Ezekiel 22:9
In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
Cross References
Exodus 20:16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.
1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but [mine eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
Psalms 50:20Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:
Psalms 106:28And they joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead;
Proverbs 18:8The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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 →