25 ^aThe conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they ^bhave devoured people; ^cthey have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.  ‡

26 ^aHer priests have violated My law and ^bprofaned My holy things; they have not ^cdistinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.  ‡

28 ^aHer prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, ^bseeing false visions, and divining ^clies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord had not spoken.  ‡

29 The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully ^aoppress the stranger.  ‡