Ezekiel 22:1

Israel's Shedding of Blood

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 22:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:1

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me.
&c.] The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum, another prophecy: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 22:1 In-Context

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 "And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.
3 You shall say, Thus says the Lord GOD: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!
4 You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and defiled by the idols that you have made, and you have brought your days near, the appointed time of your years has come. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all the countries.
5 Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you; your name is defiled; you are full of tumult.
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