Ezekiel 9:9

9:9 He said to me, “The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, ¹  for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!’ ² 

Ezekiel 22:6

22:6 “‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood. ³ 

Ezekiel 22:9

22:9 Slanderous men shed blood within you. ⁴  Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; ⁵  they commit obscene acts among you. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 22:27

22:27 Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.

¹ tn Or “lawlessness” (NAB); “perversity” (NRSV). The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT, and its meaning is uncertain. The similar phrase in 7:23 has a common word for “violence.”

² sn The saying is virtually identical to that of the elders in Ezek 8:12.

³ tn Heb “Look! The princes of Israel, each according to his arm, were in you in order to shed blood.”

⁴ tn Heb “men of slander are in you in order to shed blood.”

⁵ tn Heb “and on the mountains they eat within you.” The mountains mentioned here were the site of pagan sacrifices. See 18:6.

⁶ sn This statement introduces vv. 10-11 and refers in general terms to the sexual sins described there. For the legal background of vv. 10-11, see Lev 18:7-20; 20:10-21; Deut 22:22-23, 30; 27:22.