Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices New Living Translation “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable sins. English Standard Version “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, Berean Standard Bible “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations King James Bible Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, New King James Version “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, New American Standard Bible “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, NASB 1995 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations NASB 1977 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, Legacy Standard Bible “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations Amplified Bible “Son of man, make Jerusalem understand [the heinous and vile nature of] her repulsive (idolatrous) acts Christian Standard Bible “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices. Holman Christian Standard Bible Son of man, explain Jerusalem’s detestable practices to her. American Standard Version Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; Contemporary English Version Ezekiel, son of man, remind the people of Jerusalem of their disgusting sins English Revised Version Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, GOD'S WORD® Translation "Son of man, make known to the people of Jerusalem the disgusting things they have done. Good News Translation "Mortal man," he said, "point out to Jerusalem what disgusting things she has done. International Standard Version "Son of Man, make known to Israel her detestable practices. Majority Standard Bible “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations NET Bible "Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominable practices New Heart English Bible "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; Webster's Bible Translation Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, World English Bible “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, and you have said, Young's Literal Translation 'Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, and thou hast said: Smith's Literal Translation Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abomination, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSon of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. Catholic Public Domain Version “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. New American Bible Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. New Revised Standard Version Mortal, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSon of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her uncleanness OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, Brenton Septuagint Translation Son of man, testify to Jerusalem of her iniquities; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations 3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.… Cross References Jeremiah 2:2-3 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. / Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD. Hosea 2:2-5 Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. / Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst. / I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery. ... Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Jeremiah 3:1-3 “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. / “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. / Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed. Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” Isaiah 57:3-9 “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? ... Jeremiah 13:27 Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?” Lamentations 1:8-9 Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. / Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed! Revelation 17:1-5 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ... Jeremiah 2:20 “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute. Hosea 9:1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor. Isaiah 50:1 This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. Jeremiah 31:32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. 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! Revelation 2:20-22 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. Treasury of Scripture Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, cause Ezekiel 20:4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: Ezekiel 22:2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. Ezekiel 23:36 The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations; abominations Ezekiel 8:9-17 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here… Jump to Previous Abominations Cause Clear Confront Detestable Disgusting Jerusalem Practices WaysJump to Next Abominations Cause Clear Confront Detestable Disgusting Jerusalem Practices WaysEzekiel 16 1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem6. God's extraordinary love toward her, 15. Her grievous judgment 35. Her sin, equal to her mother, 46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, 59. calls for judgments 60. Mercy is promised her in the end Son of man This phrase is a frequent designation for Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and mortality in contrast to the divine nature of God. The Hebrew term "ben adam" underscores the prophet's role as a representative of humanity, chosen to convey God's messages. It serves as a reminder of the humility and responsibility inherent in his prophetic mission. In the broader biblical context, "Son of man" is also a messianic title used in the New Testament, particularly in reference to Jesus Christ, highlighting His incarnation and identification with humanity. confront Jerusalem with her abominations Hebrew “Sonבֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of man, אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being confront הוֹדַ֥ע (hō·w·ḏa‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel with her אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case abominations תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol Links Ezekiel 16:2 NIVEzekiel 16:2 NLT Ezekiel 16:2 ESV Ezekiel 16:2 NASB Ezekiel 16:2 KJV Ezekiel 16:2 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 16:2 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 16:2 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 16:2 French Bible Ezekiel 16:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:2 Son of man cause Jerusalem to know (Ezek. 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