Ezekiel 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!

"Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices

"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.

"Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Denounce her terrible deeds in public,

"Son of man, are you going to judge this bloody city or not? Come now, are you going to judge her? Do it! Face her with all her outrageous obscenities.

And you, son of man, will you be a judge, will you be a judge of the town of blood? then make clear to her all her disgusting ways.

You, mortal, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to it all its abominable deeds.

"Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!

“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!

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.

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