Ezekiel 11:2

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The LORD said to me,“Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

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  • Isa 30:1 : 1 Egypt Will Prove Unreliable“The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the LORD,“those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.
  • Jer 5:5 : 5 I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.
  • Ps 2:1-2 : 1 Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
  • Esth 8:3 : 3 Then Esther again spoke with the king, falling at his feet. She wept and begged him for mercy, that he might nullify the evil of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had intended against the Jews.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
  • Jer 18:18 : 18 Jeremiah Petitions the Lord to Punish Those Who Attack Him Then some people said,“Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so. 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

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    3They say,‘The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.’

    4Therefore, prophesy against them! Prophesy, son of man!”

  • Ezek 11:1
    77%

    1The Fall of Jerusalem A wind lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the LORD’s temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people.

  • Nah 1:11
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    11From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

  • Ezek 14:2-3
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    2The LORD’s message came to me:

    3“Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek me?

  • Jer 11:9
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    9The LORD said to me,“The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have plotted rebellion against me!

  • Ps 55:10-11
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    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

    11Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

  • Ezek 38:10
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    10“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

  • Ezek 22:1-2
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    1The Sins of Jerusalem The LORD’s message came to me:

    2“As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

  • Jer 18:11
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    11So now, tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem this: The LORD says,‘I am preparing to bring disaster on you! I am making plans to punish you. So, every one of you, stop the evil things you have been doing. Correct the way you have been living and do what is right.’

  • Mic 2:1
    72%

    1Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

  • Ezek 8:12-13
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    12He said to me,“Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think,‘The LORD does not see us! The LORD has abandoned the land!’”

    13He said to me,“You will see them practicing even greater abominations!”

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

  • Ezek 12:1-3
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    1Previewing the Exile The LORD’s message came to me:

    2“Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, because they are a rebellious house.

    3“Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, although they are a rebellious house.

  • Hab 2:12
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    12Woe to the one who builds a city by bloodshed– he who starts a town by unjust deeds.

  • Ezek 33:30
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    30“But as for you, son of man, your people(who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another,‘Come hear the word that comes from the LORD.’

  • Ezek 12:9
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    9“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you,‘What are you doing?’

  • Ezek 8:9
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    9He said to me,“Go in and see the evil abominations they are practicing here.”

  • Jer 5:26
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    26“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ezek 11:14
    69%

    14Then the LORD’s message came to me:

  • Prov 6:14
    69%

    14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

  • Ezek 11:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6You have killed many people in this city; you have filled its streets with corpses.’

    7Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:‘The corpses you have dumped in the midst of the city are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot, but I will take you out of it.

  • Ezek 12:21
    69%

    21The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Ezek 22:9
    69%

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

  • Isa 31:2
    69%

    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • Prov 11:11
    69%

    11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

  • Ezek 13:10
    69%

    10“‘This is because they have led my people astray saying,“All is well,” when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.

  • Ezek 13:2
    69%

    2“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to the prophets who prophesy from their imagination:‘Listen to the LORD’s message!

  • Ezek 22:27
    69%

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

  • Ezek 11:21
    69%

    21But those whose hearts are devoted to detestable things and abominations, I hereby repay them for what they have done, says the Sovereign LORD.”

  • Ezek 22:29
    69%

    29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the resident foreigner and denied them justice.

  • Jer 11:2
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    2“Hear the terms of the covenant I made with Israel and pass them on to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 140:2
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    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

  • Ezek 7:26
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    26Disaster after disaster will come, and one rumor after another. They will seek a vision from a prophet; priestly instruction will disappear, along with counsel from the elders.

  • Mic 2:3
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    3Therefore the LORD says this:“Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.

  • Ezek 9:1
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    1The Execution of Idolaters Then he shouted in my ears,“Approach, you who are to visit destruction on the city, each with his destructive weapon in his hand!”

  • Ps 21:11
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    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Ezek 8:6
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    6He said to me,“Son of man, do you see what they are doing– the great abominations that the people of Israel are practicing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see greater abominations than these!”

  • Ezek 28:11
    69%

    11The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!