Ezekiel 22:6

6 "Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Ezekiel 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6

Behold, the princes of Israel
Those that belonged to the royal family, or the nobles of the land, or the members of the grand sanhedrim of the nation: everyone were in thee to their power to shed blood;
everyone exerted himself to the uttermost, according to his ability, to shed blood, or cause it to be shed; everyone strove, as it were, who should shed most, to exceed each other in this abominable sin.

Ezekiel 22:6 In-Context

4 You are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from the idols you have made. You have brought your [judgment] days near and have come to your years [of punishment]. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

5 Those who are near and those far away from you will mock you, you infamous one full of turmoil.

6 "Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

7 Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the foreign resident is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.

8 You despise My holy things and profane My Sabbaths.