Ezekiel 22:27

“Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.”

"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
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What does Ezekiel 22:27 mean?

The verse Ezekiel 22:27 in the King James Version of the Bible states: "Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Ezekiel where the…

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Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: A Call to Righteous Leadership

Ezekiel 22:27 states, "Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain." This vivid imagery evokes a scene from nature where wolves, ferocious and cunning, stalk their prey. In the context of…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteous Leadership

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today with heavy hearts, burdened by the truth revealed in Your servant Ezekiel. In Ezekiel 22:27, we hear the solemn warning: "Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood…

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Ezekiel 22:27 - "Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain."
Ezekiel 27:22 - "The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold."
"The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold." - Ezekiel 27:22
Ezekiel 27:20 - "Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots."
Deut 14:22-27
Ezekiel 27:28 - "The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots."
Ezekiel 27:1 - "The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"
Matthew 22:27 - "And last of all the woman died also."
Ezekiel 27:14 - "They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules."
Ezekiel 27:2 - "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"
Jeremiah 22:27 - "But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return."
Ezekiel 22:23 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 22:17 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 27:23 - "Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants."
Ezekiel 48:27 - "And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion."
Ezekiel 27:4 - "Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."
Ezekiel 37:27 - "My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
1 Chronicles 27:22 - "Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel."
Ezekiel 22:1 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 27:21 - "Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants."
Deuteronomy 22:27 - "For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her."
Ezekiel 27:36 - "The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more."
Ezekiel 27:13 - "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market."
Ezekiel 27:35 - "All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance."
Ezekiel 40:27 - "And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits."
"Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots." - Ezekiel 27:20
Ezekiel 27:26 - "¶ Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas."
Ezekiel 27:18 - "Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool."
Ezekiel 21:27 - "I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him."