Ezekiel 22:9

22:9 Slanderous men shed blood within you. ¹  Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; ²  they commit obscene acts among you. ³ 

Ezekiel 27:10

27:10 Men of Persia, Lud, ⁴  and Put were in your army, men of war.

They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.

[22:9]  ¹ tn Heb “men of slander are in you in order to shed blood.”

[22:9]  ² tn Heb “and on the mountains they eat within you.” The mountains mentioned here were the site of pagan sacrifices. See 18:6.

[22:9]  ³ 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.

[27:10]  ⁴ sn See Gen 10:22.