22. As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my anger on you.’”
23. The word of the Lord came to me:
24. “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that receives no rain or showers in the day of my anger.’
25. Her princes within her are like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they have devoured lives. They take away riches and valuable things; they have made many women widows within it.
26. Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane, or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst.
27. Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.