Ezekiel 22:9

In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

In Context

8You have made little of my holy things, and have made my Sabbaths unclean.

10In you they have let the shame of their fathers be seen; in you they have done wrong to a woman at the time when she was unclean.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:16Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

Leviticus 19:16Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 24:10\24:9\And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

Psalms 50:20You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

Psalms 106:28And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.

Proverbs 18:8The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:2-17

The Sins of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 591.) 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. 3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God , The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. 4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused… Read the whole commentary →

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