Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin which he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:2 - Revised Standard Version “And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominable deeds. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you son of man [Ezekiel], will you judge, will you judge the bloodshedding city? Then cause her to know all her abominations, American Standard Version (1901) And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations. Common English Bible You, human one, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then explain all her detestable practices to her. Catholic Public Domain Version "And you, son of man, should you not judge, should you not judge the city of blood? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood? |
Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin which he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
In vain have I smitten your children, they took no correction; your own sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
Also on your skirts is found the lifeblood of guiltless poor; you did not find them breaking in. Yet in spite of all these things
You have multiplied your slain in this city, and have filled its streets with the slain.
Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then let them know the abominations of their fathers,
You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!
“Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is in it, and whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice.
Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
Then he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice; for they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.’
there is swearing, lying, killing, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds and murder follows murder.
Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and booty— no end to the plunder!
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered,
As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.