Ezekiel 22:27

Ezekiel 22:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
• New International Version (NIV)Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.

Context of Ezekiel 22:27

25Your 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. Your 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.

Ezekiel 22:27 word by word

שָׂרֶ֣יהָ בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים טֹ֣רְפֵי טָ֑רֶף לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם֙ לְאַבֵּ֣ד נְפָשׁ֔וֹת לְמַ֖עַן בְּצֹ֥עַ בָּֽצַע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Her princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• like wolvesזְאֵבze'êb · wolfH2061
• raveningטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• the preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• to shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• to destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• to getבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to gainH1214
• dishonest gainבֶּ֫צַעbetsa‛ · unjust-gainH1215

Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:27

• Ezekiel 22:6“ ‘See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to murder people.
• Ezekiel 19:3One of the cubs she raised became a young lion. He learned to tear apart the animals he hunted. He ate people.
• Ezekiel 45:9“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’ve had enough of you, you princes of Israel. Stop your violence and looting, and do what is fair and right. Stop evicting my people, declares the Almighty Lord.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They don’t notice the widows’ pleas.
• Hosea 7:1“Whenever I want to heal Israel, all I can see is Ephraim’s sin and Samaria’s wickedness. People cheat each other. They break into houses and steal. They rob people in the streets.
• Micah 3:2You hate good and love evil. You strip the skin off my people and the flesh off their bones.
• Micah 7:8Don’t laugh at me, my enemies. Although I’ve fallen, I will get up. Although I sit in the dark, the Lord is my light.
• Zephaniah 3:3Its officials are ⌞like⌟ roaring lions. Its judges are ⌞like⌟ wolves in the evening. They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.
• James 2:6Yet, you show no respect to poor people. Don’t rich people oppress you and drag you into court?
• Ezekiel 22:13“ ‘I will use my power against you because of the excessive profits you have made and the murders you have committed.
• Matthew 21:13He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you’re turning it into a gathering place for thieves!”
• James 5:1Pay attention to this if you’re rich. Cry and moan about the misery that is coming to you.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Her princes - Are as bad as her priests; they are rapacious, and grievously oppress the people by unjust impositions in order to increase their revenues.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 The sixth word of judgment. The special sins of princes, priests, and people. Ezekiel 22:26 Violated - Better as in margin; to offer “violence” to the Law is to misinterpret it. It was the special office of the priests to keep up the distinction between “holy” and “unholy,” “clean” and “unclean” Leviticus 10:10. Ezekiel 22:28 See the marginal reference note. Ezekiel 22:30 The land might be said to perish for the lack of such interpositions as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained. Let all who fear God, unite to promote his truth and righteousness; as wicked men of every rank and profession plot together to run them down.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29This list of Jerusalem’s sins focuses on the wrongdoings of Judah's leaders (compare Zephaniah 3:3–4). princes: The princes and other leaders abused their power by killing innocent people and taking their wealth. The priests sinned by failing to teach the law, preventing people from distinguishing between holy and unholy, clean and unclean. The prophets shared false visions instead of true messages from God. As a result, the people wandered away from God…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. princes--who should have employed the influence of their position for the people's welfare, made "gain" their sole aim. wolves--notorious for fierce and ravening cruelty (Mi 3:2, 3, 9-11; Joh 10:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 22:27

• Crime
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings