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Ezekiel 22:9 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 22:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 22 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. that: Heb. of slanders”
Ezekiel 22:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 22:9
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood—anshei rakil (אַנְשֵׁי רָכִיל), 'men of slander,' who use false testimony to execute innocent people (cf. 1 Kings 21:10-13, Naboth's murder). Legal systems corrupted by perjury produce judicial bloodshed.In thee they eat upon the mountains refers to idolatrous feasts at high places, combining false worship with ritual meals. In the midst of thee they commit lewdness (zimmah, זִמָּה)—premeditated sexual wickedness, often linked with Canaanite fertility cults. Jerusalem's center hosted what should have been peripheral sins, inverting the city's mora...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 22:9
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“nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes”
“lying”
“and not have enough. They will play the prostitute”
“Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?”
“He that hideth hatred with lying lips”
“the old serpent”
“Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.”
“but even has eaten on the mountains”