Ezekiel 22:25 meaning and explanation

The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.

Ezekiel 22:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel 22 is a series of oracles in which God, speaking through the prophet, indicts Jerusalem for bloodshed, idolatry and injustice. In verse 25 the princes, the city's rulers, are compared to a roaring lion tearing prey.

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