Ezekiel 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!

Ezekiel 24:9

24:9 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed!

I will also make the pile high.

Ezekiel 24:6

24:6 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed,

the pot whose rot ³  is in it,

whose rot has not been removed ⁴  from it!

Empty it piece by piece.

No lot has fallen on it. 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.

[24:6]  ³ tn Or “rust.”

[24:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “has not gone out.”

[24:6]  ⁵ tn Here “lot” may refer to the decision made by casting lots; it is not chosen at all.