22:1 Moreover the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559 8800,

22:2 Now, thou son 1121 of man 120, wilt thou judge 8199 8799, wilt thou judge 8199 8799 the bloody 1818 city 5892? yea, thou shalt shew 3045 8689 her all her abominations 8441.(judge: or, plead for)(bloody…: Heb. city of bloods?)(shew her: Heb. make her know)

22:3 Then say 559 8804 thou, Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069, The city 5892 sheddeth 8210 8802 blood 1818 in the midst 8432 of it, that her time 6256 may come 935 8800, and maketh 6213 8804 idols 1544 against herself to defile 2930 8800 herself.

22:4 Thou art become guilty 816 8804 in thy blood 1818 that thou hast shed 8210 8804; and hast defiled 2930 8804 thyself in thine idols 1544 which thou hast made 6213 8804; and thou hast caused thy days 3117 to draw near 7126 8686, and art come 935 8799 [even] unto thy years 8141: therefore have I made 5414 8804 thee a reproach 2781 unto the heathen 1471, and a mocking 7048 to all countries 776.

22:5 [Those that be] near 7138, and [those that be] far 7350 from thee, shall mock 7046 8691 thee, [which art] infamous 2931 8034 [and] much 7227 vexed 4103.(infamous…: Heb. polluted of name, much in vexation)

22:6 Behold, the princes 5387 of Israel 3478, every one 376 were in thee to their power 2220 to shed 8210 8800 blood 1818.(power: Heb. arm)

22:7 In thee have they set light 7043 8689 by father 1 and mother 517: in the midst 8432 of thee have they dealt 6213 8804 by oppression 6233 with the stranger 1616: in thee have they vexed 3238 8689 the fatherless 3490 and the widow 490.(oppression: or, deceit)

22:8 Thou hast despised 959 8804 mine holy things 6944, and hast profaned 2490 8765 my sabbaths 7676.

22:9 In thee are men 582 that carry tales 7400 to shed 8210 8800 blood 1818: and in thee they eat 398 8804 upon the mountains 2022: in the midst 8432 of thee they commit 6213 8804 lewdness 2154.(that…: Heb. of slanders)

22:10 In thee have they discovered 1540 8765 their fathers' 1 nakedness 6172: in thee have they humbled 6031 8765 her that was set apart 5079 for pollution 2931.

22:11 And one 376 hath committed 6213 8804 abomination 8441 with his neighbour's 7453 wife 802; and another 376 hath lewdly 2154 defiled 2930 8765 his daughter in law 3618; and another 376 in thee hath humbled 6031 8765 his sister 269, his father's 1 daughter 1323.(one: or, every one)(another: or, every one)(lewdly: or, by lewdness)

22:12 In thee have they taken 3947 8804 gifts 7810 to shed 8210 8800 blood 1818; thou hast taken 3947 8804 usury 5392 and increase 8636, and thou hast greedily gained 1214 8762 of thy neighbours 7453 by extortion 6233, and hast forgotten 7911 8804 me, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069.

22:13 Behold, therefore I have smitten 5221 8689 mine hand 3709 at thy dishonest gain 1215 which thou hast made 6213 8804, and at thy blood 1818 which hath been in the midst 8432 of thee.

22:14 Can thine heart 3820 endure 5975 8799, or can thine hands 3027 be strong 2388 8799, in the days 3117 that I shall deal 6213 8802 with thee? I the LORD 3068 have spoken 1696 8765 [it], and will do 6213 8804 [it].

22:15 And I will scatter 6327 8689 thee among the heathen 1471, and disperse 2219 8765 thee in the countries 776, and will consume 8552 8689 thy filthiness 2932 out of thee.

22:16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance 2490 8738 8676 5157 8765 in thyself in the sight 5869 of the heathen 1471, and thou shalt know 3045 8804 that I [am] the LORD 3068.(shalt take…: or, shalt be profaned)

22:17 And the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559 8800,

22:18 Son 1121 of man 120, the house 1004 of Israel 3478 is to me become dross 5509: all they [are] brass 5178, and tin 913, and iron 1270, and lead 5777, in the midst 8432 of the furnace 3564; they are [even] the dross 5509 of silver 3701.(dross of silver: Heb. drosses, etc)

22:19 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Because ye are all become dross 5509, behold, therefore I will gather 6908 8802 you into the midst 8432 of Jerusalem 3389.

22:20 [As] they gather 6910 silver 3701, and brass 5178, and iron 1270, and lead 5777, and tin 913, into the midst 8432 of the furnace 3564, to blow 5301 8800 the fire 784 upon it, to melt 5413 8687 [it]; so will I gather 6908 8799 [you] in mine anger 639 and in my fury 2534, and I will leave 3240 8689 [you there], and melt 5413 8689 you.(As…: Heb. According to the gathering)

22:21 Yea, I will gather 3664 8765 you, and blow 5301 8804 upon you in the fire 784 of my wrath 5678, and ye shall be melted 5413 8738 in the midst 8432 thereof.

22:22 As silver 3701 is melted 2046 in the midst 8432 of the furnace 3564, so shall ye be melted 5413 8714 in the midst 8432 thereof; and ye shall know 3045 8804 that I the LORD 3068 have poured out 8210 8804 my fury 2534 upon you.

22:23 And the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559 8800,

22:24 Son 1121 of man 120, say 559 8798 unto her, Thou [art] the land 776 that is not cleansed 2891 8794, nor rained 1656 upon in the day 3117 of indignation 2195.

22:25 [There is] a conspiracy 7195 of her prophets 5030 in the midst 8432 thereof, like a roaring 7580 8802 lion 738 ravening 2963 8802 the prey 2964; they have devoured 398 8804 souls 5315; they have taken 3947 8799 the treasure 2633 and precious things 3366; they have made her many 7235 8689 widows 490 in the midst 8432 thereof.

22:26 Her priests 3548 have violated 2554 8804 my law 8451, and have profaned 2490 8762 mine holy things 6944: they have put no difference 914 8689 between the holy 6944 and profane 2455, neither have they shewed 3045 8689 [difference] between the unclean 2931 and the clean 2889, and have hid 5956 8689 their eyes 5869 from my sabbaths 7676, and I am profaned 2490 8735 among 8432 them.(violated: Heb. offered violence to)

22:27 Her princes 8269 in the midst 7130 thereof [are] like wolves 2061 ravening 2963 8802 the prey 2964, to shed 8210 8800 blood 1818, [and] to destroy 6 8763 souls 5315, to get 1214 8800 dishonest gain 1215.

22:28 And her prophets 5030 have daubed 2902 8804 them with untempered 8602 [morter], seeing 2374 vanity 7723, and divining 7080 8802 lies 3577 unto them, saying 559 8802, Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069, when the LORD 3068 hath not spoken 1696 8765.

22:29 The people 5971 of the land 776 have used oppression 6231 8804 6233, and exercised 1497 8804 robbery 1498, and have vexed 3238 8689 the poor 6041 and needy 34: yea, they have oppressed 6231 8804 the stranger 1616 wrongfully 4941.(oppression: or, deceit)(wrongfully: Heb. without right)

22:30 And I sought 1245 8762 for a man 376 among them, that should make up 1443 8802 the hedge 1447, and stand 5975 8802 in the gap 6556 before 6440 me for the land 776, that I should not destroy 7843 8763 it: but I found 4672 8804 none.

22:31 Therefore have I poured out 8210 8799 mine indignation 2195 upon them; I have consumed 3615 8765 them with the fire 784 of my wrath 5678: their own way 1870 have I recompensed 5414 8804 upon their heads 7218, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069.

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