Ezekiel 22 · Verse 4

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.
Ezekiel 22:4, King James Version

Ezekiel 22:4 in other translations

BSByou are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
WEBYou have become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and are defiled in your idols which you have made! You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
ASVThou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled 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 nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
YLTBy thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.
DARBYThou art become guilty by thy blood which thou hast shed, and hast defiled thyself with thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking unto all countries.
BBEYou are responsible for the blood drained out by you, and you are unclean through the images which you have made; and you have made your day come near, and the time of your judging has come; for this cause I have made you a name of shame to the nations and a cause of laughing to all countries.
WebsterThou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself by thy idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even to thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.

What does Ezekiel 22:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. thy days--the shorter period, namely, that of the siege. thy years--the longer period of the captivity. The "days" and "years" express that she is ripe for punishment.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood - Thou art guilty of blood.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 22:1-16

The sins of Jerusalem. (Ezek 22:1-16) Israel is condemned as dross. (Ezek 22:17-22) As the corruption is general, so shall be the punishment. (Ezek 22:23-31) Verses 1-16 The prophet is to judge the bloody city; the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called, because of her crimes. The sins which Jerusalem stands charged with, are exceeding sinful. Murder, idolatry, disobedience to parents, oppression and extortion…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 22:1-16 →

Ezekiel 22:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.Mekhby blood yourH1818
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
שָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.Fakhtyou have shedH8210
אָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.Shamtyou have become guiltyH816
וּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhand by idols yourH1544
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
עָשִׂית֙'a.Sityou have madeH6213
טָמֵ֔אתta.Metyou have become uncleanH2930
וַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיva.tak.Ri.viand you have brought nearH7126
יָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhdays yourH3117
וַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'and you [masc] have comeH935
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
שְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhyears yourH8141
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֗ןKen-foreH3651
נְתַתִּ֤יךְne.ta.TikhI have made youH5414
חֶרְפָּה֙cher.Paha reproachH2781
לַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.Yimto the nationsH1471
וְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.Sahand derisionH7048
לְכָל\־le.kholto allH3605
הָאֲרָצֽוֹת\׃ha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 22:4

  • 2 Kings 21:16

    Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 16:57

    Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 44:13-14

    Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

  • Ezekiel 5:14-15

    Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.

  • Leviticus 26:32

    And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

  • Ezekiel 21:28

    And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:16

    Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

  • Deuteronomy 28:37

    And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

  • 1 Kings 9:7

    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

  • Psalms 89:41-42

    All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

  • Jeremiah 44:8

    In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that thou.
2; 2Ki 21:16
and thou hast.
Nu 32:14; Mt 23:32,33; 1Th 2:16
have I.
5:14,15; 16:57; 21:28; Le 26:32; De 28:37; 29:24; 1Ki 9:7; 2Ch 7:20
Ps 44:13,14; 79:4; 89:41,42; Jer 18:16; 24:9; 44:8; La 2:15,16
Da 9:16

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Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 22:5

    Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.

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Ezekiel 22:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En tu sangre que derramaste has pecado, y te has contaminado en tus ídolos que hiciste; y has hecho acercar tus días, y has llegado á tus años: por tanto te he dado en oprobio á las gentes, y en escarnio á todas las tierras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
tu t’es rendue coupable par ton sang que tu as versé, et tu t’es rendue impure par tes idoles que tu as faites, et tu as fait approcher tes jours, et tu es parvenue à tes années: c’est pourquoi je t’ai livrée à l’opprobre des nations et à la raillerie de tous les pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
durch dein Blut, das du vergossen, hast du dich verschuldet, und durch deine Götzen, die du gemacht, hast du dich verunreinigt; und du hast deine Tage herbeigeführt und bist zu deinen Jahren gekommen. Darum habe ich dich den Nationen zum Hohne gemacht und allen Ländern zum Spott.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In sanguine tuo, qui a te effusus est, deliquisti, et in idolis tuis, quæ fecisti, polluta es: et appropinquare fecisti dies tuos, et adduxisti tempus annorum tuorum: propterea dedi te opprobrium gentibus, et irrisionem universis terris.