strkjv@Ezekiel:22:1
@ Moreover the
word
of the
LORD
came unto me,
saying
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:2
@ Now, thou
son
of
man
, wilt thou
judge
, wilt thou
judge
the
bloody
city
? yea, thou shalt
shew
her all her
abominations
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:3
@ 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.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:4
@ 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 thy
days
to draw
near
, and art
come
even unto thy
years
: therefore have I
made
thee a
reproach
unto the
heathen
, and a
mocking
to all
countries
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:5
@ Those that be
near
, and those that be
far
from thee, shall
mock
thee, which art
infamous
and
much
vexed
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:6
@ Behold, the
princes
of
Israel
, every
one
were in thee to their
power
to
shed
blood
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:7
@ In thee have they set
light
by
father
and
mother
: in the
midst
of thee have they
dealt
by
oppression
with the
stranger
: in thee have they
vexed
the
fatherless
and the
widow
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:8
@ Thou hast
despised
mine holy
things
, and hast
profaned
my
sabbaths
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:9
@ In thee are
men
that carry
tales
to
shed
blood
: and in thee they
eat
upon the
mountains
: in the
midst
of thee they
commit
lewdness
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:10
@ In thee have they
discovered
their
fathers
nakedness
: in thee have they
humbled
her that was set
apart
for
pollution
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:11
@ And
one
hath
committed
abomination
with his
neighbours
wife
; and
another
hath
lewdly
defiled
his daughter in
law
; and
another
in thee hath
humbled
his
sister
, his
fathers
daughter
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:12
@ In thee have they
taken
gifts
to
shed
blood
; thou hast
taken
usury
and
increase
, and thou hast greedily
gained
of thy
neighbours
by
extortion
, and hast
forgotten
me,
saith
the
Lord
GOD
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:13
@ Behold, therefore I have
smitten
mine
hand
at thy dishonest
gain
which thou hast
made
, and at thy
blood
which hath been in the
midst
of thee.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:14
@ Can thine
heart
endure
, or can thine
hands
be
strong
, in the
days
that I shall
deal
with thee? I the
LORD
have
spoken
it, and will
do
it.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:15
@ And I will
scatter
thee among the
heathen
, and
disperse
thee in the
countries
, and will
consume
thy
filthiness
out of thee.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:16
@ And thou shalt take thine
inheritance
in thyself in the
sight
of the
heathen
, and thou shalt
know
that I am the
LORD
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:17
@ And the
word
of the
LORD
came unto me,
saying
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:18
@
Son
of
man
, the
house
of
Israel
is to me become
dross
: all they are
brass
, and
tin
, and
iron
, and
lead
, in the
midst
of the
furnace
; they are even the
dross
of
silver
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:19
@ Therefore thus
saith
the
Lord
GOD
; Because ye are all become
dross
, behold, therefore I will
gather
you into the
midst
of
Jerusalem
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:20
@ As they
gather
silver
, and
brass
, and
iron
, and
lead
, and
tin
, into the
midst
of the
furnace
, to
blow
the
fire
upon it, to
melt
it; so will I
gather
you in mine
anger
and in my
fury
, and I will
leave
you there, and
melt
you.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:21
@ Yea, I will
gather
you, and
blow
upon you in the
fire
of my
wrath
, and ye shall be
melted
in the
midst
thereof.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:22
@ As
silver
is
melted
in the
midst
of the
furnace
, so shall ye be
melted
in the
midst
thereof; and ye shall
know
that I the
LORD
have poured
out
my
fury
upon you.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:23
@ And the
word
of the
LORD
came unto me,
saying
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:24
@
Son
of
man
,
say
unto her, Thou art the
land
that is not
cleansed
, nor
rained
upon in the
day
of
indignation
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:25
@ There is a
conspiracy
of her
prophets
in the
midst
thereof, like a
roaring
lion
ravening
the
prey
; they have
devoured
souls
; they have
taken
the
treasure
and precious
things
; they have made her
many
widows
in the
midst
thereof.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:26
@ Her
priests
have
violated
my
law
, and have
profaned
mine holy
things
: they have put no
difference
between the
holy
and
profane
, neither have they
shewed
difference between the
unclean
and the
clean
, and have
hid
their
eyes
from my
sabbaths
, and I am
profaned
among
them.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:27
@ Her
princes
in the
midst
thereof are like
wolves
ravening
the
prey
, to
shed
blood
, and to
destroy
souls
, to
get
dishonest
gain
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:28
@ And her
prophets
have
daubed
them with
untempered
morter,
seeing
vanity
, and
divining
lies
unto them,
saying
, Thus
saith
the
Lord
GOD
, when the
LORD
hath not
spoken
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:29
@ The
people
of the
land
have used
oppression
, and
exercised
robbery
, and have
vexed
the
poor
and
needy
: yea, they have
oppressed
the
stranger
wrongfully
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:30
@ And I
sought
for a
man
among them, that should make
up
the
hedge
, and
stand
in the
gap
before
me for the
land
, that I should not
destroy
it: but I
found
none.
strkjv@Ezekiel:22:31
@ Therefore have I poured
out
mine
indignation
upon them; I have
consumed
them with the
fire
of my
wrath
: their own
way
have I
recompensed
upon their
heads
,
saith
the
Lord
GOD
.
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