Verse 27

Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963}{(H8802)} the prey{H2964}, to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}, and to destroy{H6}{(H8763)} souls{H5315}, to get{H1214}{(H8800)} dishonest gain{H1215}.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 22:13 : 13 Behold, therefore I have smitten{H5221}{(H8689)} mine hand{H3709} at thy dishonest gain{H1215} which thou hast made{H6213}{(H8804)}, and at thy blood{H1818} which hath been in the midst{H8432} of thee.
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes{H8269} within{H7130} her are roaring{H7580}{(H8802)} lions{H738}; her judges{H8199}{(H8802)} are evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}; they gnaw not the bones{H1633}{(H8804)} till the morrow{H1242}.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious{H5637}{(H8802)}, and companions{H2270} of thieves{H1590}: every one loveth{H157}{(H8802)} gifts{H7810}, and followeth{H7291}{(H8802)} after rewards{H8021}: they judge{H8199}{(H8799)} not the fatherless{H3490}, neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935}{(H8799)} unto them.
  • Ezek 22:6 : 6 Behold, the princes{H5387} of Israel{H3478}, every one{H376} were in thee to their power{H2220} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}.
  • Ezek 19:3-6 : 3 And she brought up{H5927}{(H8686)} one{H259} of her whelps{H1482}: it became a young lion{H3715}, and it learned{H3925}{(H8799)} to catch{H2963}{(H8800)} the prey{H2964}; it devoured{H398}{(H8804)} men{H120}. 4 The nations{H1471} also heard{H8085}{(H8799)} of him; he was taken{H8610}{(H8738)} in their pit{H7845}, and they brought{H935}{(H8686)} him with chains{H2397} unto the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}. 5 Now when she saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that she had waited{H3176}{(H8738)}, and her hope{H8615} was lost{H6}{(H8804)}, then she took{H3947}{(H8799)} another{H259} of her whelps{H1482}, and made{H7760}{(H8804)} him a young lion{H3715}. 6 And he went up and down{H1980}{(H8691)} among{H8432} the lions{H738}, he became a young lion{H3715}, and learned{H3925}{(H8799)} to catch{H2963}{(H8800)} the prey{H2964}, and devoured{H398}{(H8804)} men{H120}.
  • Matt 21:13 : 13 And{G2532} said{G3004}{(G5719)} unto them{G846}, It is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, My{G3450} house{G3624} shall be called{G2564}{(G5701)} the house{G3624} of prayer{G4335}; but{G1161} ye{G5210} have made{G4160}{(G5656)} it{G846} a den{G4693} of thieves{G3027}.
  • Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But{G1161} ye{G5210} have despised{G818}{(G5656)} the poor{G4434}. Do{G2616} not{G3756} rich men{G4145} oppress{G2616}{(G5719)} you{G5216}, and{G2532} draw{G846}{G1670}{(G5719)} you{G5209} before{G1519} the judgment seats{G2922}? 7 Do{G987} not{G3756} they{G846} blaspheme{G987}{(G5719)} that worthy{G2570} name{G3686} by{G1909} the which ye{G5209} are called{G1941}{(G5685)}?
  • Jas 5:1-4 : 1 Go to{G33}{(G5720)} now{G3568}, ye rich men{G4145}, weep{G2799}{(G5657)} and howl{G3649}{(G5723)} for{G1909} your{G5216} miseries{G5004} that shall come upon{G1904}{(G5740)} you. 2 Your{G5216} riches{G4149} are corrupted{G4595}{(G5754)}, and{G2532} your{G5216} garments{G2440} are{G1096}{(G5754)} motheaten{G4598}. 3 Your{G5216} gold{G5557} and{G2532} silver{G696} is cankered{G2728}{(G5769)}; and{G2532} the rust{G2447} of them{G846} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} a witness{G3142} against{G1519} you{G5213}, and{G2532} shall eat{G5315}{(G5695)} your{G5216} flesh{G4561} as it were{G5613} fire{G4442}. Ye have heaped treasure together{G2343}{(G5656)} for{G1722} the last{G2078} days{G2250}. 4 Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the hire{G3408} of the labourers{G2040} who{G3588} have reaped down{G270}{(G5660)} your{G5216} fields{G5561}, which{G3588} is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud{G650}{(G5772)}, crieth{G2896}{(G5719)}: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them which have reaped{G2325}{(G5660)} are entered{G1525}{(G5754)} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of sabaoth{G4519}.
  • Ezek 22:25 : 25 There is a conspiracy{H7195} of her prophets{H5030} in the midst{H8432} thereof, like a roaring{H7580}{(H8802)} lion{H738} ravening{H2963}{(H8802)} the prey{H2964}; they have devoured{H398}{(H8804)} souls{H5315}; they have taken{H3947}{(H8799)} the treasure{H2633} and precious things{H3366}; they have made her many{H7235}{(H8689)} widows{H490} in the midst{H8432} thereof.
  • Ezek 45:9 : 9 Thus saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Let it suffice{H7227} you, O princes{H5387} of Israel{H3478}: remove{H5493}{(H8685)} violence{H2555} and spoil{H7701}, and execute{H6213}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941} and justice{H6666}, take away{H7311}{(H8685)} your exactions{H1646} from my people{H5971}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Hos 7:1-7 : 1 When I would have healed{H7495}{(H8800)} Israel{H3478}, then the iniquity{H5771} of Ephraim{H669} was discovered{H1540}{(H8738)}, and the wickedness{H7451} of Samaria{H8111}: for they commit{H6466}{(H8804)} falsehood{H8267}; and the thief{H1590} cometh in{H935}{(H8799)}, and the troop{H1416} of robbers spoileth{H6584}{(H8804)} without{H2351}. 2 And they consider{H559}{(H8799)} not in their hearts{H3824} that I remember{H2142}{(H8804)} all their wickedness{H7451}: now their own doings{H4611} have beset them about{H5437}{(H8804)}; they are before my face{H6440}. 3 They make the king{H4428} glad{H8055}{(H8762)} with their wickedness{H7451}, and the princes{H8269} with their lies{H3585}. 4 They are all adulterers{H5003}{(H8764)}, as an oven{H8574} heated{H1197}{(H8802)} by the baker{H644}{(H8802)}, who ceaseth{H7673}{(H8799)} from raising{H5782}{(H8800)} after he hath kneaded{H3888}{(H8800)} the dough{H1217}, until it be leavened{H2556}{(H8800)}. 5 In the day{H3117} of our king{H4428} the princes{H8269} have made him sick{H2470}{(H8689)} with bottles{H2534} of wine{H3196}; he stretched out{H4900}{(H8804)} his hand{H3027} with scorners{H3945}{(H8802)}. 6 For they have made ready{H7126}{(H8765)} their heart{H3820} like an oven{H8574}, whiles they lie in wait{H693}{(H8800)}: their baker{H644}{(H8802)} sleepeth{H3463} all the night{H3915}; in the morning{H1242} it burneth{H1197}{(H8802)} as a flaming{H3852} fire{H784}. 7 They are all hot{H2552}{(H8735)} as an oven{H8574}, and have devoured{H398}{(H8804)} their judges{H8199}{(H8802)}; all their kings{H4428} are fallen{H5307}{(H8804)}: there is none among them that calleth{H7121}{(H8802)} unto me.
  • Mic 3:2-3 : 2 Who hate{H8130}{(H8802)} the good{H2896}, and love{H157}{(H8802)} the evil{H7451}; who pluck off{H1497}{(H8802)} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones{H6106}; 3 Who also eat{H398}{(H8804)} the flesh{H7607} of my people{H5971}, and flay{H6584}{(H8689)} their skin{H5785} from off them; and they break{H6476}{(H8765)} their bones{H6106}, and chop them in pieces{H6566}{(H8804)}, as for the pot{H5518}, and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron{H7037}.
  • Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob{H3290}, and princes{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, that abhor{H8581}{(H8764)} judgment{H4941}, and pervert{H6140}{(H8762)} all equity{H3477}. 10 They build up{H1129}{(H8802)} Zion{H6726} with blood{H1818}, and Jerusalem{H3389} with iniquity{H5766}. 11 The heads{H7218} thereof judge{H8199}{(H8799)} for reward{H7810}, and the priests{H3548} thereof teach{H3384}{(H8686)} for hire{H4242}, and the prophets{H5030} thereof divine{H7080}{(H8799)} for money{H3701}: yet will they lean{H8172}{(H8735)} upon the LORD{H3068}, and say{H559}{(H8800)}, Is not the LORD{H3068} among{H7130} us? none evil{H7451} can come{H935}{(H8799)} upon us.
  • Mic 7:8 : 8 Rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)} not against me, O mine enemy{H341}{(H8802)}: when I fall{H5307}{(H8804)}, I shall arise{H6965}{(H8804)}; when I sit{H3427}{(H8799)} in darkness{H2822}, the LORD{H3068} shall be a light{H216} unto me.