Ezekiel 7:23

Easy To Read Version

“Make chains \{for the prisoners\}! Why? Because many people will be punished for killing other people. There will be violence every place in the city.

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.’”

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}.

Isaiah 1:15

“You people will raise your arms to pray to me—but I will refuse to look at you. You people will say more and more prayers—but I will refuse to listen to you. Why? Because your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands are dirty; they are covered with blood. Your fingers are covered with guilt. You tell lies with your mouth. Your tongue says evil things.

Isaiah 59:7

Those people use their feet to run to evil. They hurry to kill people that have done nothing wrong. They think evil thoughts. Rioting and stealing is their way of living.

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

Jeremiah 22:17

“Jehoiakim, your eyes look\par only for what benefits yourself.\par You are always thinking about\par getting more for yourself.\par You are willing to kill innocent people.\par You are willing to steal things\par from other people.”\par

Jeremiah 27:2

This is what the Lord said to me: “Jeremiah, make a yoke {\cf2\super [211]} out of straps and poles. Put that yoke on the back of your neck.

Jeremiah 40:1

The message from the Lord came to Jeremiah after he was set free at the city of Ramah. Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards, found Jeremiah in Ramah. Jeremiah was bound with chains. He was with all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah. Those captives were being taken away in captivity to Babylon.

Jeremiah 6:7

A well keeps its water fresh.\par In the same way,\par Jerusalem keeps its wickedness fresh.\par I hear about the looting and violence\par in this city all the time.\par I see the pain and sickness in Jerusalem\par all the time.\par

Jeremiah 7:6

You must be fair to strangers. You must do the right things for widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [54]} Don’t kill innocent people! Don’t follow other gods! Why? Because they will ruin your lives.

Lamentations 3:7

The Lord shut me in, so I could not get out.\par He put heavy chains on me.\par

Ezekiel 11:6

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

Ezekiel 12:19

You must tell these things to the common people. You must say, ‘The Lord our Master says these things to the people living in Jerusalem and in the other parts of Israel. You people will be very worried while you eat your food. You will be terrified while you drink your water. Why? Because all the things in your country will be destroyed! The enemy will be very cruel to all the people living there.

Ezekiel 18:12

He might mistreat poor, helpless people. He might take advantage of people. He might not give back the collateral {\cf2\super [134]} when a person pays his debt. That evil son might pray to those filthy idols and do other terrible things.

Ezekiel 22:13

“\{God said,\} ‘Now look! I will slam my hand down and stop you! I will punish you for cheating and killing people.

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 22:9

People in Jerusalem tell lies about other people. They do this to kill those innocent people. People go to the mountains \{to worship false gods\} and then come to Jerusalem to eat \{their fellowship meals\}.

Ezekiel 45:9

The Lord my Master said these things, “Enough, you rulers of Israel! Stop being cruel and stealing things from people! Be fair and do good things! Stop forcing my people out from their homes!” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 8:16

Then he led me to the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple. At that place, I saw 25 men bowing down and worshiping. They were between the porch and the altar—but they were facing the wrong way! Their backs were to the Holy Place. They were bowing down to worship the sun!

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]}

Micah 2:2

They want fields,\par so they take them.\par They want houses,\par so they take them.\par They cheat a man\par and take his house.\par They cheat a man\par and take his land from him.\par

Micah 7:2

I mean, all of the faithful people are gone.\par There are no good people left\par in this country.\par Every person is waiting to kill someone.\par Every person is trying to trap his brother.\par

Nahum 3:10

But Thebes was defeated. Her people were taken away as prisoners to a foreign country. Soldiers beat her small children to death at every street corner. They threw lots {\cf2\super [9]} to see who got to keep the important people as slaves. They put chains on all the important men of Thebes.