King James Version
Ezekiel 22:10 in the King James Version says “In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.”
Ezekiel 22:10 · KJV
Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. that: Heb. of slanders
In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter. one: or, every one another: or, every one lewdly: or, by lewdness
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“nakedness”
H6172nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
“In thee have they discovered”
H1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
“her that was set apart”
H5079properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
“in thee have they humbled”
H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
This verse is found in the book of Ezekiel. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
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