Ezekiel 22:5

They who are near and they who are far off from thee shall shew themselves derisive over thee,— O thou of impure name, abounding in confusion!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

4Because of the blood which thou hast shed, hast thou become guilty. And with the manufactured gods which thou hast made, hast thou defiled thyself, Thus hast thou brought near thy days, And hast come unto thy years,— For this cause, have I delivered thee As a reproach to the nations, And as a derision to all the lands.

6Lo! the princes of Israel, every man for his own arm, have they been in thee, For the sake of shedding blood.

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Cross References

Isaiah 22:2With tumults, art thou filled, thou citadel in commotion! city exultant! Thy slain, are Not the slain, of the sword, Nor the dead 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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