Ezekiel 22:6-8
22:6 “‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.
22:7 They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
22:8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths!
Ezekiel 22:25-29
22:25 Her princes
within her are like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they have devoured lives. They take away riches and valuable things; they have made many women widows
within it.
22:26 Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane,
or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore
my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst.
22:27 Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.
22:28 Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash.
They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying, ‘This is what the sovereign
Lord says,’ when the
Lord has not spoken.
22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice.