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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness.
New American Standard Bible
Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have
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.
Holman Bible
There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood.
International Standard Version
Slanderous men live among you, intent on shedding blood. They've eaten at the top of mountain shrines. They've crafted plans to do evil things among you.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
In you are men who slander for the purpose of shedding blood, and in your presence they have eaten [food offered to idols] at the mountain shrines; in your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;
Julia Smith Translation
Men of slander were in thee to pour forth blood: and they ate upon the mountains in thee: they did wickedness in the midst of thee.
King James 2000
In you are men that slander to shed blood: and in you they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of you they commit lewdness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Slanderous men are {among you} to shed blood, and they, {among you}, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.
Modern King James verseion
In you are men of slander to shed blood; and in you they eat on the mountains; in your midst they do unchaste acts.
NET Bible
Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.
New Heart English Bible
Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.
The Emphasized Bible
Slanders, have arisen in thee For the sake of shedding blood,- And unto the mountains, have they eaten in thee, Lewdness, have they practised in the midst of thee:
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 22:9
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Context Readings
Highlighting The Sins And The Judgments Of Israel
8 Thou hast despised my Sanctuary, and unhallowed my Sabbath. 9 Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness. 10 In thee have they discovered their fathers' shame, in thee have they vexed women in their sickness.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16
"'Thou shalt not go up and down a privy accuser among thy people, neither shalt thou help to shed the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
Hosea 4:10
They shall eat, and not have enough: they have used whoredom, therefore shall they not prosper: and why? They have forsaken the LORD, and not regarded him.
Hosea 4:14
I will not punish your daughters for being defiled, and your brides that became whores: seeing the fathers themselves have meddled with harlots, and offered with unthriftiness: but the people that will not understand must be punished.
Ezekiel 16:43
Seeing thou rememberest not the days of thy youth, but hast provoked me to wrath in all these things? Behold therefore, I will bring thine own ways upon thine head, sayeth the LORD God: howbeit, I never did unto thee, according to thy wickedness and all thy abominations.
Ezekiel 18:6
he eateth not upon the hills; he lifteth not his eyes up to the Idols of Israel; he defileth not his neighbour's wife; he meddleth with no menstruous woman;
Ezekiel 18:11
- though he do not all - he eateth upon the hills; he defileth his neighbour's wife;
Hosea 4:2
but swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adultery have gotten the overhand; and one bloodguiltiness followeth another.
Exodus 20:16
"Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Judges 20:6
And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the lands of the inheritance of Israel. For they have committed abomination and folly in Israel.
1 Kings 21:10-13
and set two unthrifties before him, and let them testify against him, saying, 'Thou didst curse both God and the king.' And upon that carry him out and stone him to death."
Psalm 50:20
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, yea and slanderest thine own mother's son.
Psalm 101:5
Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him.
Psalm 106:28
They joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the offerings of the dead.
Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a slanderer are very wounds, and go through unto the inmost parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:22
A slanderer's words are like flattery, but they pierce the inward parts of the body.
Jeremiah 6:28
For they are all unfaithful and fallen away, they hang upon filthy lucre; they are clean brass and iron, for they hurt and destroyed every man.
Jeremiah 9:4
Yea, one must keep himself from another; no man may safely trust his own brother. For one brother undermineth another, and one neighbour begileth another.
Jeremiah 37:13-15
And when he came under Benjamin's port, there was a porter, called Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, which fell upon him, and took him, saying, "Thy mind is to run to the Chaldeans."
Jeremiah 38:4-6
Then said the princes unto the king, "Sir, we beseech you let this man be put to death; For thus he discourageth the hands of the soldiers that be in this city, and the hands of all the people, when he speaketh such words unto them. This man verily laboureth not for peace of the people, but mischief."
Ezekiel 18:15
Namely, he eateth not upon the mountains; he lifteth not his eyes up to the Idols of Israel; he defileth not his neighbour's wife;
Ezekiel 24:13
Thy filthiness is abominable, for I would have cleansed thee, but thou wouldest not be cleansed. Thou canst not be purged from thine uncleanness, till I have poured my wrathful indignation upon thee.
Hosea 6:9
The multitude of the priests is like a heap of thieves, murderers and bloodthirsty: for they have wrought abomination.
Hosea 7:4
All these burn in adultery, as it were an oven that the baker heateth when he hath left kneading, till the dough be leavened.
Matthew 26:59
The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,
Acts 6:11-13
Then sent they in men which said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God,"
Acts 24:5
We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the Jews throughout the world; And a maintainer of sedition, of the sect of the Nazarenes;
Acts 24:13
Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me.
1 Corinthians 10:18-21
Behold Israel which walketh carnally. Are not they which eat of the sacrifice, partakers of the altar?
Revelation 12:9-10
And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.