Ezekiel 22:25

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
conspiracy	קֶ֤שֶׁר Ke.sher	H7195	an (unlawful) alliance · noun, common masculine singular construct
prophets	נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ ne.vi.'Ei.ha	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
midst	בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ be.to.Khah	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
roaring	שׁוֹאֵ֖ג sho.'Eg	H7580	to rumble or moan · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
lion	כַּאֲרִ֥י ka.'a.Ri	H738	a lion · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ravening	טֹ֣רֵֽף To.ref	H2963	to pluck off or pull to pieces · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
prey	טָ֑רֶף Ta.ref	H2964	something torn · noun, common masculine singular absolute
devoured	אָכָ֗לוּ 'a.Kha.lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
souls	נֶ֣פֶשׁ Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
taken	יִקָּ֔חוּ yi.Ka.chu	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
treasure	חֹ֤סֶן Cho.sen	H2633	wealth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
things	וִיקָר֙ vi.Kar	H3366	value · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
many	הִרְבּ֥וּ hir.Bu	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
widows	אַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ 'al.me.no.Tei.ha	H490	a widow · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
midst	בְתוֹכָֽהּ ve.to.Khah	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Hosea 6:9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Jeremiah 2:34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
Jeremiah 11:9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 13:19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save th…
1 Kings 22:11-13 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until th…
1 Kings 22:23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning the…
Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every…
Jeremiah 5:30-31 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Here is, I. A general idea given of the land of Israel, how well it deserved the judgments coming to destroy it and how much it needed these judgments to refine it. Let the prophet tell her plainly, "Thou art the land that is not cleansed, not refined as metal is, and therefore needest to be again put into the furnace. Means and methods of reformation have been ineffectual; thou art not rained upon in the day of indignation." This was one of the judgments which God brought upon them in the day of his wrath, he withheld the rain from them, Jer 14:4. Or, "When thou art under the tokens of God's displeasure, even in the day of indignation thou art not rained upon; thou hast not received instruc…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:25

conspiracy--The false prophets have conspired both to propagate error and to oppose the messages of God's servants. They are mentioned first, as their bad influence extended the widest. prey--Their aim was greed of gain, "treasure, and precious things" (Hos 6:9; Zep 3:3-4; Mat 23:14). made . . . many widows--by occasioning, through false prophecies, the war with the Chaldeans in which the husbands fell.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:25

There is a conspiracy - The false prophets have united together to say and support the same things; and have been the cause of the destruction of souls, and the death of many, so that widows, through their means, are multiplied in thee.

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:25

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof,.... Not of the prophets of the Lord, but of her prophets; such as were agreeable to her, the false prophets. The Targum renders it, "a company of scribes;'' the interpreters of the law; these entered into a confederacy together against the true prophets, and agreed to prophesy the same things, to flatter the people with peace and prosperity, when sudden destruction was at hand: like a roaring lion ravening the prey; that roars when hungry, and while it is tearing the prey in pieces; so these false prophets thundered out their menaces against the true prophets, and those that adhered to them; clamouring against them as enemies to…

Dictionary and topics

Gap — A rent or opening in a wall (Ezek. 13:5; comp. Amos 4:3). The false prophets did not stand in the gap (Ezek. 22: 30), i.e., they did nothing to stop the outbreak of wickedness.
Prophets, False · The people: Oppressed and defrauded by — The people: Oppressed and defrauded by

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 22:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:25

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:25

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:25

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 22:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:25

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:25

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:25

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 22:25-29

Rashi on Ezekiel 22:25