Ezekiel 22:27
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.”Ezekiel 22:27
What Does Ezekiel 22:27 Mean?
Ezekiel 22:27 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 22, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 22:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Micah 3:2“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”1 Corinthians 6:10“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”Ezekiel 22:13“Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.”Ezekiel 33:31“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”Psalms 58:2“Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.”Jeremiah 5:6“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.”Ezekiel 11:6“Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.”Ezekiel 22:3“Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.”Ezekiel 22:6“Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.”Ezekiel 45:8“In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”Ezekiel 46:18“Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.”Genesis 49:27“Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.”Psalms 94:21“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”Isaiah 1:23“Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.”Jeremiah 8:10“Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.”Jeremiah 41:7“And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.”Ezekiel 24:6“Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.”Ezekiel 33:25“Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?”Amos 4:1“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.”
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