Ezekiel 22:9

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 18:15 again describes the righteous avoiding eating at mountain shrines and defiling — contrasting 22:9's sinners.

Ezekiel 18:11 lists the same sins — eating at mountain shrines and defiling a neighbor's wife — as the wicked son commits.

Ezekiel 18:6 describes the righteous who do NOT eat at mountain shrines or defile — in direct contrast to the sinners in 22:9.

Ezekiel 11:6 describes the same bloodshed—multiplied slain in Jerusalem—that Ezekiel 22:9 condemns, reinforcing the charge of violence.

Ezekiel 7:23 declares the land full of bloody crimes and violence — the very bloodshed condemned in Ezekiel 22:9.

Ezekiel 33:25 pairs eating meat with blood and idolatry with shedding blood, mirroring the combination of improper eating and bloodshed in Ezekiel 22:9.

Ezekiel 33:26 links reliance on the sword with defiling neighbors' wives, echoing the violence and lewdness condemned in Ezekiel 22:9.

Ezekiel 24:13 calls impurity 'lewdness' and speaks of unheeded cleansing — linking to the lewd acts in 22:9.

Ezekiel 16:43 mentions 'lewdness' among Israel's detestable practices — the same lewd acts condemned in 22:9.

Exodus 23:1 Parallel

Exodus 23:1 prohibits raising false reports — the same 'carry tales' that cause bloodshed in Ezekiel.

1 Corinthians 10:18–21 warns against eating sacrifices offered to demons — directly echoing the prohibition of idolatrous feasts in Ezekiel.

Acts 6:11-13 shows false witnesses accusing Stephen of blasphemy, leading to his death—slanderous men shedding blood, echoing Ezekiel's indictment.

Matthew 26:59 describes the Sanhedrin seeking false witnesses to kill Jesus—the same pattern of slander aimed at shedding blood that Ezekiel denounces.

Jeremiah 9:4 warns that everyone 'goes about as a slanderer'—the same pervasive sin of malicious speech that Ezekiel lists among Jerusalem's crimes.

Exodus 20:16 forbids false witness, which is exactly the talebearing that leads to bloodshed in Ezekiel.

Leviticus 19:16 explicitly outlaws talebearing and endangering a neighbor's life — the very sin in Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 6:28 also calls Israel's people 'slanderers' who are corrupt and rebellious—directly mirroring Ezekiel's indictment of slanderous men.

Proverbs 18:8 Related theme

Proverbs 18:8 describes a talebearer's words as wounds — the same destructive speech as in Ezekiel.

1 Kings 21:10–13 Historical context

1 Kings 21:10-13 shows false witnesses used to murder Naboth — a historical instance of 'carry tales to shed blood'.

Psalm 50:20 Related theme

Psalm 50:20 condemns slandering a brother, aligning with the talebearing in Ezekiel that leads to death.

Psalm 101:5 Related theme

Psalm 101:5 warns God will cut off slanderers — the same sin of talebearing in Ezekiel.

Doeg's slander in 1 Samuel 22:9 leads to the slaughter of priests — a narrative example of the slander and bloodshed Ezekiel condemns.

Revelation 18:24 reveals Babylon as guilty of shedding saints' blood, a parallel to Jerusalem's bloodshed in Ezekiel 22:9, showing a pattern of violent cities.

Leviticus 17:5 commands bringing sacrifices to the tabernacle, not the open field — contrasting with the unlawful mountain feasts in Ezekiel.

Hosea 4:14 Parallel

Hosea 4:14 describes men who sacrifice with cult prostitutes — a direct parallel to the lewdness and mountain feasts condemned in Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 37:13–15 Historical context

Jeremiah 37:13-15 shows slander in action: officials falsely accuse Jeremiah of desertion and beat him—slander that leads to violence, as in Ezekiel.

Revelation 12:10 depicts the accuser (slanderer) cast down — mirroring the slanderous men who shed blood in Ezekiel. Different contexts.

Psalm 106:28 recounts Israel eating sacrifices to dead idols — parallel to the idolatrous feasts at mountain shrines in Ezekiel.

Judges 20:6 Parallel

Judges 20:6 describes a 'lewd and outrageous act' in Israel — a specific example of the lewdness condemned in Ezekiel 22:9.

Hosea 4:2 Parallel

Hosea 4:2 lists murder, adultery, and bloodshed — parallel to the slander/bloodshed and lewd acts listed in Ezekiel 22:9.

Hosea 4:10 Parallel

Hosea 4:10 echoes judgment on idolatrous feasting and sexual sin — eating without satisfaction, whoring without increase — matching the mountain feasts and lewdness in Ezekiel.

Hosea 6:9 Parallel

Hosea 6:9 portrays priests who murder on the road — a specific example of the slander and bloodshed listed in Ezekiel's indictment.

Jeremiah 38:4-6 depicts slanderous accusations against Jeremiah that nearly kill him—illustrating the 'shedding blood' Ezekiel condemns.

Proverbs 10:18 Related theme

Proverbs 10:18 calls slander foolish — the same harmful speech that in Ezekiel results in bloodshed.

Proverbs 26:22 Related theme

Proverbs 26:22 describes how gossip spreads and corrupts—the same kind of slander that Ezekiel condemns as leading to bloodshed.

Hosea 7:4 Parallel

Hosea 7:4 compares the people's adultery to a heated oven — illustrating the same lewdness Ezekiel calls out.

Acts 24:5 Parallel

Acts 24:5 records Tertullus falsely accusing Paul of stirring up riots—slander intended to get Paul killed, consistent with Ezekiel's 'slanderous men bent on blood.'

Jeremiah 20:10 depicts whispering and denouncing against Jeremiah — a parallel to the slanderous men condemned in Ezekiel's list.

Jeremiah 23:10 Related theme

Jeremiah 23:10 says the land is full of adulterers — a direct parallel to the lewdness Ezekiel denounces.