Ezekiel 22:9 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
9In 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.
10In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Proverbs 11:13
Both verses warn against gossip and betrayal.
Galatians 5:19
Paul lists acts of the flesh, including immorality, similar to the lewdness mentioned here.
1 Peter 4:15
Peter advises against being a meddler, which echoes the betrayal in this verse.
Source: Ezekiel 22:9