Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.

And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yes, thou shalt show her all her abominations.

'And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,

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.

"And you, son of man, should you not judge, should you not judge the city of blood?

Wilt thou judge the bloody city - Pronounce the sentence of death against the murderers.
Show her all her abominations - And a most revolting and dreadful catalogue of these is in consequence exhibited.

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou (a) judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations.
(a) Are you ready to execute your charge, which I commit to you against Jerusalem that murders the prophets and them that are godly?

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city?.... Or, "city of bloods" (y)? the city of Jerusalem, in which was shed the blood of the prophets sent unto her; the doubling of the word denotes the vehemency with which it was expressed: wilt thou plead for and excuse such a city as this? surely no; so some: or wilt thou do thy work and office as a prophet? hast thou courage enough to do it? will thou rebuke and reprove? as the Targum; wilt thou examine her case, judge truly, and condemn her, as thou oughtest to do? hast thou an inclination to take this affair in hand? then be directed to it, as follows:
yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations; lay them before her; convict her of them; show her the evil of them, and the punishment they deserve; every kind of sin she was guilty of; for, as for particular acts, it was impossible to reckon them; those sins that were the most flagrant, and most frequently committed, and which were abominable to the Lord, and rendered her so in his sight, are intended.
(y) "civitatem sanguinum", V. L. Munster, Montanus.

GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THE SINFULNESS OF JERUSALEM. (Ezekiel. 22:1-31)
See Ezekiel 20:4; that is, "Wilt thou not judge?" &c. (compare Ezekiel 23:36).
the bloody city--literally, "the city of bloods"; so called on account of murders perpetrated in her, and sacrifices of children to Molech (Ezekiel 22:3-4, Ezekiel 22:6, Ezekiel 22:9; Ezekiel 24:6, Ezekiel 24:9).

Judge - The question is doubled, to awaken the prophet more fully, and to quicken him to his work.