Verse 3

Then say{H559}{(H8804)} thou, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, The city{H5892} sheddeth{H8210}{(H8802)} blood{H1818} in the midst{H8432} of it, that her time{H6256} may come{H935}{(H8800)}, and maketh{H6213}{(H8804)} idols{H1544} against herself to defile{H2930}{(H8800)} herself.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963}{(H8802)} the prey{H2964}, to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}, and to destroy{H6}{(H8763)} souls{H5315}, to get{H1214}{(H8800)} dishonest gain{H1215}.
  • Ezek 23:37 : 37 That they have committed adultery{H5003}{(H8765)}, and blood{H1818} is in their hands{H3027}, and with their idols{H1544} have they committed adultery{H5003}{(H8765)}, and have also caused their sons{H1121}, whom they bare{H3205}{(H8804)} unto me, to pass for them through{H5674}{(H8689)} the fire, to devour{H402} them.
  • Ezek 23:45 : 45 And the righteous{H6662} men{H582}, they shall judge{H8199}{(H8799)} them after the manner{H4941} of adulteresses{H5003}{(H8802)}, and after the manner{H4941} of women that shed{H8210}{(H8802)} blood{H1818}; because they are adulteresses{H5003}{(H8802)}, and blood{H1818} is in their hands{H3027}.
  • Ezek 24:6-9 : 6 Wherefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Woe{H188} to the bloody{H1818} city{H5892}, to the pot{H5518} whose scum{H2457} is therein, and whose scum{H2457} is not gone out{H3318}{(H8804)} of it! bring it out{H3318}{(H8685)} piece{H5409} by piece{H5409}; let no lot{H1486} fall{H5307}{(H8804)} upon it. 7 For her blood{H1818} is in the midst{H8432} of her; she set{H7760}{(H8804)} it upon the top{H6706} of a rock{H5553}; she poured{H8210}{(H8804)} it not upon the ground{H776}, to cover{H3680}{(H8763)} it with dust{H6083}; 8 That it might cause fury{H2534} to come up{H5927}{(H8687)} to take{H5358}{(H8800)} vengeance{H5359}; I have set{H5414}{(H8804)} her blood{H1818} upon the top{H6706} of a rock{H5553}, that it should not be covered{H3680}{(H8736)}. 9 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Woe{H188} to the bloody{H1818} city{H5892}! I will even make the pile{H4071} for fire great{H1431}{(H8686)}.
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes{H8269} within{H7130} her are roaring{H7580}{(H8802)} lions{H738}; her judges{H8199}{(H8802)} are evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}; they gnaw not the bones{H1633}{(H8804)} till the morrow{H1242}.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But{G1161} after{G2596} thy{G4675} hardness{G4643} and{G2532} impenitent{G279} heart{G2588} treasurest up{G2343}{(G5719)} unto thyself{G4572} wrath{G3709} against{G1722} the day{G2250} of wrath{G3709} and{G2532} revelation{G602} of the righteous judgment{G1341} of God{G2316};
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And{G2532} through{G1722} covetousness{G4124} shall they with feigned{G4112} words{G3056} make merchandise{G1710}{(G5695)} of you{G5209}: whose{G3739} judgment{G2917} now of a long time{G1597} lingereth{G691}{(G5719)} not{G3756}, and{G2532} their{G846} damnation{G684} slumbereth{G3573}{(G5719)} not{G3756}.
  • 2 Kgs 21:2-9 : 2 And he did{H6213}{(H8799)} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}, after the abominations{H8441} of the heathen{H1471}, whom the LORD{H3068} cast out{H3423}{(H8689)} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}. 3 For he built up{H1129}{(H8799)} again{H7725}{(H8799)} the high places{H1116} which Hezekiah{H2396} his father{H1} had destroyed{H6}{(H8765)}; and he reared up{H6965}{(H8686)} altars{H4196} for Baal{H1168}, and made{H6213}{(H8799)} a grove{H842}, as did{H6213}{(H8804)} Ahab{H256} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478}; and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} all the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064}, and served{H5647}{(H8799)} them. 4 And he built{H1129}{(H8804)} altars{H4196} in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, of which the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8804)}, In Jerusalem{H3389} will I put{H7760}{(H8799)} my name{H8034}. 5 And he built{H1129}{(H8799)} altars{H4196} for all the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064} in the two{H8147} courts{H2691} of the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}. 6 And he made his son{H1121} pass{H5674}{(H8689)} through the fire{H784}, and observed times{H6049}{(H8782)}, and used enchantments{H5172}{(H8765)}, and dealt{H6213}{(H8804)} with familiar spirits{H178} and wizards{H3049}: he wrought{H6213}{(H8800)} much{H7235}{(H8689)} wickedness{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}, to provoke him to anger{H3707}{(H8687)}. 7 And he set{H7760}{(H8799)} a graven image{H6459} of the grove{H842} that he had made{H6213}{(H8804)} in the house{H1004}, of which the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8804)} to David{H1732}, and to Solomon{H8010} his son{H1121}, In this house{H1004}, and in Jerusalem{H3389}, which I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} out of all tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478}, will I put{H7760}{(H8799)} my name{H8034} for ever{H5769}: 8 Neither will I make the feet{H7272} of Israel{H3478} move{H5110}{(H8687)} any more{H3254}{(H8686)} out of the land{H127} which I gave{H5414}{(H8804)} their fathers{H1}; only if they will observe{H8104}{(H8799)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} according to all that I have commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} them, and according to all the law{H8451} that my servant{H5650} Moses{H4872} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} them. 9 But they hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not: and Manasseh{H4519} seduced{H8582}{(H8686)} them to do{H6213}{(H8800)} more evil{H7451} than did the nations{H1471} whom the LORD{H3068} destroyed{H8045}{(H8689)} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.
  • Jer 2:1-3 : 1 Moreover the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came to me, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 2 Go{H1980}{(H8800)} and cry{H7121}{(H8804)} in the ears{H241} of Jerusalem{H3389}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; I remember{H2142}{(H8804)} thee, the kindness{H2617} of thy youth{H5271}, the love{H160} of thine espousals{H3623}, when thou wentest{H3212}{(H8800)} after{H310} me in the wilderness{H4057}, in a land{H776} that was not sown{H2232}{(H8803)}. 3 Israel{H3478} was holiness{H6944} unto the LORD{H3068}, and the firstfruits{H7225} of his increase{H8393}: all that devour{H398}{(H8802)} him shall offend{H816}{(H8799)}; evil{H7451} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon them, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Ezek 7:2-9 : 2 Also, thou son{H1121} of man{H120}, thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} unto the land{H127} of Israel{H3478}; An end{H7093}, the end{H7093} is come{H935}{(H8804)} upon the four{H702} corners{H3671} of the land{H776}. 3 Now is the end{H7093} come upon thee, and I will send{H7971}{(H8765)} mine anger{H639} upon thee, and will judge{H8199}{(H8804)} thee according to thy ways{H1870}, and will recompense{H5414}{(H8804)} upon thee all thine abominations{H8441}. 4 And mine eye{H5869} shall not spare{H2347}{(H8799)} thee, neither will I have pity{H2550}{(H8799)}: but I will recompense{H5414}{(H8799)} thy ways{H1870} upon thee, and thine abominations{H8441} shall be in the midst{H8432} of thee: and ye shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}. 5 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; An evil{H7451}, an only{H259} evil{H7451}, behold, is come{H935}{(H8802)}. 6 An end{H7093} is come{H935}{(H8804)}, the end{H7093} is come{H935}{(H8804)}: it watcheth{H6974}{(H8689)} for thee; behold, it is come{H935}{(H8802)}. 7 The morning{H6843} is come{H935}{(H8804)} unto thee, O thou that dwellest{H3427}{(H8802)} in the land{H776}: the time{H6256} is come{H935}{(H8804)}{(H8676)}{H935}{(H8802)}, the day{H3117} of trouble{H4103} is near{H7138}, and not the sounding again{H1906} of the mountains{H2022}. 8 Now will I shortly{H7138} pour out{H8210}{(H8799)} my fury{H2534} upon thee, and accomplish{H3615}{(H8765)} mine anger{H639} upon thee: and I will judge{H8199}{(H8804)} thee according to thy ways{H1870}, and will recompense{H5414}{(H8804)} thee for all thine abominations{H8441}. 9 And mine eye{H5869} shall not spare{H2347}{(H8799)}, neither will I have pity{H2550}{(H8799)}: I will recompense{H5414}{(H8799)} thee according to thy ways{H1870} and thine abominations{H8441} that are in the midst{H8432} of thee; and ye shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068} that smiteth{H5221}{(H8688)}. 10 Behold the day{H3117}, behold, it is come{H935}{(H8802)}: the morning{H6843} is gone forth{H3318}{(H8804)}; the rod{H4294} hath blossomed{H6692}{(H8804)}, pride{H2087} hath budded{H6524}{(H8804)}. 11 Violence{H2555} is risen up{H6965}{(H8804)} into a rod{H4294} of wickedness{H7562}: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude{H1995}, nor of any{H1991} of theirs: neither shall there be wailing{H5089} for them. 12 The time{H6256} is come{H935}{(H8804)}, the day{H3117} draweth near{H5060}{(H8689)}: let not the buyer{H7069}{(H8802)} rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)}, nor the seller{H4376}{(H8802)} mourn{H56}{(H8691)}: for wrath{H2740} is upon all the multitude{H1995} thereof.
  • Ezek 12:25 : 25 For I am the LORD{H3068}: I will speak{H1696}{(H8762)}, and the word{H1697} that I shall speak{H1696}{(H8762)} shall come to pass{H6213}{(H8735)}; it shall be no more prolonged{H4900}{(H8735)}: for in your days{H3117}, O rebellious{H4805} house{H1004}, will I say{H1696}{(H8762)} the word{H1697}, and will perform{H6213}{(H8804)} it, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Ezek 22:4 : 4 Thou art become guilty{H816}{(H8804)} in thy blood{H1818} that thou hast shed{H8210}{(H8804)}; and hast defiled{H2930}{(H8804)} thyself in thine idols{H1544} which thou hast made{H6213}{(H8804)}; and thou hast caused thy days{H3117} to draw near{H7126}{(H8686)}, and art come{H935}{(H8799)} even unto thy years{H8141}: therefore have I made{H5414}{(H8804)} thee a reproach{H2781} unto the heathen{H1471}, and a mocking{H7048} to all countries{H776}.
  • Ezek 22:6 : 6 Behold, the princes{H5387} of Israel{H3478}, every one{H376} were in thee to their power{H2220} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}.