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Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.
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Words That Kill
Commentators explain that the "slanderous men" were not just gossips, but people whose words led directly to murder. They either spread malicious tales to incite violence or acted as false witnesses in court, resulting in the death of the innocent. This highlights the life-and-death gravity of speech.
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Ezekiel
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood Innocent blood, as the Targum; such who go from house to house, as pe…
Presbyterian
The prophet is to judge the bloody city, the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called because of her crimes.
The sins with which Jerusalem stan…
