Berean Standard Bible
“I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.”
Ezekiel 22 lists the sins of Jerusalem before its fall: violence, idolatry, exploitation of the vulnerable and corruption among its princes, priests, prophets and people. Every level of society had failed.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.
World English Bible (WEB)
“I sought for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.
King James Version (KJV)
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And I was looking for a man among them who would make up the wall and take his station in the broken place before me for the land, so that I might not send destruction on it: but there was no one.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y busqué de ellos hombre que hiciese vallado, y que se pusiese al portillo delante de mí por la tierra, para que yo no la destruyese; y no lo hallé.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Yo busqué en vano alguien que fuera justo y pudiera interceder a favor de la ciudad, que sirviera como su protector, quien pudiera colocarse en la brecha y defenderte de mis justos ataques, pero no encontré a nadie.
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