The Meaning of Ezekiel 22:9 Explained

Ezekiel 22:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezekiel 22:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 22

1  A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence
17  God will burn them as dross in his furnace
23  The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 22:9 mean?

Men who slander are in you to cause bloodshed and on the mountains are those who eat in you lewdness they commit in your midst
אַנְשֵׁ֥י רָכִ֛יל הָ֥יוּ בָ֖ךְ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁפָךְ־ דָּ֑ם וְאֶל־ הֶֽהָרִים֙ אָ֣כְלוּ בָ֔ךְ זִמָּ֖ה עָשׂ֥וּ בְתוֹכֵֽךְ

אַנְשֵׁ֥י  Men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
רָכִ֛יל  who  slander 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָכִיל  
Sense: slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer.
בָ֖ךְ  in  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
שְׁפָךְ־  cause 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.
דָּ֑ם  bloodshed 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
וְאֶל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הֶֽהָרִים֙  the  mountains 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
אָ֣כְלוּ  are  those  who  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בָ֔ךְ  in  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
זִמָּ֖ה  lewdness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: זִמָּה  
Sense: plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose.
עָשׂ֥וּ  they  commit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְתוֹכֵֽךְ  in  your  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.