Ezekiel 22:9

In thee are men who carry tales, that they may shed blood; in thee do they eat upon the mountains; in the midst of thee do they commit lewdness.

Noyes Bible

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 holy things, and profaned my sabbaths.

10In thee doth the son uncover the father's nakedness; in thee do they lie with a woman in her uncleanness.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

Psalms 106:28They also gave themselves to the worship of Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to lifeless idols.

Proverbs 18:8The words of a talebearer are like sweet morsels; For they go down to the innermost parts of the body.

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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