Verse 27
Ezekiel 22:27
Free Bible Version
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I tried to find one of them to repair the wall and to defend the gap so when I came I wouldn't destroy it—but I couldn't find anyone.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שָׂרֶ֣י/הָ בְ/קִרְבָּ֔/הּ כִּ/זְאֵבִ֖ים טֹ֣רְפֵי טָ֑רֶף לִ/שְׁפָּךְ דָּם֙ לְ/אַבֵּ֣ד נְפָשׁ֔וֹת לְמַ֖עַן בְּצֹ֥עַ בָּֽצַע
English Translation
The princes in her midst are like ravenous wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood to destroy lives, in order to gain unjust profit.
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Chapter 22 Context
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A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“So, son of man, are you ready to judge them? Are you ready to judge the people of this city that ha...
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and tell them that this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: You are a city who has caused your own d...
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You are guilty of murder, and you have made yourself unclean by the idols you've made. You have shor...
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People far and near will laugh at you, you corrupt city full of confusion!
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You despise your parents. You exploit the foreigners who live with you, and you mistreat orphans and...
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Living among you are people who falsely accuse others in order to put them to death. You also have t...
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You're home to evil men. One does disgusting things with someone else's wife. Another seduces his da...
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Your people take money to murder others. You charge interest and make a profit on loans, and use ext...
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So watch out! I clap my hands in condemnation at your dishonest profiteering and at all your murders...
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Are you going to be so brave, and will you be strong enough to defend yourselves when it comes time...
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I'm going to scatter you among the nations and the different countries. I will put a stop to your un...
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For when everyone else sees how you've made yourselves unclean, then you will acknowledge that I am...
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14
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, the people of Israel have ended up like the impurities left over from refining metal. T...
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So this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: Because all of you have ended up like impurities, watch...
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In the same way a refiner collects silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin and puts them in the blast fu...
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I'm going to collect you all together and blast you with the fire of my anger, and you'll be melted...
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Just as silver is melted in a furnace, so you'll be melted in the city. Then you will realize that I...
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Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, tell the city of Jerusalem, at the time of punishment, you are a country that has not b...
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22
Her leaders conspire together and it's like watching a roaring lion ripping up its prey. They destro...
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Her priests pervert my law and make my holy things unclean. They don't distinguish between what is h...
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Her city officials are like wolves ripping up their prey, killing people, destroying lives so they c...
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Her prophets cover up what they do, using false visions as whitewash and prophecies that are lies, s...
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The people of this country are extortioners and robbers. They mistreat the poor and those in need an...
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I tried to find one of them to repair the wall and to defend the gap so when I came I wouldn't destr...
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So I have let them experience my hostility, burning them up with the fire of my anger. I have made s...
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