Ezekiel 11:2

World English Bible (2000)

He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;

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  • Isa 30:1 : 1 "Woe to the rebellious children," says Yahweh, "who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
  • Jer 5:5 : 5 I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God." But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
  • Ps 2:1-2 : 1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Esth 8:3 : 3 Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.
  • Jer 18:18 : 18 Then they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

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  • Ezek 11:3-4
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    3 who say, [The time] is not near to build houses: this [city] is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

    4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.

  • 1 Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

  • 11 There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.

  • Ezek 14:2-3
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    2 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

    3 Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

  • 9 Yahweh said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 55:10-11
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    10 Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

    11 Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't depart from her streets.

  • 8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

  • 10 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:

  • Ezek 22:1-2
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    1 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

    2 You, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

  • 11 Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now everyone from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

  • 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Ezek 8:12-13
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    12 Then he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? for they say, Yahweh doesn't see us; Yahweh has forsaken the land.

    13 He said also to me, You shall again see yet other great abominations which they do.

  • 20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

  • 3 Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

  • Ezek 12:1-3
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    1 The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don't see, who have ears to hear, and don't hear; for they are a rebellious house.

    3 Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight; and you shall move from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

  • 12 Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!

  • 30 As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk of you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, everyone to his brother, saying, Please come and hear what is the word that comes forth from Yahweh.

  • 9 Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?

  • 9 He said to me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.

  • 26 For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

  • 2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

  • 14 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

  • 14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

  • Ezek 11:6-7
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    6 You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

    7 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the flesh, and this [city] is the caldron; but you shall be brought forth out of its midst.

  • 21 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

  • 9 Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.

  • 2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.

  • 11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

  • 10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash:

  • 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, Hear the word of Yahweh:

  • 27 Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

  • 21 But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way on their own heads, says the Lord Yahweh.

  • 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

  • 2 Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

  • 2 those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

  • 26 Mischief shall come on mischief, and rumor shall be on rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

  • 3 Therefore thus says Yahweh: "Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.

  • 1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause those who are in charge of the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

  • 11 For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

  • 6 He said to me, Son of man, do you see what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you shall again see yet other great abominations.

  • 11 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

  • 3 Don't draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.