Ezekiel 22:23–29

²³The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, ²⁴“Son of man, tell the city, ‘You are an unclean land that has not had rain during the day of my anger. You have not been made clean.^b25Your princes are like roaring lions who tear their prey into pieces. They eat people and take their treasures and precious belongings. They turn many women into widows. ²⁶Your priests violate my teachings and dishonor my holy things. They don’t distinguish between what is holy and what is unholy. They don’t teach the difference between what is clean and what is unclean. They ignore the days to worship me. So I am dishonored among the people. ²⁷Your leaders are like wolves that tear their prey into pieces. They murder and destroy people to make excessive profits. ²⁸Your prophets cover up these things by seeing false visions and by prophesying lies. They say, “This is what the Almighty Lord says.” Yet, the Lord hasn’t spoken. ²⁹The common people oppress and rob others. They do wrong to humble people and to poor people. They oppress foreigners for no reason.