Ezequiel 22:2

2 «Tú, hijo de hombre, juzga a la ciudad sanguinaria; denúnciala por todas sus prácticas detestables.

Ezequiel 22:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:2

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the
bloody city?
&c.] Or, "city of bloods" ^F25? the city of Jerusalem, in which was shed the blood of the prophets sent unto her; the doubling of the word denotes the vehemency with which it was expressed: wilt thou plead for and excuse such a city as this? surely no; so some: or wilt thou do thy work and office as a prophet? hast thou courage enough to do it? will thou rebuke and reprove? as the Targum; wilt thou examine her case, judge truly, and condemn her, as thou oughtest to do? hast thou an inclination to take this affair in hand? then be directed to it, as follows: yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations;
lay them before her; convict her of them; show her the evil of them, and the punishment they deserve; every kind of sin she was guilty of; for, as for particular acts, it was impossible to reckon them; those sins that were the most flagrant, and most frequently committed, and which were abominable to the Lord, and rendered her so in his sight, are intended.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (Mymd rye ta) "civitatem sanguinum", V. L. Munster, Montanus.

Ezequiel 22:2 In-Context

1 El SEÑOR me dirigió la palabra:

2 «Tú, hijo de hombre, juzga a la ciudad sanguinaria; denúnciala por todas sus prácticas detestables.

3 Adviértele que así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: “¡Ay de ti, ciudad que derramas sangre en tus calles, y te contaminas fabricando ídolos! ¡Cómo provocas tu ruina!

4 Te has hecho culpable por la sangre que has derramado, te has contaminado con los ídolos que has fabricado; has hecho que se avecine tu hora, ¡has llegado al final de tus años! Por eso te haré objeto de oprobio y de burla entre las naciones y los pueblos.

5 Ciudad caótica y de mala fama, ¡gente de cerca y de lejos se burlará de ti!