Ezekiel 22:7

In thee they set light by father and mother; in thee are they guilty of oppression to the stranger; in thee do they oppress the fatherless and the widow.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Behold the princes of Israel are engaged every one according to his strength within thee to shed blood.

8Thou hast despised my holy things, and profaned my sabbaths.

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Cross References

Psalms 94:6They slay the widow, and the stranger, And murder the fatherless;

Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor man, because he is poor, Nor crush thou the destitute at the gate;

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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