Ezekiel 11:6
New International Version
You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

New Living Translation
You have murdered many in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

English Standard Version
You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.

Berean Standard Bible
You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

King James Bible
Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

New King James Version
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.”

New American Standard Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and filled its streets with them.”

NASB 1995
“You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with them.”

NASB 1977
“You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with them.”

Legacy Standard Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with them.”

Amplified Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the corpses [of righteous men].”

Christian Standard Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.”

American Standard Version
Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

Contemporary English Version
You have murdered so many people that the city is filled with dead bodies!

English Revised Version
Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have killed many people in this city and have filled its streets with corpses.

Good News Translation
You have murdered so many people here in the city that the streets are full of corpses.

International Standard Version
You've increased the number of fatally wounded in this city and you've filled your streets with the dead."

Majority Standard Bible
You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

NET Bible
You have killed many people in this city; you have filled its streets with corpses.'

New Heart English Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.'

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled its streets with the slain.

World English Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You multiplied your wounded in this city, "" And filled its out-places with the wounded.

Young's Literal Translation
Ye multiplied your wounded in this city, And filled its out-places with the wounded.

Smith's Literal Translation
Ye multiplied your wounded in this city, and ye filled its streets with the wounded.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You have killed a great many in this city, and you have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have killed very many in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

New American Bible
You have slain many in this city, filled its streets with the slain.

New Revised Standard Version
You have killed many in this city, and have filled its streets with the slain.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You have multiplied your slain ones in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ye have multiplied your dead in this city, and ye have filled your ways with slain men.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Evil in High Places
5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds. 6You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead. 7Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 7:9-11
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.

Micah 3:1-3
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”

Isaiah 1:21-23
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! / Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. / Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Jeremiah 22:17
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Amos 3:10
“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

Habakkuk 1:2-4
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? / Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. / Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Luke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

Romans 3:15-17
“Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.”

James 4:2
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Revelation 18:24
And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Jeremiah 2:34
Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things

Hosea 4:2
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.


Treasury of Scripture

You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

Ezekiel 7:23
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

Ezekiel 9:9
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

Ezekiel 22:2-6,9,12,27
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations…

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22. The glory of God leaves the city
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You have multiplied
The Hebrew root for "multiplied" is "רָבָה" (ravah), which means to increase or become many. This word indicates not just a simple addition but an exponential growth. In the context of Ezekiel, it reflects the rampant and unchecked violence and sin that have overtaken Jerusalem. Historically, this period was marked by social and moral decay, where the leaders and people of Jerusalem had turned away from God's commandments, leading to widespread injustice and bloodshed.

those you killed
The phrase "those you killed" uses the Hebrew word "הָרַג" (harag), meaning to slay or murder. This is a direct accusation against the leaders and inhabitants of Jerusalem, highlighting their culpability in the shedding of innocent blood. In a broader scriptural context, this reflects the violation of the sixth commandment, "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). The gravity of this sin is underscored by its direct opposition to God's law and the sanctity of life that He upholds.

in this city
The term "this city" refers specifically to Jerusalem, the holy city chosen by God as His dwelling place among His people. Jerusalem was meant to be a beacon of righteousness and a center of worship for the nations. However, during Ezekiel's time, it had become a place of corruption and idolatry. Archaeological findings from this period reveal a city in turmoil, with evidence of social unrest and foreign influence that contributed to its spiritual decline.

and filled its streets
The imagery of "filled its streets" conveys a sense of overwhelming and pervasive death. The streets, which should have been bustling with life and commerce, were instead scenes of carnage and despair. This phrase evokes a powerful visual of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God. It serves as a stark reminder of the physical and spiritual desolation that results when a society turns away from divine principles.

with the dead
The word "dead" in Hebrew is "מֵת" (met), signifying not only physical death but also spiritual death. The presence of the dead in the streets symbolizes the complete moral and spiritual decay of the city. In a theological sense, this reflects the wages of sin, as described in Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death." The verse serves as a sobering reminder of the ultimate consequence of living in defiance of God's will.

(6) Ye have multiplied your slain.--Crimes of violence, as well as of licentiousness, are always the fruit of defection from God. In this case the apostacy of the people had produced its natural result; and the abundant crimes against life formed a prominent feature of the terrible indictment against the city.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You have multiplied
הִרְבֵּיתֶ֥ם (hir·bê·ṯem)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

those you killed
חַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם (ḥal·lê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted

in this
הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

city
בָּעִ֣יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and filled
וּמִלֵּאתֶ֥ם (ū·mil·lê·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

its streets
חוּצֹתֶ֖יהָ (ḥū·ṣō·ṯe·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

with the dead.
חָלָֽל׃ (ḥā·lāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted


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