Verse 30
Ezekiel 22:30
Darby Translation
30
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ מֵ/הֶ֡ם אִ֣ישׁ גֹּֽדֵר גָּדֵר֩ וְ/עֹמֵ֨ד בַּ/פֶּ֧רֶץ לְ/פָנַ֛/י בְּעַ֥ד הָ/אָ֖רֶץ לְ/בִלְתִּ֣י שַׁחֲתָ֑/הּ וְ/לֹ֖א מָצָֽאתִי
English Translation
And I sought for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.
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Chapter 22 Context
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And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? Yea, cause her to know all h...
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and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in her midst, that her time may com...
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Thou art become guilty by thy blood which thou hast shed, and hast defiled thyself with thine idols...
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Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, who art infamous [and] full...
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Behold, the princes of Israel have been in thee to shed blood, each according to his power.
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In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppressio...
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Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
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In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains...
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in thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclea...
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And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his da...
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In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overr...
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And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshe...
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Shall thy heart endure, shall thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I Jehova...
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And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries, and will consume...
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And thou shalt be polluted through thyself in the sight of the nations, and thou shalt know that I [...
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And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all copper, and tin, and iron, and l...
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Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gat...
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[As] they gather silver, and copper, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to...
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Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst...
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As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof: and ye...
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And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indign...
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There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her like a roaring lion ravening the prey; the...
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her priests do violence to my law, and profane my holy things: they put no difference between the ho...
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Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls,...
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And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered [mortar], seeing vanity and divining lies unto...
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The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and opp...
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And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me...
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And I will pour out mine indignation upon them; I will consume them in the fire of my wrath: their o...
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