Ezekiel 22:3

Easy To Read Version

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!

Cross References

2 Kings 24:3

The Lord commanded those things to happen to Judah. In this way, he would take them out of his sight. He did this because of all the sins that Manasseh did.

2 Kings 24:4

The Lord did this because Manasseh killed many innocent people. Manasseh had filled Jerusalem with their blood. And the Lord would not forgive {those sins}.

Psalm 106:39

So God’s people became dirty with the sins of those other people.\par God’s people were unfaithful to their God\par and did the things those other people did.\par

Isaiah 1:21

\{God says,\} “Look at Jerusalem. She was a city that trusted and followed me. What caused her to become like a prostitute? {\cf2\super [12]} She does not follow me now. Jerusalem should be filled with fairness. People living in Jerusalem should live the way God wants. But now, murderers live there.

Ezekiel 12:25

Why? Because I am the Lord. And I will say what I want to say, and that thing will happen! And I won’t let the time stretch out. Those troubles are coming soon—in your own lifetime. You rebellious people, when I say something, I make it happen.” The Lord my Master said those things.

Ezekiel 22:2

“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?

Ezekiel 22:27

“The leaders in Jerusalem are like a wolf eating the animal it has caught. Those leaders attack and kill people just to get rich.

Ezekiel 22:4

“‘People of Jerusalem, you killed many people. You made filthy idols. You are guilty, and the time has come to punish you. Your end has come. Other nations will make fun of you. Those countries will laugh at you.

Ezekiel 22:6

“‘Look! In Jerusalem, every ruler of Israel made himself strong so he could kill other people.

Ezekiel 23:37

They have done the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [192]} They are guilty of murder. They acted like prostitutes—they left me to be with their filthy idols. They had my children. But they forced them to pass through fire. They did this to give food to their filthy idols.

Ezekiel 23:45

“But good men will judge them guilty. They will judge those women guilty of the sin of adultery {\cf2\super [199]} and murder. Why? Because Oholah and Oholibah have done the sin of adultery and the blood from people they killed is still on their hands!”

Ezekiel 23:7

And Oholah gave herself to all those men. All of them were hand-picked soldiers in the Assyrian army. And she wanted them all! She became filthy with their filthy idols.

Ezekiel 33:25

“You must tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘You eat meat with the blood still in it. You look to your idols {\cf2\super [271]} for help. You murder people. So why should I give you this land?

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.’

Micah 3:10

You build Zion {\cf2\super [43]} by murdering people. {\cf2\super [44]} \par You build Jerusalem by cheating people!\par

Zephaniah 3:3

Jerusalem’s leaders are like roaring lions. Her judges {\cf2\super [19]} are like hungry wolves that come in the evening \{to attack the sheep\}—and in the morning nothing is left.

Romans 2:5

But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.