Ezekiel 22:5

“Those near and those far from you will mock you, unclean of name, full of confusion.”

Ezekiel 22:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 22:5, word by word

Those nearקְּרֹבוֹתkerovot

near

Close by, or having access to YHWH.

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and those farרְחֹקוֹתrechokot

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

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will mockיִתְקַלְּסוּyitkalsu

mock, scoff

Mock, scoff at someone, hold him in contempt.

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uncleanטְמֵאַתtemeat

defiled

Stained by sin: "unclean lips".

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of nameשֵּׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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fullרַבַּתrabat

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

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of confusionמְּהוּמָהmehuma

confusion, panic

Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.

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The context

4By your blood that you have shed you have become guilty, and by your idols that you have made you have become unclean; and you have brought near your days and you have come to your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

5 · This verse (above)

6Look, the chiefs of Israel, each according to his arm, have been in you to shed blood.

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