Verse 23

Ezekiel 22:23

Young's Literal Translation

23 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥/י לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, Focus ↗
2 'And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it... Focus ↗
3 and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the com... Focus ↗
4 By thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou... Focus ↗
5 The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name -- abounding in trouble. Focus ↗
6 Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood. Focus ↗
7 Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Father... Focus ↗
8 My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted. Focus ↗
9 Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wicked... Focus ↗
10 The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee. Focus ↗
11 And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath def... Focus ↗
12 A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off t... Focus ↗
13 And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blo... Focus ↗
14 Doth thy heart stand -- are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah,... Focus ↗
15 And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncl... Focus ↗
16 And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] J... Focus ↗
17 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, Focus ↗
18 The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead,... Focus ↗
19 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathe... Focus ↗
20 A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace -- to blo... Focus ↗
21 And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its m... Focus ↗
22 As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known... Focus ↗
23 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
24 'Son of man, say to it, Thou [art] a land, It [is] not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignatio... Focus ↗
25 A conspiracy of its prophets [is] in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have d... Focus ↗
26 Its priests have wronged My law, And they pollute My holy things, Between holy and common they have... Focus ↗
27 Its princes in its midst [are] as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sak... Focus ↗
28 And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie,... Focus ↗
29 The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and n... Focus ↗
30 And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land... Focus ↗
31 And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on thei... Focus ↗