Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre.
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.
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.
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.
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 Thy priests break my law, and defile my Sanctuary. They put no difference between the holy and unholy, neither discern between the clean and unclean: they turn their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am unhallowed among them. 27 Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre. 28 As for thy Prophets, they daub with untempered clay, they see vanities, and prophesy lies unto thee, saying, 'The LORD God sayeth so,' where as the LORD hath not spoken.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 22:13
Behold, I have smitten my hands upon thy covetousness, that thou hast used, and upon the blood which hath been shed in thee.
Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are traitors and companions of thieves. They love gifts altogether, and gape for rewards. As for the fatherless, they help him not to his right, neither will they let the widows causes come before them.
Ezekiel 22:6
Behold, the rulers of Israel have brought every man his power, to shed blood in thee.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her rulers within her are as roaring lions: her judges are as wolves in the evening, which leave nothing behind them till the morrow.
Ezekiel 19:3-6
One of her whelps she brought up, and it became a lion: it learned to spoil, and to devour folk.
Ezekiel 22:25
thy Prophets that are in thee are sworn together to devour souls, like as a roaring Lion that liveth by his prey. They receive riches and good, and make many widows in thee.
Ezekiel 45:9
"Thus sayeth the LORD God: O ye princes, ye have now oppressed and destroyed enough. Now leave off, handle now according to the thing that is equal and lawful: and thrust out my people no more, sayeth the LORD God.
Hosea 7:1-7
When I undertake to make Israel whole, then the ungraciousness of Ephraim and the wickedness of Samaria cometh to light: then go they about with lies. At home, they be thieves: and without they fall to robbing.
Micah 3:2-3
But ye hate the good, and love the evil: ye pluck off men's skins, and the flesh from their bones;
Micah 3:9-11
O hear this, ye rulers of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel: ye that abhor the thing that is lawful, and wrest aside the thing that is straight;
Micah 7:8
O thou enemy of mine, rejoice not at my fall, for I shall get up again: and though I sit in darkness, yet the LORD is my light.
Matthew 21:13
And said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.'"
James 2:6-7
But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges?
James 5:1-4
Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.