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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, the princes of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been intending to shed blood in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your own leaders use their power to murder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to murder people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'"Watch out! Each of the princes of Israel has misused his authority to shed blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'"Look, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, princes of Israel—each according to his arm "" Have been in you to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel they were a man to his arm to pour out blood in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, the leaders of Israel have each used his arm to shed blood within you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See! the princes of Israel within you use their power to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The princes of Israel in you, everyone according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his own tribe, were in you to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, the Princes of Israel, each man in his family, were in you that they would shed blood<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the princes of the house of Israel have conspired in thee each one with his kindred, that they might shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-6.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=6051" 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">5</span>Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">See how</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.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: nə·śî·’ê (N-mpc) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">prince</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">within you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has used</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: liz·rō·‘ōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">his power</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šə·p̄āḵ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">shed</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> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.…<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/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="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a></span><br />Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Hosea 9:15</a></span><br />All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a></span><br />For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></span><br />They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<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="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2-4</a></span><br />“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah / Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-23.htm">Proverbs 17:23</a></span><br />A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a></span><br />But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25</a></span><br />But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Mark 10:42</a></span><br />So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in you to their power to shed blood.</p><p class="hdg">the princes</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="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Nehemiah 9:34</a></b></br> Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></b></br> Thy princes <i>are</i> rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.</p><p class="hdg">power [heb] arm</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></b></br> Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Family</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Uses</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Family</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Uses</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>See how every prince of Israel within you</b><br>The term "prince" refers to the leaders or rulers of Israel, including both political and religious authorities. In the context of Ezekiel, these leaders are often criticized for their failure to uphold justice and righteousness. Historically, Israel's leadership was expected to guide the nation according to God's laws, but they frequently fell short. This phrase highlights the collective responsibility of the leaders, not just a single individual, indicating widespread corruption. The use of "within you" suggests that this corruption is deeply embedded in the society of Jerusalem, the heart of Israel.<p><b>has used his power</b><br>The misuse of power by Israel's leaders is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. Power, given by God, was intended to be used for the protection and welfare of the people. However, the leaders in Ezekiel's time were exploiting their authority for personal gain and oppression. This abuse of power is a violation of the covenantal responsibilities outlined in the Torah, where leaders were to act as shepherds to their people, reflecting God's justice and mercy.<p><b>to shed blood</b><br>The shedding of blood is a metaphor for violence and injustice, often associated with murder and oppression. In the biblical context, the shedding of innocent blood is a grave sin, as life is sacred and belongs to God. This phrase indicates that the leaders were not only failing in their duties but were actively participating in acts of violence and injustice. This behavior is condemned throughout the Old Testament, as seen in the laws given in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and is a direct violation of the commandment "You shall not murder." The prophets, including Ezekiel, frequently called out such injustices, urging repentance and a return to God's ways.<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, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/princes_of_israel.htm">Princes of Israel</a></b><br>These were the leaders or rulers of Israel, who were expected to guide the people according to God's laws but were instead abusing their power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, which was divided into the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah). At this time, the people were in exile due to their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>A period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon as a consequence of their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which was central to the religious and political life of the Israelites and was under judgment for its leaders' corruption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are accountable to God for their actions and must use their power to serve and protect, not exploit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_injustice.htm">The Consequences of Injustice</a></b><br>When leaders fail to uphold justice, it leads to societal decay and divine judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a></b><br>Believers are called to pursue justice and righteousness in their spheres of influence, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God offers hope and restoration to those who turn from their wicked ways and seek His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_accountability.htm">The Importance of Accountability</a></b><br>Both leaders and followers must hold each other accountable to God's standards to prevent corruption and injustice.<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/how_do_old_and_new_covenants_differ.htm">How do the Old and New Covenants differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_angels.htm">What does the Bible say about angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_22_26_conflict_with_strict_laws.htm">Does the failure of priests to differentiate between the holy and profane in Ezekiel 22:26 conflict with other passages that claim Israel kept strict religious laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_homosexuality,_execution.htm">What does the Bible say about homosexuality and execution?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">Were in thee to their power.</span>--The tense is the same with that of the verbs in <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm" title="In you have they set light by father and mother: in the middle of you have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in you have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.">Ezekiel 22:7</a>, and both should be translated alike; the order of the words should also be changed: "The princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood." The rulers, who should have preserved order and administered justice, were foremost in deeds of violence. (See the instances of Manasseh, <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm" title="Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.">2Kings 21:16</a>, and of Jehoiakim, <a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm" title="And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.">2Kings 24:4</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, the princes of Judah</span>, etc. For the "bloodshed," which was conspicuous among the sins, comp. <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Ezekiel 16:38</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37, 45</a>; and for special instances of that sin among its princes, those of Manasseh (<a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a>) and Jehoiakim (<a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">To their power</span>; Hebrew, <span class="accented">each man according to his arm, i.e.</span> his strength. There was no restraint upon the doer of evil other than the limitation of his capacity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-6.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">See how</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</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">prince</span><br /><span class="heb">נְשִׂיאֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(nə·śî·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within you</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">has used</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his power</span><br /><span class="heb">לִזְרֹע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(liz·rō·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> </span><span class="str2">The arm, the foreleg, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֖עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shed</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄āḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<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">דָּֽם׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:6 Behold the princes of Israel everyone according (Ezek. 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