Read Ezekiel 22.1-31 Oracles against Jerusalem.
Compare Isa 1.2-31.
In verses 2-16 Ezekiel's preoccupation with blood derives from his role as a priest, which requires the proper treatment of blood since it is sacred (Lev 17).
The crimes listed here derive especially from the Holiness Code in Lev 17.26: shedding blood
(Lev 19.26; Gen 9.1-7); contempt against parents (Lev 20.9; Ex 21.17); extortion of the aliens, orphans, and widows (Lev 19.33-34; Ex 22.21-22; Deut 14.29); holy things ... sabbaths (Lev 19.30); slander (Lev 19.16); uncover father's nakedness (Lev 18.8; 20.11); relations with menstruating women (Lev 18.19); incest (Lev 18; 20); bribery (Lev 19.15); interest on loans (Lev 25.36-37); extortion of a neighbor (Lev 19.15-18, 35-36).
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