"Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; a…" — Ezekiel 22:4

Ezekiel 22:4 · KJV

“Thou 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.”

— Ezekiel 22:4

Verse 3

Then 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.

Verse 5

{Those that be} near, and {those that be} far from thee, shall mock thee, {which art} infamous {and} much vexed. {infamous...: Heb. polluted of name, much in vexation}

Ezekiel 22 — Context

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. {judge: or, plead for} {bloody...: Heb. city of bloods?} {shew her: Heb. make her know}

Then 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.

Thou 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.

{Those that be} near, and {those that be} far from thee, shall mock thee, {which art} infamous {and} much vexed. {infamous...: Heb. polluted of name, much in vexation}

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. {power: Heb. arm}

Cross References

2 Kings 21:16

Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing {that which was} evil in the sight of the LORD. {from...: Heb. from mouth to mouth}

Psalms 44:13-14

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Ezekiel 16:57

Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of {thy} reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all {that are} round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. {Syria: Heb. Aram} {despise: or, spoil}

Ezekiel 5:14-15

Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that {are} round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

Ezekiel 22:2

Jeremiah 24:9

And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for {their} hurt, {to be} a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. {to be removed: Heb. for removing, or, vexation}

Leviticus 26:32

And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

Jeremiah 18:16

To make their land desolate, {and} a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.