Ezekiel 22:9
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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. Jerusalem the bloody city: a catalogue of social and religious sins including oppressing the poor, shedding blood, committing adultery, taking bribes, and practicing extortion. Princes, priests, officials, and prophets have all contributed to the corruption. God sought for someone to …
Other Translations
Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.
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.
Cross References
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood …
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance …
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and …
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against …
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart …
They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.