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Ezekiel 22:6–7

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22:6“ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.822:7They have treated father and mother with contempt9 within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow10 within you.

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Footnotes

  1. 8 Heb “Look! The princes of Israel, each according to his arm, were in you in order to shed blood.”
  2. 9 Heb “treated lightly, cursed.”
  3. 10 Widows and orphans are often coupled together in the OT (Deut 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:19–21; 26:12–13; Jer 7:6; 22:3). They represented all who were poor and vulnerable to economic exploitation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood. Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood. In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“ ‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood. Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident alien is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder. Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Look! The princes of Israel, each one according to his strength, they are in you for the shedding of blood. They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; they violated the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated the orphan and widow.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. 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.