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Ezekiel 22:7
New English Translation
Ezekiel 22:7
New English Translation
7 They have treated father and mother with contempt[a] within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow[b] within you.
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- Ezekiel 22:7 tn Heb “treated lightly, cursed.”
- Ezekiel 22:7 tn Widows and orphans are often coupled together in the OT (Deut 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:19-21; 26:12-13; Jer 7:6; 22:3). They represented all who were poor and vulnerable to economic exploitation.
Ezekiel 22:7
King James Version
Ezekiel 22:7
King James Version
7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
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Ezekiel 22:7
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 22:7
English Standard Version
7 Father and mother (A)are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner (B)suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow (C)are wronged in you.
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Ezekiel 22:7
New International Version
Ezekiel 22:7
New International Version
7 In you they have treated father and mother with contempt;(A) in you they have oppressed the foreigner(B) and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.(C)
Ezekiel 22:7
New King James Version
Ezekiel 22:7
New King James Version
7 In you they have (A)made light of father and mother; in your midst they have (B)oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the [a]fatherless and the widow.
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- Ezekiel 22:7 Lit. orphan
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