New International Version You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths. New Living Translation You despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest. English Standard Version You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths. Berean Standard Bible You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. Berean Literal Bible My holy things you have despised, and My Sabbaths you have profaned. King James Bible Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. New King James Version You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. New American Standard Bible You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. NASB 1995 “You have despised My holy things and profaned My sabbaths. NASB 1977 “You have despised My holy things and profaned My sabbaths. Legacy Standard Bible You have despised My holy things and profaned My sabbaths. Amplified Bible You have despised and scorned My sacred things and have profaned My Sabbaths. Berean Annotated Bible You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. Christian Standard Bible You despise my holy things and profane my Sabbaths. Holman Christian Standard Bible You despise My holy things and profane My Sabbaths. American Standard Version Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. Contemporary English Version You show no respect for my sacred places and treat the Sabbath just like any other day. English Revised Version Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. GOD'S WORD® Translation You have despised my holy things and dishonored the day to worship me. Good News Translation You have no respect for the holy places, and you don't keep the Sabbath. International Standard Version "'"You have despised my sacred things and profaned my Sabbaths. NET Bible You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths! New Heart English Bible You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleYou have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. World English Bible You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou have despised My holy things, "" And you have defiled My Sabbaths. Berean Literal Bible My holy things you have despised, and My Sabbaths you have profaned. Young's Literal Translation My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted. Smith's Literal Translation Thou didst despise my holy place, and thou didst profane my Sabbaths. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast despised my sanctuaries, and profaned my sabbaths. Catholic Public Domain Version You have spurned my sanctuaries, and you have defiled my Sabbaths. New American Bible What I consider holy you have rejected, and my sabbaths you have desecrated. New Revised Standard Version You have despised my holy things, and profaned my sabbaths. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou have despised my holy things and have profaned my sabbaths. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And my holy things you have despised, and my Sabbaths you have profaned OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou hast despised My holy things, and hast profaned My sabbaths. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they have set at nought my holy things, and in thee they have profaned my sabbaths. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Sins of Jerusalem…7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed. 8You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. 9Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.… Cross References You have despised My holy things Ezekiel 44:8 And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’ Leviticus 22:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD. Numbers 18:32 Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’” and profaned My Sabbaths. Ezekiel 20:13 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. Exodus 31:14 Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. Nehemiah 13:17-18 Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? / Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!” Leviticus 19:30 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. Leviticus 26:2 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. Isaiah 56:6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— Jeremiah 17:27 But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’” Malachi 1:6-8 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ / By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. / When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts. Malachi 2:8-9 But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.” 2 Chronicles 36:14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. Isaiah 1:13-14 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. Amos 2:7-8 They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. / They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. Matthew 23:16-19 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? / And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ … Treasury of Scripture You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my sabbaths. Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Ezekiel 20:13,21,24 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them… Ezekiel 23:38,39 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths… Jump to Previous Desecrated Despised Holy Little Polluted Profaned Sabbaths UncleanJump to Next Desecrated Despised Holy Little Polluted Profaned Sabbaths UncleanEzekiel 22 1. A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence17. God will burn them as dross in his furnace 23. The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people You have despised My holy things Israel treated the temple, sacrifices, and sacred ordinances entrusted to them with contempt. Their idolatry and violence exposed a heart that rejected God’s covenant and dishonored the worship He had commanded. Ezk 44:8 And you have not kept charge of My holy things,… and profaned My Sabbaths. The Sabbath was the covenant sign marking Israel as God’s people, set apart for rest and worship. By treating it as common, the nation openly disregarded God’s law, adding to the sins that brought His judgment through the Babylonian exile. Ezk 20:13 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me… Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often focusing on their sins and the need for repentance. 2. Israelites The people of God who are being addressed in this passage, specifically those living in Jerusalem, who have turned away from God's commandments. 3. Jerusalem The city where the Israelites are committing the sins mentioned, including the desecration of holy things and the Sabbath. 4. God The speaker in this passage, expressing His displeasure with the Israelites' actions. 5. Sabbath A holy day of rest and worship, instituted by God, which the Israelites have profaned. Teaching Points Reverence for the HolyRecognize the importance of treating God's holy things with respect and reverence. This includes places of worship, sacred practices, and the observance of the Sabbath. Sabbath Observance Reflect on the significance of the Sabbath as a day set apart for rest and worship. Consider how you can honor this day in your own life, focusing on spiritual renewal and connection with God. Consequences of Disobedience Understand that disregarding God's commandments leads to spiritual and communal consequences. Reflect on areas in your life where you may be neglecting God's instructions. Call to Repentance Acknowledge the need for repentance when we fall short of God's standards. Seek forgiveness and strive to realign your life with His will. Holiness in Daily Life Strive to incorporate holiness into everyday actions, recognizing that all aspects of life can be an act of worship when done in accordance with God's will. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 22:8?2. How can we honor God's "holy things" in our daily lives today? 3. What does it mean to "profane My Sabbaths" in modern Christian practice? 4. How does Ezekiel 22:8 connect with the Fourth Commandment about the Sabbath? 5. In what ways can we guard against neglecting God's sacred commands? 6. How can church communities emphasize the importance of holiness and Sabbath observance? 7. What does Ezekiel 22:8 reveal about the importance of the Sabbath in biblical times? 8. How does Ezekiel 22:8 reflect the Israelites' relationship with God? 9. Why is the profaning of holy things significant in Ezekiel 22:8? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22? Verse 8. - Mine holy things, etc. The words take in the whole range of Divine ordinances as affecting both things and persons. (For "profaning sabbaths," see Ezekiel 20:16.) Despising God’s holy things and profaning His Sabbaths are twin symptoms of a heart that no longer treasures the Lord. Ezekiel 22:8 exposes a people who treated the sacred as common and the weekly covenant sign as optional. God’s rebuke calls every generation to honor what He declares holy and to remember that obedience flows from reverence, not ritual. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You have despisedבָּזִ֑ית (bā·zîṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 959: To disesteem My holy things קָדָשַׁ֖י (qā·ḏā·šay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case profaned חִלָּֽלְתְּ׃ (ḥil·lā·lət) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play My Sabbaths. שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י (šab·bə·ṯō·ṯay) Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath Additonal Resources Ezekiel 22:8 Blue Letter BibleEzekiel 22:8 Bible Gateway Ezekiel 22:8 Bible.com Ezekiel 22:8 NIV |



