Ezekiel 22:2
New International Version
“Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices

New Living Translation
“Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins,

English Standard Version
“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.

Berean Standard Bible
“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations

King James Bible
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.

New King James Version
“Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!

New American Standard Bible
“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then inform her of all her abominations.

NASB 1995
“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.

NASB 1977
“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Now as for you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the city of blood? Then you shall cause her to know all her abominations.

Amplified Bible
“And you, son of man [Ezekiel], will you judge, will you judge the city of bloodshed? Then make her recognize all her repulsive acts.

Christian Standard Bible
“As for you, son of man, will you pass judgment? Will you pass judgment against the city of blood? Then explain all her detestable practices to her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As for you, son of man, will you pass judgment? Will you pass judgment against the city of blood? Then explain all her detestable practices to her.

American Standard Version
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, are you ready to condemn Jerusalem? That city is filled with murderers, so remind the people of their sins

English Revised Version
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Will you judge, son of man? Will you judge the city of murderers? Then tell it about all the disgusting things that it has done.

Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "are you ready to judge the city that is full of murderers? Make clear to her all the disgusting things she has done.

International Standard Version
"Now, Son of Man, will you truly judge that blood-stained city? Then make her aware of all of her detestable practices.

Majority Standard Bible
“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations

NET Bible
"As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

New Heart English Bible
"You, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yes, thou shalt show her all her abominations.

World English Bible
“You, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“And you, son of man, do you judge? Do you judge the city of blood? Then you have caused it to know all its abominations,

Young's Literal Translation
'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,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the city of bloods, and make her to know all her abominations?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?

Catholic Public Domain Version
“And you, son of man, should you not judge, should you not judge the city of blood?

New American Bible
You, son of man, will you judge? will you judge the city of bloodshed? Then make known all its abominations,

New Revised Standard Version
You, mortal, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to it all its abominable deeds.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Now, Son of man, judge the bloody city and declare to her all her abominations;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
“But you, son of man, judge the city of blood, and I shall make known all her uncleanness
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Now, thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, declare thou to her all her iniquities.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sins of Jerusalem
1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations 3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,…

Cross References
Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

Isaiah 58:1
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Micah 3:8
As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

Jeremiah 6:27-30
“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways. / All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. / The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. ...

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 5:1-9
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. / Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.” / O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. ...

Amos 3:9-10
Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.” / “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

Zephaniah 3:1-4
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. / Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. ...

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!

Matthew 23:29-36
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...

Luke 11:47-51
Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ...

Acts 7:51-53
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / 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— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”

Romans 3:9-18
What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. / As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. ...

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.


Treasury of Scripture

Now, you son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? yes, you shall show her all her abominations.

judge.

Ezekiel 20:4
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

Ezekiel 23:36
The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;

bloody city [heb] city of bloods

Ezekiel 23:45
And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

Ezekiel 24:6,9
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it…

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.

thou shalt

Ezekiel 16:2
Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

Isaiah 58:1
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

1 Timothy 5:20
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

shew her [heb] make her know

Ezekiel 8:9-17
And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here…

Ezekiel 16:1-63
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, …

Ezekiel 23:1-49
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, …

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Ezekiel 22
1. A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence
17. God will burn them as dross in his furnace
23. The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people














As for you, son of man
This phrase is a direct address to the prophet Ezekiel, emphasizing his role as a human intermediary between God and the people of Israel. The term "son of man" (Hebrew: "ben adam") is used frequently in the book of Ezekiel, highlighting the prophet's humanity and his distinction from the divine. It underscores the humility and responsibility of Ezekiel as a servant of God, tasked with delivering divine messages. This title also foreshadows the use of "Son of Man" in the New Testament, where it is a title for Jesus Christ, emphasizing His incarnation and identification with humanity.

will you judge her?
Here, God is commissioning Ezekiel to pronounce judgment upon Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for "judge" (שָׁפַט, "shaphat") implies not only the act of passing judgment but also the process of discerning and declaring the truth. This is a call for Ezekiel to confront the city with its sins, acting as a divine prosecutor. The rhetorical question suggests the inevitability of judgment due to the city's persistent rebellion and corruption. It reflects God's justice and the necessity of holding His people accountable to the covenant.

Will you judge this city of bloodshed?
The repetition of the question emphasizes the seriousness of the task and the gravity of Jerusalem's sins. The phrase "city of bloodshed" (Hebrew: "עִיר הַדָּמִים", "ir haddamim") is a stark indictment of Jerusalem's moral and spiritual state. Historically, this refers to the rampant violence, idolatry, and injustice that characterized the city at the time. The imagery of bloodshed conveys the severity of their transgressions and the resulting defilement of the land. This phrase serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the need for repentance and restoration.

Confront her with all her abominations
God instructs Ezekiel to expose the full extent of Jerusalem's abominations (Hebrew: "תּוֹעֵבוֹת", "to'evot"), which include idolatry, immorality, and social injustice. The word "abominations" is often used in the Old Testament to describe practices that are detestable to God, particularly those that violate His covenant and moral law. This confrontation is not merely punitive but is intended to bring about awareness and repentance. It highlights the prophetic role of calling out sin and urging a return to righteousness. The historical context reveals a society deeply entrenched in practices contrary to God's will, necessitating a bold and uncompromising prophetic voice.

(2) Wilt thou judge.--The same expression as in Ezekiel 20:4. (See Note there.) The sense of the margin, "plead for," is not appropriate here.

Bloody city.--In Ezekiel 22:2-6 crimes of bloodshed and idolatry are dwelt upon, between which there seems always to have been a close connection. The same words are used in Ezekiel 24:6; Ezekiel 24:9, and in Nahum 3:1. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“As for you,
וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

will you judge her?
הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥ט (hă·ṯiš·pōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

Will you pass judgment
הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖ט (hă·ṯiš·pōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

on the city
עִ֣יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5892: Excitement

of bloodshed?
הַדָּמִ֑ים (had·dā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

Then confront her
וְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּ (wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

with all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

her abominations
תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol


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