26 (A)Her priests have [a]violated My law and (B)profaned My holy things; they have not (C)distinguished 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. 27 Her (D)princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy [b]people, and to get dishonest gain. 28 (E)Her prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, (F)seeing false visions, and divining (G)lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord had not spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:26 Lit. done violence to
  2. Ezekiel 22:27 Lit. souls

26 Her priests do violence to my law(A) and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common;(B) they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean;(C) and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned(D) among them.(E) 27 Her officials(F) within her are like wolves(G) tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people(H) to make unjust gain.(I) 28 Her prophets whitewash(J) these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations.(K) They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’—when the Lord has not spoken.(L)

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