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They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. They make many widows in the land. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a> The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> There is a conspiracy of her [false] prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured [human] life; they have taken [in their greed] treasure and precious things; they have made many widows among her. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Their leaders are like roaring lions, tearing apart their victims. They put people to death, then steal everything of value. Husbands are killed, and many women are left as widows. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Your princes are like roaring lions who tear their prey into pieces. They eat people and take their treasures and precious belongings. They turn many women into widows. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> The leaders are like lions roaring over the animals they have killed. They kill the people, take all the money and property they can get, and by their murders leave many widows. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> There's a conspiracy of prophets within her, and like a roaring lion tearing its prey, they've devoured people, and confiscated treasures, and taken precious things. They've added to the population of widows within her. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. <a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a> Her princes within her are like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they have devoured lives. They take away riches and valuable things; they have made many women widows within it. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> There is a conspiracy of her princes in its midst, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in its midst. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst of her. <a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A conspiracy of its prophets [is] in its midst, "" As a roaring lion tearing prey; They have devoured the soul, "" They have taken wealth and glory, "" Its widows have multiplied in its midst. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A conspiracy of its prophets is in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> There is a conspiracy of prophets in the midst thereof: like a lion that roareth and catcheth the prey, they have devoured souls, they have taken riches and hire, they have made many widows in the midst thereof. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> There is a conspiracy of prophets in her midst. Like a lion, roaring and seizing the prey, they have devoured souls. They have taken riches and a price. They have multiplied widows in her midst. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a> A conspiracy of its princes is like a roaring lion tearing prey; they devour people, seizing their wealth and precious things, making many widows within her. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Its princes within it are like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows within it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Her prophets in the midst of her have conspired; they are like a lion that roars and tears the prey; they have devoured lives with their might; they have taken the precious things of their palaces. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Her Prophets have rebelled within her as a lion that roars, and he rips the prey. They consumed souls by their strength and they took precious things from their palaces<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls, they take treasure and precious things, they have made her widows many in the midst thereof. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> whose princes in the midst of her are as roaring lions seizing prey, devouring souls by oppression, and taking bribes; and thy widows are multiplied in the midst of thee. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6239" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Sins of Prophets, Priests, Princes</a> …24“Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’ 25<a href="/hebrew/7195.htm" title="7195: qe·šer (N-msc) -- Conspiracy. From qashar; an alliance.">The conspiracy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: nə·ḇî·’e·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">of the princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in her midst</a> <a href="/hebrew/7580.htm" title="7580: šō·w·’êḡ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To roar. A primitive root; to rumble or moan.">is like a roaring</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: ka·’ă·rî (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/2963.htm" title="2963: ṭō·rêp̄ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- 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.">its prey.</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">They devour</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qā·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">seize</a> <a href="/hebrew/2633.htm" title="2633: ḥō·sen (N-ms) -- Wealth, treasure. From chacan; wealth.">the treasures</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366: wî·qār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Preciousness, price, honor. From yaqar; value, i.e. wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity.">and precious things,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: hir·bū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">and multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: ’al·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">the widows</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within her.</a> 26Her 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11-14</a> “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. / “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. ... <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3-4</a> Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10-11</a> 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: <a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">Jeremiah 5:30-31</a> A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land. / The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end? <a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9</a> Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. <a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Lamentations 4:13</a> But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst. <a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-15</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a> 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. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a> 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. <a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a> But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a> Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a> But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a> And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the middle thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the middle thereof.a conspiracy<a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10-16</a> Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: … <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">1 Kings 22:11-13,23</a> And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them… <a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">Jeremiah 5:30,31</a> A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; … like<a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27-29</a> Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain… <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11</a> Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.<a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9</a> And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.ravening.they have devoured<a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Ezekiel 13:19</a> And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?<a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30,34</a> In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion… <a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a> Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Conspiracy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-28.htm">Her</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-21.htm">Human</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-6.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Ravening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Tearing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Valued</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Widows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Conspiracy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Her</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Human</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-19.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ravening</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Tearing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/daniel/1-2.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Valued</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Widows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The conspiracy of the princes in her midst This phrase highlights the corrupt leadership in Jerusalem. The "princes" refers to the ruling class, including political and religious leaders. Their "conspiracy" suggests a secretive and deliberate plan to exploit the people. This mirrors the broader theme in Ezekiel of leaders failing in their duty to protect and guide the people according to God's laws. Historically, this period was marked by political instability and alliances with foreign powers, which often led to idolatry and injustice.is like a roaring lion tearing its prey The imagery of a "roaring lion" conveys aggression and destruction. Lions are often used in the Bible to symbolize power and ferocity (e.g., <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>, where Satan is described as a roaring lion). Here, it emphasizes the violent and predatory nature of the leaders' actions. This metaphor also connects to the judgment themes in Ezekiel, where God uses vivid imagery to communicate the severity of Israel's sins and the impending consequences.They devour the people This phrase indicates the exploitation and oppression of the common people by their leaders. The term "devour" suggests not just physical harm but also economic and social exploitation. This reflects the broader biblical theme of leaders being held accountable for their treatment of the vulnerable, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a>. The leaders' actions are in direct violation of the covenantal laws meant to protect the people.seize the treasures and precious things The leaders' greed is highlighted here, as they take what is valuable for themselves. This could refer to both material wealth and the spiritual heritage of the people. In the context of the ancient Near East, treasures often included temple offerings and personal wealth, which were supposed to be safeguarded by the leaders. This behavior is condemned throughout the prophetic books, where leaders are often criticized for prioritizing wealth over justice and righteousness.and multiply the widows within her The increase in widows suggests a society marked by violence and injustice, where men are killed, leaving women vulnerable. In biblical law, widows were to be protected and cared for (<a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18</a>). The failure to do so is a sign of societal breakdown and moral decay. This phrase underscores the consequences of the leaders' actions, leading to a breakdown of family and community structures, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> In this context, false prophets within Israel who are misleading the people and contributing to societal corruption. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation of God's chosen people, who are in a state of moral and spiritual decline during Ezekiel's time. 4. <a href="/topical/w/widows.htm">Widows</a> Symbolic of the vulnerable and oppressed in society, who suffer due to the actions of corrupt leaders. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period during which the Israelites were exiled from their homeland, a backdrop to Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_prophets.htm">The Danger of False Prophets</a> False prophets can lead entire communities astray, causing spiritual and societal decay. We must be vigilant and discerning in identifying true teachings. <a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a> Leaders are accountable for the welfare of their people. Corruption and exploitation lead to widespread suffering and divine judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_protect_the_vulnerable.htm">The Call to Protect the Vulnerable</a> God's heart is for the oppressed and vulnerable, such as widows. Believers are called to advocate for and support those in need. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin, especially when perpetuated by those in authority, has far-reaching consequences. Repentance and a return to God's ways are essential. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a> Believers must cultivate discernment to recognize and reject false teachings, aligning themselves with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a> <a href="/q/how_does_esther_8_11_fit_ot_justice.htm">How does the violent response sanctioned in Esther 8:11 align with broader Old Testament teachings on justice and mercy?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_cite_jerusalem's_violence.htm">In Ezekiel 22:2-5, why does God single out Jerusalem's bloodshed without clear archaeological evidence of such extensive violence?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_proverbs_22_7_lack_solutions.htm">Proverbs 22:7: Why does the text point out the rule of the rich over the poor but offer no direct solution to systemic economic oppression?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'give_it_all_away'_mean.htm">What does 'give it all away' mean?</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>(25) A conspiracy of her prophets.--The opposition of false prophets to the Divine measures for the reformation of the people is continually spoken of (comp. Ezekiel 13, <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm" title="Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.">Zephaniah 3:4</a>, and many passages in Jeremiah) as among the most serious obstacles to the work of the true prophets: there is also frequent mention of them in history (1 Kings 22, &c), as they had been foretold from of old in prophecy (<a href="/context/deuteronomy/18-20.htm" title="But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a>). Nothing, it may be observed, could have afforded more plausible excuse to the people for not obeying the Divine admonitions than an opposing "Thus saith the Lord." The greed of the false prophets and the disastrous effects of their counsel are spoken of here in stronger terms than in any other passage.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - A conspiracy of prophets. The prophet's thoughts go back to <a href="/ezekiel/13-1.htm">Ezekiel 13:1-16</a>, from which, in Ver. 28, he actually quotes It is probable that, in the interval, fresh tidings had reached him of the evil work which they were doing at Jerusalem. The LXX. ἀφηγούμενοι (equivalent to "princes") suggests that they followed a different text, and this is adopted by Keil and Hitzig. Like a roaring lion (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2, 3</a>; <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>). The word probably points to the loud declamations of the false prophets (compare, as a striking parallel, <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3, 4</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The conspiracy קֶ֤שֶׁר (qe·šer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7195.htm">Strong's 7195: </a> An, alliance of the princes נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ (nə·ḇî·’e·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet in her midst בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre is like a roaring שׁוֹאֵ֖ג (šō·w·’êḡ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7580.htm">Strong's 7580: </a> To rumble, moan lion כַּאֲרִ֥י (ka·’ă·rî) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> A lion tearing טֹ֣רֵֽף (ṭō·rêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2963.htm">Strong's 2963: </a> To pluck off, pull to pieces, to supply with food its prey. טָ֑רֶף (ṭā·rep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2964.htm">Strong's 2964: </a> Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food They devour אָכָ֗לוּ (’ā·ḵā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the people, נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion seize יִקָּ֔חוּ (yiq·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the treasures חֹ֤סֶן (ḥō·sen) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2633.htm">Strong's 2633: </a> Wealth, treasure and precious things, וִיקָר֙ (wî·qār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3366.htm">Strong's 3366: </a> Value, wealth, costliness, dignity and multiply הִרְבּ֥וּ (hir·bū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great the widows אַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ (’al·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> A widow, a desolate place within her. בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ (ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets (Ezek. 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