Ezequiel 22:25

25 Há nela uma conspiração de seus príncipes^[a] como um leão que ruge ao despedaçar sua presa; devoram pessoas, apanham tesouros e objetos preciosos e fazem muitas viúvas.

Ezequiel 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.

Ezequiel 22:25 In-Context

23 De novo a palavra do SENHOR veio a mim. Disse ele:

24 “Filho do homem, diga a esta terra: Você é uma terra que não tem tido chuva nem aguaceiros no dia da ira.

25 Há nela uma conspiração de seus príncipes como um leão que ruge ao despedaçar sua presa; devoram pessoas, apanham tesouros e objetos preciosos e fazem muitas viúvas.

26 Seus sacerdotes cometem violência contra a minha lei e profanam minhas ofertas sagradas; não fazem distinção entre o sagrado e o comum; ensinam que não existe nenhuma diferença entre o puro e o impuro; e fecham os olhos quanto à guarda dos meus sábados, de maneira que sou desonrado no meio deles.

27 Seus oficiais são como lobos que despedaçam suas presas; derramam sangue e matam gente para obter ganhos injustos.

Footnotes

• [a] Conforme a Septuaginta. O Texto Massorético diz "profetas."