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Ezekiel 22

Ezek. 22:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There is a conspiracy
qesher (Hebrew #7195)
an (unlawful) alliance
KJV usage: confederacy, conspiracy, treason.
Pronounce: keh'-sher
Origin: from 7194
o of her prophets
nabiy' (Hebrew #5030)
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
KJV usage: prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
Pronounce: naw-bee'
Origin: from 5012
in the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
thereof, like a roaring
sha'ag (Hebrew #7580)
to rumble or moan
KJV usage: X mightily, roar.
Pronounce: shaw-ag'
Origin: a primitive root
lion
'ariy (Hebrew #738)
from 717 (in the sense of violence); a lion
KJV usage: (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
Pronounce: ar-ee'
Origin: or (prolonged) earyeh {ar-yay'}
ravening
taraph (Hebrew #2963)
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
KJV usage: catch, X without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, X surely, tear (in pieces).
Pronounce: taw-raf'
Origin: a primitive root
the prey
tereph (Hebrew #2964)
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food
KJV usage: leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
Pronounce: teh'-ref
Origin: from 2963
; they have devoured
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
souls
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
q; they have taken
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
r the treasure
chocen (Hebrew #2633)
wealth
KJV usage: riches, strength, treasure.
Pronounce: kho'-sen
Origin: from 2630
and precious things
yqar (Hebrew #3366)
value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity
KJV usage: honour, precious (things), price.
Pronounce: yek-awr'
Origin: from 3365
; they have made her many
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
widows
'almanah (Hebrew #490)
a widow; also a desolate place
KJV usage: desolate house (palace), widow.
Pronounce: al-maw-naw'
Origin: fem of 488
in the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
thereof.
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Hos. 6:9• 9And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness. (Hos. 6:9)
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Ezek. 13:18‑20• 18and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the women that sew pillows for all wrists, and that make veils for the head of persons of every stature to catch souls! Will ye catch the souls of my people, and will ye save your own souls alive?
 19And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for morsels of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to lying?
 20Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against your pillows, that the souls which ye catch by their means may fly away; and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, the souls that ye catch, that they may fly away. (Ezek. 13:18‑20)
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Ezek. 34:3• 3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool; ye kill them that are fattened: but ye feed not the flock. (Ezek. 34:3)
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Mic. 3:11• 11The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. (Mic. 3:11)
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Zeph. 3:3‑4• 3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.
 4Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law. (Zeph. 3:3‑4)

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Lion,
Prophet,
Soul; Spirit,
Widow

Cross References

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a conspiracy.
Ezek. 13:10‑16• 10Because, yea because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace! and there is no peace; and one buildeth up a wall, and lo, they daub it with untempered mortar--
 11say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing rain, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall burst forth.
 12And lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing with which ye have daubed it?
 13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will cause to burst forth a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing rain in mine anger, and hail-stones in fury for utter destruction.
 14And I will break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be destroyed in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
 15And I will accomplish my fury upon the wall, and upon them that daub it with untempered mortar, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it,
 16the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see a vision of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 13:10‑16)
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1 Kings 22:11‑13,23• 11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.
 12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.
 13And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.
 23And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee. (1 Kings 22:11‑13,23)
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Jer. 5:30‑31• 30An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:
 31the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love to have it so. But what will ye do in the end thereof? (Jer. 5:30‑31)
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Jer. 6:13• 13For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 6:13)
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Lam. 2:14• 14Thy prophets have seen vanity and folly for thee; and they have not revealed thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee burdens of falsehood and causes of expulsion. (Lam. 2:14)
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Lam. 4:13• 13It is for the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her. (Lam. 4:13)
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2 Peter 2:1‑3• 1But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction;
 2and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
 3And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not. (2 Peter 2:1‑3)
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Ezek. 22:27‑29• 27Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
 28And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered mortar, seeing vanity and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah! and Jehovah hath not spoken.
 29The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger wrongfully. (Ezek. 22:27‑29)
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Isa. 56:11• 11and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them: (Isa. 56:11)
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Hos. 6:9• 9And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness. (Hos. 6:9)
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Mic. 3:5‑7• 5Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that cause my people to err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace! but whoso putteth not into their mouths they prepare war against him:
 6therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
 7And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; and they shall all cover their lips, for there will be no answer of God. (Mic. 3:5‑7)
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Rev. 13:11,15• 11And I saw another beast rising out of the earth; and it had two horns like to a lamb, and spake as a dragon;
 15And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed. (Rev. 13:11,15)
ravening.That is, from the Saxon {reafian}, seizing and devouring it with eagerness and rapacity.they have devoured.
Ezek. 13:19• 19And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for morsels of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to lying? (Ezek. 13:19)
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Jer. 2:30,34• 30In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
 34Yea, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor, whom thou didst not encounter breaking in, but it is found upon all these. (Jer. 2:30,34)
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Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse 14 is omitted in this translation.) (Matt. 23:14)
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Mark 12:40• 40who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment. (Mark 12:40)
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Luke 20:47• 47who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment. (Luke 20:47)
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Rev. 17:6• 6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, seeing her, with great wonder. (Rev. 17:6)
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Rev. 18:13• 13and cinnamon, and amomum, and incense, and unguent, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies, and souls of men. (Rev. 18:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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There is a conspiracy of her prophetsd in the midst of her like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they devour souls; they take away treasure and precious things; they increase her widows in the midst of her;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "princes."