21. Yes, I will gather you, breathe on you with my fiery anger, and melt you in the city.
22. You will be melted in the city like silver that is melted in a furnace. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my fury on you.”
23. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
24. “Son of man, tell the city, ‘You are an unclean land that has not had rain during the day of my anger. You have not been made clean.
25. Your princes are like roaring lions who tear their prey into pieces. They eat people and take their treasures and precious belongings. They turn many women into widows.
26. Your priests violate my teachings and dishonor my holy things. They don’t distinguish between what is holy and what is unholy. They don’t teach the difference between what is clean and what is unclean. They ignore the days to worship me. So I am dishonored among the people.
27. Your leaders are like wolves that tear their prey into pieces. They murder and destroy people to make excessive profits.