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They actually destroy people’s lives for money!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Her princes in the midst thereof <i>are</i> like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, <i>and</i> to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Her princes in her midst <i>are</i> like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her leaders within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood <i>and</i> destroying lives in order to make dishonest profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood <i>and</i> destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey by shedding blood <i>and</i> destroying lives in order to get greedy gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Her princes within her are like wolves tearing <i>and</i> devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel's officials are like ferocious wolves, ripping their victims apart. They make a dishonest living by injuring and killing people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your leaders are like wolves that tear their prey into pieces. They murder and destroy people to make excessive profits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Her princes within her are like wolves tearing their prey apart. They shed blood, destroying souls, and make unjust gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey--shedding blood and destroying lives--so they can get dishonest profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Her officials in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Its princes [are] as wolves in its midst, "" Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, "" For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Its princes in its midst are as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Her chiefs in her midst as wolves rending the prey, to pour out blood, to destroy souls, for the sake of plundering plunder.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Her leaders in her midst are like wolves seizing the prey: to shed blood, and to perish souls, and to continually pursue profit with avarice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Within her, her officials are like wolves tearing prey, shedding blood and destroying lives to extort profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Its officials within it are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood and to destroy lives, to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Her Princes do violence within her like wolves to shed blood and to destroy souls that they would possess property<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Her princes in the midst of her are as wolves ravening to shed blood, that they may get dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6276" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Sins of Prophets, Priests, Princes</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">Her officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: ḇə·qir·bāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">within her</a> <a href="/hebrew/2061.htm" title="2061: kiz·’ê·ḇîm (Prep-k:: N-mp) -- A wolf. From an unused root meaning to be yellow; a wolf.">are like wolves</a> <a href="/hebrew/2963.htm" title="2963: ṭō·rə·p̄ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To tear, rend, pluck. A primitive root; to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food.">tearing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2964.htm" title="2964: ṭā·rep̄ (N-ms) -- Prey, food, a leaf. From taraph; something torn, i.e. A fragment, e.g. A fresh leaf, prey, food.">their prey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: liš·pāḵ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">shedding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: lə·’ab·bêḏ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">and destroying</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ (N-fp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">lives</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1214.htm" title="1214: bə·ṣō·a‘ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To cut off, break off, gain by violence. A primitive root to break off, i.e. plunder; figuratively, to finish, or stop.">dishonest gain.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215: bā·ṣa‘ (N-ms) -- Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit. From batsa'; plunder; by extension, gain."></a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a></span><br />Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9</a></span><br />Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11-12</a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD. / “Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Amos 3:9-10</a></span><br />Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.” / “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10-11</a></span><br />Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17</a></span><br />“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39-42</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12-13</a></span><br />The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Her princes in the middle thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.</p><p class="hdg">princes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6</a></b></br> Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Ezekiel 19:3-6</a></b></br> And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6</a></b></br> Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.</p><p class="hdg">to get</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Ezekiel 22:13</a></b></br> Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a></b></br> And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-4</a></b></br> Go to now, <i>ye</i> rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon <i>you</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Gaining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ravening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Tearing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Within</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Wolves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/daniel/2-8.htm">Gaining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-6.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Ravening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Tearing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Within</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Wolves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Ezekiel, these officials are the political and religious leaders who were expected to guide the people according to God's laws. Historically, the leaders of Israel were often criticized by the prophets for their failure to uphold justice and righteousness. This criticism is consistent with other prophetic writings, such as those found in Isaiah and Jeremiah, where leaders are held accountable for the nation's moral and spiritual decline.<p><b>are like wolves tearing their prey</b><br>The imagery of wolves is used to depict the ferocity and predatory nature of the officials. Wolves are known for their cunning and ruthless hunting tactics, which is a metaphor for the leaders' exploitation of the people. This metaphor is also found in other parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a> and <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29</a>, where false leaders are compared to wolves. The use of such imagery underscores the betrayal of trust and the destructive behavior of those in power.<p><b>shedding blood</b><br>This phrase highlights the violence and injustice perpetrated by the leaders. In biblical times, shedding innocent blood was a grave sin, often associated with murder and oppression. The shedding of blood here can be understood both literally, in terms of physical violence, and metaphorically, in terms of causing harm and suffering through unjust practices. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God’s abhorrence of violence and His call for justice, as seen in <a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a> and <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>.<p><b>and destroying lives</b><br>The destruction of lives refers to the broader impact of the leaders' actions, which go beyond physical harm to include social and spiritual devastation. The leaders' corruption leads to the breakdown of societal structures and the erosion of moral values. This phrase echoes the warnings found in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/micah/3.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a>, where leaders are condemned for their role in the people's suffering.<p><b>for dishonest gain</b><br>This phrase points to the motivation behind the leaders' actions: greed and self-interest. The pursuit of dishonest gain is a recurring theme in the Bible, often associated with idolatry and the abandonment of God's commandments. In the New Testament, Jesus warns against the love of money and the dangers of greed in passages like <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a> and <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>. The leaders' pursuit of wealth and power at the expense of justice and righteousness is a direct violation of the covenantal relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/officials.htm">Officials</a></b><br>The leaders and rulers of Israel, who are being condemned for their corrupt and violent behavior.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, representing the center of religious and political life for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wolves.htm">Wolves</a></b><br>A metaphor used to describe the predatory and destructive nature of the officials.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dishonest_gain.htm">Dishonest Gain</a></b><br>The corrupt practices and exploitation carried out by the leaders for personal benefit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_corrupt_leadership.htm">The Dangers of Corrupt Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a responsibility to serve and protect their people. When they become corrupt, they can cause great harm, as seen in Ezekiel's condemnation of the officials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_for_righteousness.htm">The Call for Righteousness</a></b><br>Believers are called to pursue justice and righteousness, standing against corruption and exploitation in all forms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a></b><br>Just as Ezekiel held the leaders accountable, Christians are called to hold their leaders accountable to God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Believers must be discerning of those in authority, recognizing the signs of corrupt leadership and responding appropriately.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite the presence of corrupt leaders, God’s justice will ultimately prevail, and He will hold all accountable for their actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_prophecies_in_the_bible.htm">What are Jacob's prophecies in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_17_3-4_align_with_history.htm">In Ezekiel 17:3-4, how can the imagery of a great eagle plucking off the top of a cedar be reconciled with actual historical events or natural realities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_in_the_gospel_of_the_hebrews.htm">What does the Bible say about societal hierarchy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">Her princes.</span>--These are not only the kings, but also the nobles and those in authority at court--in other words, the ruling class. Their injustice and violence is a constant theme for prophetic rebuke.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wolves</span> (comp. <a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Habakkuk 1:8</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a>; <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a>; <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Her officials</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרֶ֣יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within</span><br /><span class="heb">בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·qir·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her are like wolves</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(kiz·’ê·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2061.htm">Strong's 2061: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wolf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tearing</span><br /><span class="heb">טֹ֣רְפֵי</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·rə·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2963.htm">Strong's 2963: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pluck off, pull to pieces, to supply with food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their prey,</span><br /><span class="heb">טָ֑רֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·rep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2964.htm">Strong's 2964: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shedding</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁפָּךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(liš·pāḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and destroying</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַבֵּ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ab·bêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lives</span><br /><span class="heb">נְפָשׁ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֖עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dishonest gain.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֹ֥עַ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1214.htm">Strong's 1214: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, break off, gain by violence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:27 Her princes in its midst are like (Ezek. 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