Yehezkiel 22:2

22:2 “As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, ¹  are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? ²  Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

Yehezkiel 22:9

22:9 Slanderous men shed blood within you. ³  Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; ⁴  they commit obscene acts among you. ⁵ 

[22:2]  ¹ tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment upon the city. See 20:4.

[22:2]  ² tn The phrase “bloody city” is used of Nineveh in Nah 3:1.

[22:9]  ³ tn Heb “men of slander are in you in order to shed blood.”

[22:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and on the mountains they eat within you.” The mountains mentioned here were the site of pagan sacrifices. See 18:6.

[22:9]  ⁵ sn This statement introduces vv. 10-11 and refers in general terms to the sexual sins described there. For the legal background of vv. 10-11, see Lev 18:7-20; 20:10-21; Deut 22:22-23, 30; 27:22.