Ezekiel 22 - Compare Translations
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Ezekiel 22:1
KJVMoreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
WEBMoreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 22:2
KJVNow, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
WEB“You, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
YLT`And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,
Ezekiel 22:3
KJVThen say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
WEBYou shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “A city that sheds blood within herself, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!
YLTand thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.
Ezekiel 22:4
KJVThou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
WEBYou have become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and are defiled in your idols which you have made! You have caused your days to draw near, and have come even to your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
YLTBy thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.
Ezekiel 22:5
KJVThose that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
WEBThose who are near, and those who are far from you, will mock you, you infamous one, full of tumult.
YLTThe near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name -- abounding in trouble.
Ezekiel 22:6
KJVBehold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
WEB“‘“Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.
YLTLo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.
Ezekiel 22:7
KJVIn thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
WEBIn you have they treated father and mother with contempt. Among you they have oppressed the foreigner. In you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
YLTFather and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
Ezekiel 22:8
KJVThou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
WEBYou have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths.
YLTMy holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.
Ezekiel 22:9
KJVIn thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
WEBSlanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.
YLTMen of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.
Ezekiel 22:10
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Ezekiel 22:11
KJVAnd one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
WEBOne has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law. Another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
YLTAnd each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father's daughter, hath humbled in thee.
Ezekiel 22:12
KJVIn thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
WEBIn you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.
YLTA bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!
Ezekiel 22:13
KJVBehold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
WEB“‘“Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been within you.
YLTAnd lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.
Ezekiel 22:14
KJVCan thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.
WEBCan your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I will deal with you? I, Yahweh, have spoken it, and will do it.
YLTDoth thy heart stand -- are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done [it].
Ezekiel 22:15
KJVAnd I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
WEBI will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries. I will consume your filthiness out of you.
YLTAnd I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.
Ezekiel 22:16
KJVAnd thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
WEBYou will be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’”
YLTAnd thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.'
Ezekiel 22:17
KJVAnd the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
WEBYahweh’s word came to me, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man,
Ezekiel 22:18
KJVSon of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
WEB“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are brass, tin, iron, and lead in the middle of the furnace. They are the dross of silver.
YLTThe house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been,
Ezekiel 22:19
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
WEBTherefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem.
YLTTherefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,
Ezekiel 22:20
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Ezekiel 22:21
KJVYea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst therof.
WEBYes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it.
YLTAnd I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.
Ezekiel 22:22
KJVAs silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.
WEBAs silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so you will be melted in the middle of it; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.’”
YLTAs the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.'
Ezekiel 22:23
KJVAnd the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
WEBYahweh’s word came to me, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
Ezekiel 22:24
KJVSon of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
WEB“Son of man, tell her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.’
YLT`Son of man, say to it, Thou [art] a land, It [is] not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.
Ezekiel 22:25
KJVThere is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
WEBThere is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.
YLTA conspiracy of its prophets [is] in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.
Ezekiel 22:26
KJVHer priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
WEBHer priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths. So I am profaned among them.
YLTIts priests have wronged My law, And they pollute My holy things, Between holy and common they have not made separation, And between the unclean and the clean they have not made known, And from my sabbaths they have hidden their eyes, And I am pierced in their midst.
Ezekiel 22:27
KJVHer princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
WEBHer princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
YLTIts princes in its midst [are] as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
Ezekiel 22:28
KJVAnd her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken.
WEBHer prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh,’ when Yahweh has not spoken.
YLTAnd its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, `Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken.
Ezekiel 22:29
KJVThe people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
WEBThe people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. Yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.
YLTThe people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.
Ezekiel 22:30
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Ezekiel 22:31
KJVTherefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.
WEBTherefore I have poured out my indignation on them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have brought their own way on their heads,” says the Lord Yahweh.
YLTAnd I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
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