Ezekiel 22:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 22:27

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.

27 Her ^aprinces in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy¹ people, and to get dishonest gain.

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.

30 ^aSo I sought for a man among them who would ^bmake a wall, and ^cstand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

31 Therefore I have ^apoured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed ^btheir deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 22:27

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American Standard Version
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, `and' to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

Amplified® Bible
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves rending {and} devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

Contemporary English Version
Israel's officials are like ferocious wolves, ripping their victims apart. They make a dishonest living by injuring and killing people.

Darby English Version
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Good News Bible
The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.

King James Version
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

New American Standard Bible
"Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood {and} destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

New International Version
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.

New King James Version
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Her princes within her resemble wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Revised Standard Version
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

Young's Literal Translation
Its princes in its midst `are' as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.

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