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They say, &#8216The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The LORD doesn’t see it! The LORD has abandoned the land!’ <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see.’ <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’ <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see!’ <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then He said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see!’ <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then He said to me, &#8220The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood and the city is full of perversion; for they say, &#8216The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see!&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see!’ <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with bloodshed, and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘Yahweh has forsaken the land, and Yahweh does not see!’ <a href="/amp/ezekiel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then He said to me, “The wickedness (guilt) of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of perversion and injustice; for they say, ‘The LORD has abandoned the land; the LORD does not see [what we are doing].’ <a href="/csb/ezekiel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He answered me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has abandoned the land; he does not see.’ <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He answered me: &#8220The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, &#8216The LORD has abandoned the land; He does not see.&#8217 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment: for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD answered, "The people of Israel and Judah have done horrible things. Their country is filled with murderers, and Jerusalem itself is filled with violence. They think that I have deserted them, and that I can't see what they are doing. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He answered me, "The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible. The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that the LORD has abandoned the land and that he doesn't see. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> God answered, "The people of Israel and Judah are guilty of terrible sins. They have committed murder all over the land and have filled Jerusalem with crime. They say that I, the LORD, have abandoned their country and that I don't see them. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "The house of Israel and Judah is guilty—and theirs is a stubborn guilt, at that!" he replied to me. "The land is filled with blood, and the city overflows with injustice, because they keep saying, 'The LORD has abandoned the land,' and 'The LORD isn't watching.' <a href="/msb/ezekiel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He replied, ?The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ?The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/9.htm">NET Bible</a> He said to me, "The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say, 'The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see!' <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he said to me, "The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perversion: for they say, 'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD doesn't see.' <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. <a href="/web/ezekiel/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perversion; for they say, ‘Yahweh has forsaken the land, and Yahweh doesn’t see.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He says to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] very, very great, and the land is full of blood, and the city has been full of perverseness, for they have said: YHWH has forsaken the land, and YHWH is not seeing. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And He saith unto me, 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very very great, and the land is full of blood, and the city hath been full of perverseness, for they have said: Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah is not seeing. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah, great exceedingly, and the land will be filled with blood and the city being filled with wresting: for they said, Jehovah forsook the land, and Jehovah saw not.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Judah, is vast and exceedingly great, and the land has been filled with blood, and the city has been filled with what is abhorrent. For they have said: ‘The Lord has forsaken the earth,’ and, ‘The Lord does not see.’ <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Bible</a> He answered me: The guilt of the house of Israel and the house of Judah is too great to measure; the land is filled with bloodshed, the city with lawlessness. They think that the LORD has abandoned the land, that he does not see them. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city full of perversity; for they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, the land is full of blood and the city full of treachery; for they said, The LORD has forsaken the earth and the LORD does not see us. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said to me: “The evil of the house of Israel and of Yehuda is very great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with deceit, and they have said, ‘LORD JEHOVAH has forsaken the land, and LORD JEHOVAH does not see us!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said He unto me: 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment; for they say: The LORD hath forsaken the land, and the LORD seeth not. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Juda is become very exceedingly great: for the land is filled with many nations, and the city is filled with iniquity and uncleanness: because they have said, The Lord has forsaken the earth, The Lord looks not upon it. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1970" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Slaughter of the Idolaters</a> …8While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?” 9<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wōn (N-csc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">“The iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</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/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: bim·’ōḏ (Prep-b:: Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">is exceedingly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great.</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/4390.htm" title="4390: wat·tim·mā·lê (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">is full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mîm (N-mp) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">bloodshed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·hā·‘îr (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">is full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4297.htm" title="4297: muṭ·ṭeh (N-ms) -- That which is perverted, perverted justice. From natah; a stretching, i.e. Distortion.">perversity.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">‘The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zaḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">has forsaken</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/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see.’</a> 10But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a> Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?” <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11-13</a> He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” / Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. / Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10</a> You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ <a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm">Jeremiah 5:12</a> They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine. <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a> And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ <a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7</a> They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8-9</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. / The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Jeremiah 2:35</a> you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’ <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/romans/3-18.htm">Romans 3:18</a> “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” <a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a> In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. <a href="/luke/18-11.htm">Luke 18:11-14</a> The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. / I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ / But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ ... <a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">2 Peter 3:4</a> “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.” <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a> As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD has forsaken the earth, and the LORD sees not.The iniquity<a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Ezekiel 7:23</a> Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.<a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Ezekiel 22:2-12,25-31</a> Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations… <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deuteronomy 31:29</a> For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.and the land<a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Ezekiel 8:17</a> Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.<a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a> Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.<a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a> And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.full of [heb] filled with <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27-29</a> Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain… <a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a> And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? … <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3,4</a> That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up… the Lord hath<a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a> Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.<a href="/job/22-13.htm">Job 22:13</a> And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?<a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a> He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-5.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-35.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-32.htm">Perversion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-3.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-10.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-2.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-10.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Perversion</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 9</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">A vision, whereby is shown the preservation of some</a> 5. <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">and the destruction of the rest</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">God cannot be entreated for them</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. This phrase highlights the severe moral and spiritual corruption of both Israel and Judah. Historically, this period was marked by idolatry, social injustice, and a departure from the covenant with God. The division between Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom) had led to separate paths of disobedience, yet both were guilty of significant transgressions. This echoes the warnings of earlier prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, who also condemned the nations for their sins. The term "exceedingly great" underscores the depth and breadth of their rebellion against God.The land is full of bloodshed, This indicates rampant violence and injustice throughout the land. Bloodshed often refers to murder and the shedding of innocent blood, which was strictly condemned in the Mosaic Law. This reflects a society that has abandoned God's commandments, leading to chaos and moral decay. The historical context includes the political instability and frequent conflicts that plagued the region, contributing to a culture of violence. This situation is reminiscent of the pre-flood world described in <a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Genesis 6:11</a>, where the earth was filled with violence.and the city is full of perversity. The city, likely referring to Jerusalem, is described as being filled with moral corruption and depravity. Perversity here can include sexual immorality, idolatry, and other forms of ethical corruption. Jerusalem, the city meant to be a beacon of God's presence and holiness, had become a center of sin. This mirrors the situation in Sodom and Gomorrah, where pervasive wickedness led to divine judgment. The prophets often used the imagery of a corrupt city to symbolize the spiritual state of the people.For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; This reflects a common belief among the people that God had abandoned them, possibly due to the prolonged period of suffering and foreign oppression. This sentiment reveals a lack of faith and understanding of God's covenant promises. It also shows a misunderstanding of the nature of God's discipline, which is meant to lead to repentance rather than indicate abandonment. This echoes the lament in <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22:1</a>, where the psalmist feels forsaken but ultimately trusts in God's deliverance.the LORD does not see.’” This phrase indicates a belief that God is either unaware of or indifferent to their actions. It suggests a theological misunderstanding of God's omniscience and justice. This attitude is reminiscent of the scoffers in <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a>, who say, "He will never see it." Such a belief leads to moral recklessness, as people act without fear of divine retribution. Theologically, this challenges the understanding of God's nature as all-seeing and all-knowing, as affirmed in <a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a>, which states that the eyes of the LORD are everywhere, observing the wicked and the good.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel_and_judah.htm">The House of Israel and Judah</a> Refers to the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah, representing the entire nation of God's chosen people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Symbolizes the Promised Land, which is now defiled by the sins of its inhabitants. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bloodshed_and_perversity.htm">Bloodshed and Perversity</a> Represents the rampant violence and moral corruption present in the society. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who is perceived by the people as having abandoned them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin has tangible consequences, both spiritually and physically, as seen in the bloodshed and perversity filling the land. <a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a> Despite the people's belief that God does not see, He is fully aware of all actions and intentions. This should lead to a life of integrity and accountability. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_apathy.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Apathy</a> The belief that "The LORD has forsaken the land" reflects a dangerous spiritual apathy and misunderstanding of God's nature. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Even in the face of judgment, God offers a path to repentance and restoration, as seen throughout the prophetic books. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Prophets like Ezekiel serve as God's mouthpiece, calling people back to righteousness and warning of the consequences of continued disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 9</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_mass_execution_in_ezekiel_9.htm">Are there any historical or archeological records supporting a mass execution in Jerusalem as described in Ezekiel 9?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_9_6_show_god's_love.htm">How does Ezekiel 9:6 reconcile a loving God with the command to kill everyone, including children and the elderly?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Then said he unto me. The answer holds out but little comfort. The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah (we note the coupling of the names though Judah only was the immediate subject of the vision, as if his prayer had gone up for the whole body of the twelve tribes) was immeasurably great. Not idolatry only, but its natural fruits, bloodshed and oppression, had eaten into the life of the nation (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Ezekiel 7:11, 12</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Ezekiel 8:17</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25</a>). And these evils had their root in the practical atheism of the denials which had been already uttered in <a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a>. and which are here reproduced. The unpitying aspect of God's judgments is, for the present, dominant, and the work must be thorough. One notes how the despair of the prophet leads him to forget those who were to have the mark upon their foreheads, who were indeed the true "remnant." Like Elijah, he does not know of any such (<a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a>); like Jeremiah, he searches through the streets of Jerusalem, and cannot find one righteous man (<a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And He said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “The iniquity עֲוֺ֨ן (‘ă·wōn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of the house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and Judah וִֽיהוּדָה֙ (wî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites [is] exceedingly בִּמְאֹ֣ד (bim·’ōḏ) Preposition-b | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily great. גָּדוֹל֙ (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent The land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land is full of וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א (wat·tim·mā·lê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of bloodshed, דָּמִ֔ים (dā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and the city וְהָעִ֖יר (wə·hā·‘îr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement full of מָלְאָ֣ה (mā·lə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of perversity. מֻטֶּ֑ה (muṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4297.htm">Strong's 4297: </a> That which is perverted, perverted justice For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they say, אָמְר֗וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘The LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has forsaken עָזַ֤ב (‘ā·zaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit the land; הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel does not וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle see.? רֹאֶֽה׃ (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 9:9 Then said he to me The iniquity (Ezek. 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