²“And you, son of man,^b will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city?^c Then you must make known to her all of her detestable things! ³And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “A city pouring out blood in the midst of her; its time has come,^d and it made idols for itself, becoming unclean.

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Footnotes

bOr “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
cLiterally “city of blood”
dLiterally “to come time her its”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations. You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and defiles herself by making idols,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“As for you, son of man, will you pass judgment? Will you pass judgment against the city of blood? Then explain all her detestable practices to her. You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: A city that sheds blood within her walls so that her time of judgment has come and who makes idols for herself so that she is defiled!

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins, and give her this message from the Sovereign Lord: O city of murderers, doomed and damned—city of idols, filthy and foul—

KJV 1900King James Version

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. 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.

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