Ezekiel 22:9

Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

8Thou hast despised my sanctuaries, and profaned my sabbaths.

10They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 24:10And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say David seeketh thy hurt?

Psalms 50:20Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother's son:

Psalms 106:28They also were initiated to Beelphegor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Proverbs 18:8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.

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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