Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Her chiefs in her midst as wolves rending the prey, to pour out blood, to destroy souls, for the sake of plundering plunder.
New American Standard Bible
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and
King James Version
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Holman Bible
“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.
International Standard Version
""I'm constantly being profaned among them. Her princes within her are like wolves tearing their prey apart. They shed blood, destroying souls, and make unjust gain.
A Conservative Version
Her rulers in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
American Standard Version
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
Amplified
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Bible in Basic English
Her rulers in her are like wolves violently taking their food; putting men to death and causing the destruction of souls, so that they may get their profit.
Darby Translation
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
King James 2000
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Its officials [are] like wolves tearing prey in its midst, to pour out blood, to destroy people, to make dishonest gain.
Modern King James verseion
Her rulers in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, to get unjust gain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre.
NET Bible
Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey -- shedding blood and destroying lives -- so they can get dishonest profit.
New Heart English Bible
Her officials in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
The Emphasized Bible
Her rulers within her have been like wolves, rending prey,- In shedding blood In destroying lives, For the sake of getting dishonest gain.
Webster
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
World English Bible
Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
Youngs Literal Translation
Its princes in its midst are as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 22:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Highlighting The Sins And The Judgments Of Israel
26 Her priests did violence to my law, and they will profane my holy place: between the holy to the profane they separated not, and they did not make known between the unclean to the clean, and from my Sabbath they hid their eyes, and I shall be profaned in the midst of them. 27 Her chiefs in her midst as wolves rending the prey, to pour out blood, to destroy souls, for the sake of plundering plunder. 28 And her prophets plastered plaster upon them, seeing vanity, and divining to them falsehood, saying Thus said the Lord Jehovah; and Jehovah spoke not
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 22:13
And behold, I struck my hand at thy plunder which thou madest, and at thy blood which was in the midst of thee.
Isaiah 1:23
Thy chiefs turning away, and associates of thieves: every one loving a gift and following recompenses: the orphan they will not judge, and the cause of the widow will not come to them.
Ezekiel 22:6
Behold, the princes of Israel they were a man to his arm to pour out;blood in thee.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her chiefs in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves; they laid not up for the morning.
Ezekiel 19:3-6
And she will bring up one of her whelps: it was a young lion, and it will learn to rend the prey eating man.
Ezekiel 22:25
A conspiracy of her prophets in her midst as a roaring lion rending the prey; they consumed the soul; they will take the wealth and the precious thing; they multiplied her widows in her midst
Ezekiel 45:9
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Enough to you, O princes of Israel: remove ye violence and oppression, and do judgment and justice, lift up your expulsions from off my people, says the Lord Jehovah.
Hosea 7:1-7
As I healed to Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, and the evils of Shomeron: for they did falsehood, and the thief will come in, and the troop invaded without
Micah 3:2-3
Hating the good and loving the evil; plucking off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones.
Micah 3:9-11
Hear now this, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and judges of the house of Israel abhorring judgment, and they will pervert all uprightness.
Micah 7:8
Thou shalt not rejoice against me, O mine enemy: if I fell I arose: if I shall sit in darkness, Jehovah a light to me.
Matthew 21:13
And he says to them, It was written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; and ye have made it a den of robbers.
James 2:6-7
And ye have despised the beggar. Do not the rich bring you into subjection, and draw you before tribunals?
James 5:1-4
Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.