Ezekiel 22:5

Those who are near, and those who are far from thee, shall mock thee, O thou unclean in name, and great in confusion!

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.

In Context

4Through thy blood which thou hast shed, are thou become guilty; and through thy idols which thou hast made art thou become unclean; and thou hast caused thy days [of destruction] to draw near, and thou art come even unto thy years; therefore do I make thee a disgrace unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.

6Behold, the princes of Israel were each [ready] with his arm within thee, in order to shed blood.

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Cross References

Isaiah 22:2O noiseful, tumultuous city, joyous town? thy slain ones are not slain with the sword, and not those that die in battle.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:2-17

The Sins of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 591.) 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. 3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God , The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. 4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused… Read the whole commentary →

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