Ezekiel 23:45
And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 23 connects to 10 cross-references. The allegory of Oholah and Oholibah — Samaria and Jerusalem as two sisters who played the harlot in Egypt in their youth. Samaria lusted after Assyria and was destroyed; Jerusalem lusted after Babylon even worse and will receive the same …
Other Translations
And righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgment of adulteresses, and with the judgment of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
As to righteous men, they judge them with the judgment of adulteresses, And the judgment of women shedding blood, For they <FI>are<Fi> adulteresses, And blood <FI>is<Fi> in their hands.
And upright men will be her judges, judging her as false wives and women who take lives are judged; because she has been untrue to me and blood is on her hands.
Cross References
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Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city …
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in …
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to …
The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their …
Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore …
And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee …
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your …
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall …
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the …