21. ‘And I shall gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.
22. ‘As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so are you melted in its midst. And you shall know that I, יהוה, have poured out My wrath on you.’ ”
23. And the word of יהוה came to me, saying,
24. “Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed or rained upon in the day of displeasure.’
25. “There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured life, they have taken wealth and precious matters, they have made many widows in her midst.
26. “Her priests have done violence to My teaching and they profane My set-apart matters. They have not distinguished between the set-apart and profane, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean. And they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned in their midst.
27. “Her leaders in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy lives, and to get greedy gain.