Verse 8
Ezekiel 22:8
New Living Translation
8
You despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קָדָשַׁ֖/י בָּזִ֑ית וְ/אֶת שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖/י חִלָּֽלְתְּ
English Translation
You have profaned my sacred place and my Sabbaths you have desecrated.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
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Now this message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Public...
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and give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: O city of murderers, doomed and damned — city of...
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you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have mad...
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O infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people far and near.
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“Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.
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Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans...
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You despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest.
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People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and p...
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Men sleep with their fathers’ wives and force themselves on women who are menstruating.
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11
Within your walls live men who commit adultery with their neighbors’ wives, who defile their daughte...
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There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me...
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13
“But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.
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How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will d...
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15
I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.
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And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the LORD.”
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17
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They...
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So tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you are all worthless slag, I will brin...
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Just as silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin are melted down in a furnace, I will melt you down in th...
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I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you,
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and you will melt like silver in fierce heat. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out m...
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Again a message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like...
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25
Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. They devour innocent people, seizing...
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Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction betw...
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Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for...
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And your prophets cover up for them by announcing false visions and making lying predictions. They s...
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Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice.
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“I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched f...
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So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on the...
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