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Ezekiel 13:19

You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.

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ASV

And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies.

KJV

And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָהva.te.cha.leL.nahand you have profanedH2490 →
אֹתִ֜י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עַמִּ֗י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
בְּשַׁעֲלֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.Leifor handfuls ofH8168 →
שְׂעֹרִים֮se.'o.Rimbarley<s>H8184 →
וּבִפְת֣וֹתֵיu.vif.To.teiand for fragments ofH6595 →
לֶחֶם֒le.ChembreadH3899 →
לְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.Mitby putting to deathH4191 →
נְפָשׁוֹת֙ne.fa.shOtpersonsH5315 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תְמוּתֶ֔נָהte.mu.Te.nahthey will dieH4191 →
וּלְחַיּ֥וֹתu.le.chai.Yotand by preserving aliveH2421 →
נְפָשׁ֖וֹתne.fa.ShotpersonsH5315 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָהtich.Yei.nahthey will liveH2421 →
בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔םbe.Kha.zev.Khemwhen speak falsehood youH3576 →
לְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.Mito people myH5971 →
שֹׁמְעֵ֥יsho.me.'Ei[who] listen toH8085 →
כָזָֽב׃ סkha.Zav<of> falsehoodH3577 →

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Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.Micah 3:5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.Ezekiel 20:39And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.Ezekiel 22:26Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.Jeremiah 23:17They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’Jeremiah 23:14And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.1 Samuel 2:16–17And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.Psalms 35:4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.Isaiah 9:15The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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