Ezekiel 22:2

Easy To Read Version

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [169]} will you judge the city of murderers (Jerusalem)? Will you tell her about all the terrible things she has done?

Cross References

2 Kings 21:16

And Manasseh killed many innocent people. He filled Jerusalem from one end to another with blood. And all those sins are in addition to the sins that caused Judah to sin. Manasseh caused Judah to do the things that the Lord said were wrong.’”

Isaiah 58:1

Shout as loud as you can!\par Don’t stop yourself!\par Shout loud like a trumpet!\par Tell the people about the wrong things\par they have done!\par Tell Jacob’s family about their sins!\par

Jeremiah 2:30

“I punished you people of Judah,\par but it did not help.\par You did not come back when you were punished.\par You killed with your swords the prophets that came to you.\par You were like a dangerous lion and you killed the prophets.”\par

Jeremiah 2:34

You have blood on your hands!\par It is the blood of the poor, innocent people.\par You did not catch those people\par breaking into your house!\par You killed them for no reason!\par

Ezekiel 11:6

You have killed many people in this city. You have filled the streets with dead bodies.

Ezekiel 20:4

Should you judge them? Will you judge them, Son of man? {\cf2\super [140]} You must tell them about the terrible things their fathers have done.

Ezekiel 22:1

The word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Ezekiel 22:3

You must say, ‘The Lord my Master says this: The city is full of murderers. So her time of punishment will come! She made filthy idols for herself. And those idols made her filthy!

Ezekiel 24:6

“So the Lord my Master says these things:\par ‘It will be bad for \{Jerusalem\}.\par It will be bad for that city of murderers.\par Jerusalem is like a pot with rust on it.\par And those spots of rust can’t be removed!\par \{That pot is not clean, so you must\}\par take every piece of meat out of the pot!\par \{Don’t eat that meat!\}\par And don’t let \{the priests\} choose any\par \{of that ruined meat\}.\par

Ezekiel 24:9

“So the Lord my Master says these things:\par ‘It will be bad for that city of murderers!\par I will pile up plenty of wood for the fire.\par

Ezekiel 9:9

\{God\} said, “The family of Israel and Judah have done many, many very bad sins! People are being murdered everywhere in this country. And this city is filled with crime. Why? Because the people say to themselves, ‘The Lord left this country. He can’t see the things we are doing.’

Hosea 4:2

The people swear, lie, kill, and steal. They do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [31]} and they have their babies. The people murder again and again. {\cf2\super [32]}

Nahum 3:1

It will be very bad\par for that city of murderers.\par \{Nineveh\} is a city full of lies.\par It is filled with things taken\par from other countries.\par It is filled with plenty of people\par that it hunted and killed!\par

Matthew 23:35

So you will be guilty for the death of all the good people that have been killed on earth. You will be guilty for the killing of that good man Abel. {\cf2\super [357]} And you will be guilty for the killing of Zechariah {\cf2\super [358]} son of Berachiah. He was killed between the temple {\cf2\super [359]} and the altar. {\cf2\super [360]} You will be guilty for the killing of all the good people that lived between the time of Abel and the time of Zechariah.

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “We will be responsible for his death. We accept for ourselves and for our children any punishment for his death.”

Luke 11:50

So you people that live now will be punished for the deaths of all the prophets that were killed since the beginning of the world.

Acts 7:52

Your ancestors persecuted {\cf2\super [148]} every prophet {\cf2\super [149]} that ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the Righteous One (Christ {\cf2\super [150]})would come. But your ancestors killed those prophets. And now you have turned against the Righteous One and killed him.

1 Timothy 5:20

Tell those who sin that they are wrong. Do this in front of the whole church. In that way the others will have a warning.