that her time of judgment has come and who makes idols for herself so that she is defiled!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to say: This is what the Lord GOD says: A city that sheds blood within her walls so that her time of judgment has come and who makes idols for herself so that she is defiled! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and tell them I am saying: Jerusalem, you have murdered many of your own people and have worshiped idols. You will soon be punished! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Tell it, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: [Jerusalem,] you are the city that murders people who live in you. Your time has come. You dishonor yourself with disgusting idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Tell the city what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: Because you have murdered so many of your own people and have defiled yourself by worshiping idols, your time is coming. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "The city keeps on shedding blood within her, hastening her time to be judged. She crafts idols that defile her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ?O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the city that sheds blood in the midst of her, so that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “A city that sheds blood within herself, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have said, Thus said Lord YHWH: The city is shedding blood in its midst, "" For the coming in of its time, "" And it has made idols on it for defilement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city poured out blood in the midst of her, for her time to come; and she made blocks for herself to be defiled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall reveal to her all her abominations. And you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: This is the city which sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and which has made idols against herself, so that she may be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and say: Thus says the Lord GOD: O city that sheds blood within itself so that its time has come, that has made idols for its own defilement:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall say, Thus says the Lord GOD: A city! Shedding blood within itself; its time has come; making its idols, defiling itself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then say, Thus says the LORD God: The city where blood is shed in the midst, her time has come. and the city that makes idols in the midst of her has defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And say, ‘Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: the time of the city where blood has been shed has arrived, and she has made idols within her, and she is defiled<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: O city that sheddest blood in the midst of thee, that thy time may come, and that makest idols unto thyself to defile thee;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord God: O city that sheds blood in the midst of her, so that her time should come, and that forms devices against herself, to defile herself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-3.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=6012" 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 Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">that this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">‘O city</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘it·tāh (N-csc:: 3fs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">who brings her own doom</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šō·p̄e·ḵeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">by shedding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within her walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and making</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: ḡil·lū·lîm (N-mp) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: lə·ṭā·mə·’āh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">to defile herself,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.…<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="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Jeremiah 6:7</a></span><br />As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7</a></span><br />Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Micah 3:10</a></span><br />who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a></span><br />Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a></span><br />Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17</a></span><br />“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Matthew 23:31-35</a></span><br />So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. / Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers. / You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a></span><br />And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a></span><br />if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then say you, Thus said the Lord GOD, The city sheds blood in the middle of it, that her time may come, and makes idols against herself to defile herself.</p><p class="hdg">sheddeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a></b></br> Her princes in the midst thereof <i>are</i> like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, <i>and</i> to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6-9</a></b></br> Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum <i>is</i> therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></b></br> Her princes within her <i>are</i> roaring lions; her judges <i>are</i> evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.</p><p class="hdg">that her</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Ezekiel 22:4</a></b></br> Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come <i>even</i> unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-2.htm">Ezekiel 7:2-12</a></b></br> Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Ezekiel 12:25</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="hdg">and maketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2-9</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">Jeremiah 2:1-3:25</a></b></br> Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-11.htm">Defiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Doom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-32.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-32.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Sheddeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Sheds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/14-24.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Defiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Doom</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Sheddeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Sheds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">Unclean</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'; 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In the prophetic tradition, the phrase "the Lord GOD says" underscores the divine origin of the message, distinguishing it from human opinion. Prophets like Ezekiel served as God's mouthpieces, delivering messages that often called for repentance and warned of judgment. This introduction sets the tone for the gravity of the forthcoming indictment against Jerusalem.<p><b>‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls</b><br>Jerusalem is personified as a city responsible for its own destruction due to the violence and bloodshed occurring within its boundaries. The shedding of blood refers to acts of murder and injustice, which were rampant in the city. This echoes earlier warnings found in the Law, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-10.htm">Deuteronomy 19:10</a>, where God commands the Israelites to avoid bloodguilt. The historical context includes the rampant corruption and violence during the reigns of the later kings of Judah, leading to the Babylonian exile. Theologically, this phrase highlights the principle of sowing and reaping, where sin leads to inevitable consequences.<p><b>and making idols to defile herself,</b><br>Idolatry was a significant issue in Israel's history, often leading to spiritual and moral corruption. The making of idols represents a breach of the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>) and signifies a turning away from the worship of the one true God. This defilement is both spiritual and communal, as idolatry often involved immoral practices. The prophets frequently condemned idolatry, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/10.htm">Jeremiah 10:1-16</a>. In a typological sense, idolatry can be seen as a precursor to the ultimate rejection of Christ, who is the true image of God (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>). The phrase underscores the self-destructive nature of sin, as the city defiles itself through its actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign and holy God of Israel, who speaks through Ezekiel to convey His judgment and expectations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city referred to in this passage, known for its spiritual significance but also for its moral and spiritual corruption at the time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bloodshed.htm">Bloodshed</a></b><br>Represents the violence and injustice prevalent in Jerusalem, leading to its impending judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Objects of false worship that defile the city, symbolizing the people's departure from true worship of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The passage highlights the inevitable judgment that comes from persistent sin, particularly violence and idolatry. Believers are reminded that God is just and will not overlook sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry defiles not only individuals but entire communities. Christians are called to examine their lives for anything that takes the place of God and to remove such idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in the face of judgment, God’s desire is for His people to turn back to Him. This passage serves as a call to repentance and renewal of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a></b><br>Ezekiel’s role as a messenger of God’s truth is a reminder of the importance of speaking truth in love, even when it is difficult or unpopular.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God’s response to the sins of Jerusalem underscores His holiness and the standard of purity He expects from His people.<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/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_physically_taken_to_jerusalem.htm">In Ezekiel 8:3-4, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim Ezekiel was physically transported to Jerusalem by a divine hand?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_cite_jerusalem's_violence.htm">In Ezekiel 22:2-5, why does God single out Jerusalem's bloodshed without clear archaeological evidence of such extensive violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_3_17-18_address_free_will.htm">In Ezekiel 3:17-18, how is the idea of divine responsibility for warning others reconciled with free will and personal accountability?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">That her time may come.--</span>Her time of punishment. That which will be the inevitable consequence of her acts is represented by a very common figure, as if it were her purpose in doing them. She has been so fully warned of the result that continuance in her course seems to involve the design of bringing on that result.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The city sheddeth blood</span>, etc. As in the great indictment of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15, 21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a>), the sins of murder and idolatry are grouped together. She sins as if with the purpose "that her time" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the time of her punishment) "may come." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-3.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">and tell her</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that this is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘O city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who brings her own doom</span><br /><span class="heb">עִתָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘it·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by shedding</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפֶ֥כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄e·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within her walls</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and making</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשְׂתָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">idols</span><br /><span class="heb">גִלּוּלִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḡil·lū·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> </span><span class="str2">A log, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to defile herself,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטָמְאָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭā·mə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:3 You shall say Thus says the Lord (Ezek. 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