Ezekiel 22:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Men that carry tales

They eat

Ezekiel 18:6

Psalm 106:28

1 Corinthians 10:18

They commit

General references

Ezekiel 11:6

Bible References

Men that carry tales

Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.

You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.

Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

But when he was at the Benjamin Gate, an officer of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, and he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.”

The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but disaster.”

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”

For we have found this man to be a plague, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the Roman world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes!

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan,

the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

They eat

He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or come near a woman during her menstrual impurity.

They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

Look at the people of Israel. Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in what is offered on the altar?

They commit

Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged Me with all these things, I will also bring your actions down on your own head.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Haven’t you committed immoral acts in addition to all your detestable practices?

Because of the indecency of your uncleanness—
since I tried to purify you,
but you would not be purified from your uncleanness—
you will not be pure again
until I have satisfied My wrath on you.

Then I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout Israel’s territory, because they committed a horrible shame in Israel.

Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
and adultery are rampant;
one act of bloodshed follows another.

Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone,
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.

All of them commit adultery;
they are like an oven heated by a baker
who stops stirring the fire
from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

General references

You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.