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You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Slanderous men have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood, and among you they have eaten at the mountain <i>shrines.</i> In your midst they have committed outrageous sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Slanderous 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 committed acts of lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain <i>shrines.</i> In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain <i>shrines</i>. In your midst they have done acts of lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit depraved acts within you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts within you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of your own people tell lies, so that others will be put to death. Some of you eat meat sacrificed to idols at local shrines, and others never stop doing vulgar things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some of your people slander. They want to kill people. People who live in you eat food sacrificed to idols at the worship sites on the hills, and they sin sexually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some of your people tell lies about others in order to have them put to death. Some of them eat sacrifices offered to idols. Some are always satisfying their lusts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Men of slander have been in you to shed blood, "" And they have eaten on the mountains in you, "" They have done wickedness in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Maligning men were within you, in order to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains within you. They have worked wickedness in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In you are those who slander to cause bloodshed; within you are those who feast on the mountains; in your midst are those whose actions are depraved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In you are those who slander to shed blood, those in you who eat upon the mountains, who commit lewdness in your midst.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In you were merchants to shed blood, and in you have they eaten sacrifices upon the mountains; in the midst of you they committed lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And men merchants were among you that they would shed blood, and they ate upon the mountains among you and they did sin within you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In thee have been talebearers to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>There are</i> robbers in thee, to shed blood in thee; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: they have wrought ungodliness in the midst of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6074" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Sins of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">Among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/7400.htm" title="7400: rā·ḵîl (N-ms) -- Slander. From rakal a scandal-monger.">slanderous</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">bent on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šə·p̄āḵ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">bloodshed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">within you</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">are those who eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountain shrines</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and commit</a> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm" title="2154: zim·māh (N-fs) -- A plan, device, wickedness. Or zammah; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one.">acts of indecency.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Leviticus 19:16</a></span><br />You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28</a></span><br />All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4-6</a></span><br />“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. / You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-3.htm">Psalm 15:3</a></span><br />who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2-6</a></span><br />The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. / The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3-4</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3-4</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-30</a></span><br />They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-20.htm">2 Corinthians 12:20</a></span><br />For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a></span><br />We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In you are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in you they eat on the mountains: in the middle of you they commit lewdness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Exodus 23:1</a></b></br> Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Leviticus 19:16</a></b></br> Thou shalt not go up and down <i>as</i> a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">they eat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6,11,15</a></b></br> <i>And</i> hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28</a></b></br> They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18-21</a></b></br> Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? … </p><p class="hdg">they commit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-43.htm">Ezekiel 16:43</a></b></br> Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these <i>things</i>; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon <i>thine</i> head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13</a></b></br> In thy filthiness <i>is</i> lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-6.htm">Judges 20:6</a></b></br> And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-58.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-5.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-32.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-58.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Others</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Shrines</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Slander</a> <a href="/jude/1-9.htm">Slanderous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">Tales</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-27.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/daniel/11-27.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Others</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Shrines</a> <a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Slander</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-11.htm">Slanderous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/luke/24-11.htm">Tales</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, slander is a serious offense, often equated with murder in its potential to destroy reputations and lives (<a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>). The reference to "bloodshed" indicates a society rife with violence and injustice, reminiscent of the conditions before the Babylonian exile. Historically, this reflects the moral decay in Jerusalem, where leaders and citizens alike were guilty of such sins (<a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Jeremiah 6:6-7</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a violation of the commandment against bearing false witness (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>) and the sanctity of life (<a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13</a>).<p><b>within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines</b><br>Eating on mountain shrines refers to participating in pagan worship practices, which often included ritual meals. These high places were sites of idolatry, where Israelites would engage in worship contrary to the commands given in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-4</a>. This practice was a direct violation of the covenant relationship with Yahweh, who demanded exclusive worship (<a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Exodus 34:14</a>). Archaeological findings have uncovered remnants of such shrines, confirming their widespread use in ancient Israel. This behavior signifies a spiritual adultery, drawing parallels to the unfaithfulness condemned by prophets like Hosea (<a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13</a>).<p><b>and commit acts of indecency.</b><br>Acts of indecency likely refer to sexual immorality, which was often associated with idol worship in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Such acts were not only personal sins but also communal, as they defiled the land and the people (<a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a>). The prophets frequently condemned these practices, linking them to the broader theme of Israel's unfaithfulness to God (<a href="/jeremiah/3.htm">Jeremiah 3:1-3</a>). In a typological sense, these acts contrast with the purity and holiness embodied by Jesus Christ, who calls His followers to live lives of righteousness and integrity (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/men_who_slander.htm">Men Who Slander</a></b><br>These individuals are characterized by their malicious speech, which is intended to harm others, even to the point of causing death. The Hebrew word for "slander" here is (rakil), which implies a talebearer or someone who spreads false reports.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountain_shrines.htm">Mountain Shrines</a></b><br>These were high places where idolatrous worship occurred. The Israelites often fell into the sin of worshiping false gods at these sites, which was strictly forbidden by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lewd_acts.htm">Lewd Acts</a></b><br>This refers to immoral and indecent behavior, often associated with the idolatrous practices at the mountain shrines. The Hebrew word (zimmah) can denote wickedness or depravity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message of judgment and call to repentance to the people of Israel. He was a priest and a prophet during the Babylonian exile.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Ezekiel was prophesying. At this time, they were in a state of moral and spiritual decline, leading to God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Slander is not a trivial sin; it can lead to severe consequences, including the destruction of lives and relationships. We must guard our tongues and speak truthfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_deception.htm">Idolatry's Deception</a></b><br>Worshiping anything other than God leads to moral decay. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols that draw us away from true worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_integrity.htm">Moral Integrity</a></b><br>God calls His people to live with integrity, avoiding lewd and immoral behavior. Our actions should reflect our faith and commitment to God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Like Israel, we are called to recognize our sins, repent, and seek God's forgiveness. He is faithful to restore those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>As believers, we are responsible for holding each other accountable, encouraging one another to live according to God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_heb._9_22_align_with_modern_ethics.htm">Hebrews 9:22 asserts that forgiveness requires bloodshed; how does this align with modern ethical views on justice and morality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_cite_jerusalem's_violence.htm">In Ezekiel 22:2-5, why does God single out Jerusalem's bloodshed without clear archaeological evidence of such extensive violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_violent_parable_show_love.htm">Matthew 22:2-14: How can a parable that depicts a king using violent punishment align with a loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_22_31_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can readers harmonize the severe judgment in Ezekiel 22:31 with passages in other books that emphasize God's mercy and willingness to forgive?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Men that carry tales</span>, etc. Hebrew, <span class="accented">men of slanders</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Exodus 23:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Leviticus 19:16</a>). The sin of the informers, ever ready to lend themselves to plots against the life or character of the innocent, was then, as at all times, the besetting evil of corrupt government in the East. Compare the story of Naboth (<a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10</a>) and of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm">Jeremiah 37:13</a>). (<span class="cmt_word">For eating on the mountains</span>, see note on Ezekiel 18:6; and for lewdness, that on Ezekiel 16:43.) What the lewdness consisted in is stated in the following verses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Among you</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֥יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slanderous</span><br /><span class="heb">רָכִ֛יל</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḵîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7400.htm">Strong's 7400: </a> </span><span class="str2">A scandal-monger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bent on</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bloodshed;</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within you</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">are those who eat</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣כְלוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mountain [shrines]</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽהָרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(he·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and commit</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">acts of indecency.</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, device, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:9 Slanderous men have been in you (Ezek. 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