The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 1 , The word of the LORD came to me:
22:2 'Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 2 , 'Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices
22:3 and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and defiles herself by making idols,
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 3 , and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and defiles herself by making idols,
22:4 you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 4 , you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.
22:5 Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 5 , Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
22:6 ''See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 6 , ''See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.
22:7 In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 7 , In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
22:8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 8 , You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.
22:9 In you are slanderous men bent on shedding blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd acts.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 9 , In you are slanderous men bent on shedding blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd acts.
22:10 In you are those who dishonor their fathers' bed; in you are those who violate women during their period, when they are ceremonially unclean.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 10 , In you are those who dishonor their fathers' bed; in you are those who violate women during their period, when they are ceremonially unclean.
22:11 In you one man commits a detestable offense with his neighbor's wife, another shamefully defiles his daughter-in-law, and another violates his sister, his own father's daughter.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 11 , In you one man commits a detestable offense with his neighbor's wife, another shamefully defiles his daughter-in-law, and another violates his sister, his own father's daughter.
22:12 In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust gain from your neighbors by extortion. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 12 , In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust gain from your neighbors by extortion. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
22:13 ''I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 13 , ''I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
22:14 Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 14 , Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.
22:15 I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you through the countries; and I will put an end to your uncleanness.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 15 , I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you through the countries; and I will put an end to your uncleanness.
22:16 When you have been defiled in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the LORD.''
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 16 , When you have been defiled in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the LORD.''
22:17 Then the word of the LORD came to me:
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 17 , Then the word of the LORD came to me:
22:18 'Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are but the dross of silver.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 18 , 'Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are but the dross of silver.
22:19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 19 , Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
22:20 As men gather silver, copper, iron, lead and tin into a furnace to melt it with a fiery blast, so will I gather you in my anger and my wrath and put you inside the city and melt you.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 20 , As men gather silver, copper, iron, lead and tin into a furnace to melt it with a fiery blast, so will I gather you in my anger and my wrath and put you inside the city and melt you.
22:21 I will gather you and I will blow on you with my fiery wrath, and you will be melted inside her.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 21 , I will gather you and I will blow on you with my fiery wrath, and you will be melted inside her.
22:22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted inside her, and you will know that I the LORD have poured out my wrath upon you.''
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 22 , As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted inside her, and you will know that I the LORD have poured out my wrath upon you.''
22:23 Again the word of the LORD came to me:
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 23 , Again the word of the LORD came to me:
22:24 'Son of man, say to the land, 'You are a land that has had no rain or showers in the day of wrath.'
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 24 , 'Son of man, say to the land, 'You are a land that has had no rain or showers in the day of wrath.'
22:25 There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 25 , There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her.
22:26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 26 , Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
22:27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 27 , Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.
22:28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations. They say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says'--when the LORD has not spoken.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 28 , Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations. They say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says'--when the LORD has not spoken.
22:29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 29 , The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.
22:30 'I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 30 , 'I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.
22:31 So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.'
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 22 , Verse 31 , So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.'
