Ezekiel 22:24-26

Contemporary English Version

²⁴ Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Israel that their country is full of sin, and that I, the Lord, am furious! ²⁵ Their leaders are like^[a] roaring lions, tearing apart their victims. They put people to death, then steal everything of value. Husbands are killed, and many women are left as widows.

^26 (A) The priests of Israel ignore my Law! Not only do they refuse to respect any of my sacred things, but they don't even teach the difference between what is sacred and what is ordinary or between what is clean and what is unclean. They treat my Sabbath like any other day, and so my own people no longer honor me.