Ezekiel 11:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You've killed so many people in this city that the streets are literally full of bodies.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When violence becomes your normal, you've lost your way completely.

📚 Historical Context

Ezekiel was a prophet among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, delivering messages from God about the sins of those still in Jerusalem. In Ezekiel 11, this verse is part of a vision where God condemns the city's leaders for their violence and idolatry, which had resulted in widespread bloodshed and moral corruption. This prophecy highlighted the impending judgment and destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC.

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Young and old are lying dead in the streets together. The girls who should be getting married and the guys who had their whole lives ahead of them, they're all gone, killed by violence. You did this in your anger, God. You took them without mercy.

Jeremiah 50:30

That's why her young soldiers will fall dead in the streets, and every one of her warriors will be wiped out when that day comes, this is what the LORD says.

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