Yǐsījiēshū 22:25

25 Qízhōng de xiānzhī tóng móu beìpàn , rú paó xiāo de shīzi zhuā sī lüè wù . tāmen tūn miè rénmín , qiǎngduó cáibǎo , shǐ zhè dì duō yǒu guǎfu .

Yǐsījiēshū 22:25 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:25

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof,
&c.] Not of the prophets of the Lord, but of her prophets; such as were agreeable to her, the false prophets. The Targum renders it,

``a company of scribes;''

the interpreters of the law; these entered into a confederacy together against the true prophets, and agreed to prophesy the same things, to flatter the people with peace and prosperity, when sudden destruction was at hand: like a roaring lion ravening the prey;
that roars when hungry, and while it is tearing the prey in pieces; so these false prophets thundered out their menaces against the true prophets, and those that adhered to them; clamouring against them as enemies to the state; and threatening them with accusations to it; and carrying on a judicial process against them: they have devoured souls;
persecuted men to death, that would not give credit to their prophecies; and destroyed the souls of those that did, with their false doctrines and prophecies: they have taken the treasure and precious things;
of those they destroyed; or of others, for prophesying smooth things to them; filthy lucre being the principal thing they had in view: they have made her many widows in the midst thereof;
by persecuting their husbands to death for not believing their prophecies; or by persuading to hold out the siege, under a notion of deliverance; whereby the lives of many were lost by the sword, famine, and pestilence, to whose death they might be said to be accessary.

Yǐsījiēshū 22:25 In-Context

23 Yēhéhuá de huà líndào wǒ shuō ,

24 Rénzǐ a , nǐ yào duì zhè dì shuō , nǐ shì wèi dé jiéjìng zhī dì , zaì nǎohèn de rìzi yĕ méiyǒu yǔ xià zaì nǐ yǐshàng .

25 Qízhōng de xiānzhī tóng móu beìpàn , rú paó xiāo de shīzi zhuā sī lüè wù . tāmen tūn miè rénmín , qiǎngduó cáibǎo , shǐ zhè dì duō yǒu guǎfu .

26 Qízhōng de jìsī jiàng jiĕ wǒde lǜfǎ , xièdú wǒde shèngwù , bú fēnbié shèng de hé sú de , yĕ bù shǐ rén fēnbiàn jiéjìng de hé bù jiéjìng de , yòu zhē yǎn bú gù wǒde ānxīrì . wǒ yĕ zaì tāmen zhōngjiān beì xiè màn .

27 Qízhōng de shǒulǐng fǎngfú chái láng zhuā sī lüè wù , shārén liúxuè , shānghaì rén méng , yào dé bú yì zhī cái .