Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you repeats the same ideas of the previous verse for emphasis. Those who are near and those who are far from you are “all the countries” of verse 4. The Hebrew verb rendered mock comes from the same root as the word for “mocking” in verse 4. Translators may render this sentence as “People near and far will make fun of you.”

Infamous one is literally “unclean of the name,” which refers to the bad reputation that Jerusalem had developed due to her sin. This expression may be translated “you are very wicked” or “they all know you as a city that is wicked.”

Full of tumult means Jerusalem was very “turbulent” (Jerusalem Bible), “disorderly” (so Revised English Bible, New Jerusalem Bible, Moffatt), and “lawless” (so Good News Translation). It lacked political stability, social justice, and true worship of God. This expression may be rendered “there is no peace and order in your lives” or “you are very disorderly.”

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .