Ezekiel 22:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall say,וְאָמַרְתָּ֗
(ve·'a·mar·ta)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Thusכֹּ֤ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַר֙
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"A cityעִ֣יר
(ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
sheddingשֹׁפֶ֥כֶת
(sho·fe·chet)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
bloodדָּ֛ם
(dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
in her midst,בְּתֹוכָ֖הּ
(be·to·v·chah)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
so that her timeעִתָּ֑הּ
(it·tah;)
6256: timeprobably from anah
will come,לָבֹ֣וא
(la·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and that makesוְעָשְׂתָ֧ה
(ve·'a·se·tah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
idols,גִלּוּלִ֛ים
(gil·lu·lim)
1544: an idolfrom galal
contraryעָלֶ֖יהָ
(a·lei·ha)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
to her [interest], for defilement!לְטָמְאָֽה׃
(le·ta·me·'ah.)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
thou Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
The city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
sheddeth
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of it that her time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
may come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and maketh
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
idols
gilluwl  (ghil-lool')
a log (as round); by implication, an idol -- idol.
against herself to defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
herself
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time will come, and that makes idols, contrary to her interest, for defilement!

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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!

International Standard Version
"You are to say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "The city keeps on shedding blood within her, hastening her time to be judged. She crafts idols that defile her.

NET Bible
Then say, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: O city, who spills blood within herself (which brings on her doom), and who makes herself idols (which results in impurity),

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Tell it, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: [Jerusalem,] you are the city that murders people who live in you. Your time has come. You dishonor yourself with disgusting idols.

King James 2000 Bible
Then say you, Thus says the Lord GOD, The city sheds blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and makes idols within herself to defile herself.
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