King James Version

Ezekiel 22:7

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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אָ֤בavfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וָאֵם֙vaemand motherאֵםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and mother”, the ordinary formH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.הֵקַ֣לּוּheqalvmake brightקָלַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make bright”, a completed actionH7043to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make…בָ֔ךְvakheinבָ֔ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inלַגֵּ֛רlagerto alienגֵּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.עָשׂ֥וּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בַעֹ֖שֶׁקvaosheqin cruellyעֹשֶׁקpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cruelly”, the ordinary formH6233injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gaincruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbetokhekhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).יָת֥וֹםyatomfatherlessיָתוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.וְאַלְמָנָ֖הvealmanahand desolate houseאַלְמָנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.ה֥וֹנוּhonvdestroyיָנָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH3238to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreatdestroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.בָֽךְvakheinבָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

Young’s Literal Translation

Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.

World English Bible

In you have they treated father and mother with contempt. Among you they have oppressed the foreigner. In you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.

Darby Translation

In thee have they made light of 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.

Douay-Rheims

They have abused father and mother in thee, they have oppressed the stranger in the midst of thee, they have grieved the fatherless and widow in thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In thee they have reviled father and mother; and in thee they have behaved unjustly toward the stranger: they have oppressed the orphan and widow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πατέρα καὶ μητὲρα ἐκακολόγουν ἐν σοὶ, καὶ πρὸς τὸν προσήλυτον ἀνεστρέφοντο ἐν ἀδικίαις ἐν σοί, ὀρφανὸν καὶ χήραν κατεδυνάστευον.