Ezekiel 22:25

Overview - Ezekiel 22
A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence.
17 God will burn them as dross in his furnace.
23 The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and people.
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Ezekiel 22:25  (King James Version)
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 conspiracy
13:10-16 1 Kings 22:11-13 1 Kings 22:23 ; Jeremiah 5:30 Jeremiah 5:31 ; 6:13 Lamentations 2:14 ; 4:13
2 Peter 2:1-3

like
27-29 ; Isaiah 56:11 ; Hosea 6:9 ; Micah 3:5-7 ; Revelation 13:11 Revelation 13:15

ravening
That is, from the Saxon {reafian}, seizing and devouring it with eagerness and rapacity.

they have devoured
13:19 Jeremiah 2:30 Jeremiah 2:34 ; Matthew 23:14 ; Mark 12:40 ; Luke 20:47 ; Revelation 17:6 ; 18:13