Ezekiel 22:1

Judgment on Jerusalem’s Sins

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 22:1 in Other Translations

1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

1 Now this message came to me from the LORD :

1 God's Message came to me:

1 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

1 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

1 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,

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 The word of the LORD came to me:

2 “Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices

3 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and defiles herself by making idols,

4 you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.

5 Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, you infamous city, full of turmoil.