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Eze 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

a conspiracy		Eze 13:10-16; 1Ki 22:11-13,23; Jer 5:30,31; Jer 6:13; Lam 2:14; Lam 4:13; 2Pe 2:1-3
like		Eze 22:27-29; Isa 56:11; Hsa 6:9; Mic 3:5-7; Rev 13:11,15
ravening		That is, from the Saxon reafian , seizing and devouring it with eagerness and rapacity.
they have devoured		Eze 13:19; Jer 2:30,34; Mat 23:14; Mar 12:40; Luk 20:47; Rev 17:6; Rev 18:13

Correlating Passages

a conspiracy

	Eze 13:10	Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]:
	Eze 13:11	Say unto them which daub [it] with untempered [morter], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend [it].
	Eze 13:12	Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where [is] the daubing wherewith ye have daubed [it]?
	Eze 13:13	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend [it] with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in [my] fury to consume [it].
	Eze 13:14	So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered [morter], and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.
	Eze 13:15	Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered [morter], and will say unto you, The wall [is] no [more], neither they that daubed it;
	Eze 13:16	[To wit], the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and [there is] no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
	1Ki 22:11	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 thou have consumed them.
	1Ki 22:12	And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into the king's hand.
	1Ki 22:13	And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak [that which is] good.
	1Ki 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 thee.
	Jer 5:30	A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
	Jer 5:31	The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
	Jer 6:13	For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one [is] given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
	Lam 2:14	Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
	Lam 4:13	For the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
	2Pe 2:1	But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
	2Pe 2:2	And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
	2Pe 2:3	And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

	Eze 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.
	Eze 22:28	And her prophets have daubed them with untempered [morter], seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
	Eze 22:29	The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
	Isa 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 one for his gain, from his quarter.
	Hsa 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.
	Mic 3:5	Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
	Mic 3:6	Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
	Mic 3:7	Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God.
	Rev 13:11	And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
	Rev 13:15	And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

they have devoured

	Eze 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 the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear [your] lies?
	Jer 2:30	In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
	Jer 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.
	Mat 23:14	Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
	Mar 12:40	Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
	Luk 20:47	Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
	Rev 17:6	And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
	Rev 18:13	And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

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