22 (A)You shall not oppress any widow or orphan.

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25 There is a (A)conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have (B)devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many (C)widows in the midst of her.

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25 There is a conspiracy(A) of her princes[a] within her like a roaring lion(B) tearing its prey; they devour people,(C) take treasures and precious things and make many widows(D) within her.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:25 Septuagint; Hebrew prophets

“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the (A)sorcerers, the (B)adulterers, against those who (C)swear falsely, those who [a]oppress the (D)wage earner in his wages or the (E)widow or the [b]orphan, and those who turn away the (F)stranger from justice and do not [c]fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 3:5 Or exploit
  2. Malachi 3:5 Or fatherless
  3. Malachi 3:5 Or revere

“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.

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