| Ezekiel 22:27 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Your leaders are like wolves that tear their prey into pieces. They murder and destroy people to make excessive profits.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. |
| ASV: | 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. |
| BBE: | 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. |
| DBY: | Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. |
| ERV: | 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. |
| JPS: | 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. |
| WBS: | Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. |
| WEB: | Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain. |
| YLT: | Its princes in its midst are as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain. |
| Ezekiel 22:27 Cross References |
| XREF: | Ezekiel 22:13 "Behold, then, I smite My hand at your dishonest gain which you have acquired and at the bloodshed which is among you.
Ezekiel 22:25 "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. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 22:27 Destroy souls - Ruin families; cutting off the fathers, and impoverishing the widow, and fatherless. |
| MHC: | 22:23-31 All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained. Let all who fear God, unite to promote his truth and righteousness; as wicked men of every rank and profession plot together to run them down. |
| CONC: | Blood Causing Death Destroy Destroying Destruction Dishonest Gain Gaining Kill Midst Order Prey Princes Profit Putting Ravening Rulers Sake Shed Shedding Souls Taking Tearing Thereof Unjust Violently Within Wolves |
| PREV: | Blood Causing Death Destroy Destroying Destruction Dishonest Food Gain Gaining Kill Midst Officials Order Prey Princes Putting Ravening Rulers Sake Shed Shedding Souls Tearing Thereof Violently Within Wolves |
| NEXT: | Blood Causing Death Destroy Destroying Destruction Dishonest Food Gain Gaining Kill Midst Officials Order Prey Princes Putting Ravening Rulers Sake Shed Shedding Souls Tearing Thereof Violently Within Wolves |
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