Ezekiel 9:9
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Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
In other translations
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלַי'elaito meH413עֲוֹן'avon[the] iniquity ofH5771בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וִיהוּדָהvihudahand JudahH3063גָּדוֹלgadol[is] greatH1419בִּמְאֹדbim'odwith muchnessH3966מְאֹדme'odmuchnessH3966וַתִּמָּלֵאvatimale'and it has been filledH4390הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776דָּמִיםdamimblood<s>H1818וְהָעִירveha'irand the cityH5892מָלְאָהmal'ahit is fullH4390מֻטֶּהmutehperversenessH4297כִּיkiforH3588אָמְרוּ'ameruthey have saidH559עָזַב'azavhe has forsakenH5800יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וְאֵיןve'einand notH369יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068רֹאֶה׃ro'eh[is] seeingH7200
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