Ezekiel 22:23–29

Israel’s Wicked Leaders

²³And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²⁴“Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that is ^dnot ⁴cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’ ^25eThe conspiracy of her ⁵prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they ^fhave devoured ⁶people; ^gthey have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. ^26hHer priests have ⁷violated My law and ⁱprofaned My holy things; they have not ^jdistinguished 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. ²⁷Her ^kprinces in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy ⁸people, and to get dishonest gain. ^28lHer prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, ^mseeing false visions, and divining ⁿlies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord had not spoken. ²⁹The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully ^ooppress the stranger.