Ezekiel 22:26-30
Ezekiel 22:26-30 NCV
Israel’s priests do cruel things to my teachings and do not honor my holy things. They make no difference between holy and unholy things, and they teach there is no difference between clean and unclean things. They do not remember my Sabbaths, so I am dishonored by them. Like wolves tearing a dead animal, Jerusalem’s leaders have killed people for profit. And the prophets try to cover this up by false visions and by lying messages. They say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says’ when the LORD has not spoken. The people cheat others and steal. They hurt people who are poor and needy. They cheat foreigners and do not treat them fairly. “I looked for someone to build up the walls and to stand before me where the walls are broken to defend these people so I would not have to destroy them. But I could not find anyone.