Ezekiel 22:9

The Sins of Jerusalem

8You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths.9Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.

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Berean Standard Bible
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.
American Standard Version (1901)
Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
Bible in Basic English
In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee.
Free Bible Version
Living among you are people who falsely accuse others in order to put them to death. You also have those who eat religious meals at pagan shrines in the mountains, and commit immoral acts within the city.
King James (Authorized) Version
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
Translation for Translators
Among you are men who tell lies in order to cause others to be executed [MTY]. There are those who eatfood offered to idols at the hilltop shrines, and they perform disgusting sexual acts.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Slanderous men have come within you in order to pour out blood, and they eat on the mountains. They perform wickedness in your midst.
Noah Webster Bible
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
World English Bible
Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.
Young's Literal Translation
Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.