Ezekiel 22:6

6 “ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.

Ezekiel 22:6 in Other Translations

6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

6 “Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

6 “Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.

6 "'Your leaders, the princes of Israel among you, compete in crime.

6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

6 "'See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to murder people.

6 "Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

6 " ' "The princes of Israel are in your city. All of them use their power to spill blood.

Ezekiel 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6

Behold, the princes of Israel
Those that belonged to the royal family, or the nobles of the land, or the members of the grand sanhedrim of the nation: everyone were in thee to their power to shed blood;
everyone exerted himself to the uttermost, according to his ability, to shed blood, or cause it to be shed; everyone strove, as it were, who should shed most, to exceed each other in this abominable sin.

Ezekiel 22:6 In-Context

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.

6 “ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.

7 In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.

Cross References

• 1. S Ezekiel 11:6; Ezekiel 18:10; Ezekiel 33:25; Isaiah 1:23