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

As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(A)
    so do bands of priests;
they murder(B) on the road to Shechem,
    carrying out their wicked schemes.(C)

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19 You have profaned(A) me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread.(B) By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.(C)

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Then the Lord said to me, “There is a conspiracy(A) among the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem.

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34 On your clothes is found
    the lifeblood(A) of the innocent poor,
    though you did not catch them breaking in.(B)
Yet in spite of all this

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13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.(A)

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I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(A) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

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15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(A) the image to be killed.(B)

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The Beast out of the Earth

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth.(A) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.(B)

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False Teachers and Their Destruction

But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed(F) these teachers will exploit you(G) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

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47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

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40 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(A) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(B)

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This is what the Lord says:

“As for the prophets
    who lead my people astray,(A)
they proclaim ‘peace’(B)
    if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
    who refuses to feed them.
Therefore night will come over you, without visions,
    and darkness, without divination.(C)
The sun will set for the prophets,(D)
    and the day will go dark for them.(E)
The seers will be ashamed(F)
    and the diviners disgraced.(G)
They will all cover(H) their faces(I)
    because there is no answer from God.(J)

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27 Her officials(A) within her are like wolves(B) tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people(C) to make unjust gain.(D) 28 Her prophets whitewash(E) these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations.(F) They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’—when the Lord has not spoken.(G) 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery;(H) they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner,(I) denying them justice.(J)

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10 “‘Because they lead my people astray,(A) saying, “Peace,”(B) when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,(C) 11 therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones(D) hurtling down,(E) and violent winds will burst forth.(F) 12 When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, “Where is the whitewash you covered it with?”

13 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: In my wrath I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones(G) and torrents of rain(H) will fall with destructive fury.(I) 14 I will tear down the wall(J) you have covered with whitewash and will level it to the ground so that its foundation(K) will be laid bare. When it[a] falls,(L) you will be destroyed in it; and you will know that I am the Lord. 15 So I will pour out my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I will say to you, “The wall is gone and so are those who whitewashed it, 16 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Sovereign Lord.(M)”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 13:14 Or the city

13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
    and the iniquities of her priests,(A)
who shed within her
    the blood(B) of the righteous.

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14 The visions of your prophets
    were false(A) and worthless;
they did not expose your sin
    to ward off your captivity.(B)
The prophecies they gave you
    were false and misleading.(C)

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I will make their widows(A) more numerous
    than the sand of the sea.
At midday I will bring a destroyer(B)
    against the mothers of their young men;
suddenly I will bring down on them
    anguish and terror.(C)

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13 “From the least to the greatest,
    all(A) are greedy for gain;(B)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(C)

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