Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

她中间的首领是咆哮的狮子；她的审判官是晚上的豺狼，一点食物也不留到早晨。

其中的领袖是咆哮的狮子，审判官是晚上的野狼，不留一点到早晨。

其中的领袖是咆哮的狮子，审判官是晚上的野狼，不留一点到早晨。

她的首领是咆哮的狮子，她的审判官是夜间的豺狼，不留一点猎物到天明。

城中的领袖都是咆哮的狮子，城中的审判官是夜间的豺狼，什么都不留到早晨。

她中間的首領是咆哮的獅子；她的審判官是晚上的豺狼，一點食物也不留到早晨。

其中的領袖是咆哮的獅子，審判官是晚上的野狼，不留一點到早晨。

其中的領袖是咆哮的獅子，審判官是晚上的野狼，不留一點到早晨。

她的首領是咆哮的獅子，她的審判官是夜間的豺狼，不留一點獵物到天明。

城中的領袖都是咆哮的獅子，城中的審判官是夜間的豺狼，甚麼都不留到早晨。

她中間的首領是吼叫的獅子；她的審判官是晚上的豺狼，一點啃骨肉也不留到早晨。

其中之牧伯乃吼獅、其士師為暮出之狼、無所遺於詰旦、

其中之牧伯、猛若吼獅、其士師惡若豺狼、夤夜而出、愈肆其暴、盡嚙骨骸、至於詰朝、遺骼無存、

其中侯伯若咆哮之獅、其士師如夜出之狼、盡噬所攫、毫不存至明日、盡噬所攫毫不存至明日或作盡噬所得至於明日無餘骨可囓

Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.

Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.

Her leaders within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.

Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.

Her princes within her[ are] roaring lions; her judges[ are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.

Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

Their horses are faster than leopards. They are meaner than wolves at sunset. Their horsemen charge straight into battle. They ride in from far away. They come down like an eagle diving for its food.

Ezekiel, the princes of the land are like a roaring lion that tears its food apart. They eat people up. They take treasures and other valuable things. They cause many women in the land to become widows.Its priests break my law. They treat things set apart to me as if they were not holy. They treat holy and common things as if they were the same. They teach that there is no difference between things that are‘ clean’ and things that are not. They refuse to keep my Sabbath days. So they treat me as if I were not holy.The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.

So a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the desert will destroy them. A leopard will hide and wait near their towns. It will tear to pieces anyone who dares to go out. Again and again they have refused to obey the Lord. They have turned away from him many times.

Sinful people hide and wait near the villages. From their hiding places they murder people who aren’t guilty. They watch in secret for those they want to attack.They hide and wait like a lion in the bushes. From their hiding places they wait to catch those who are helpless. They catch them and drag them off in their nets.Those they have attacked are beaten up. They fall to the ground. They fall because their attackers are too strong for them.

An evil person who rules over helpless people is like a roaring lion or an angry bear.

Your rulers refuse to obey the Lord. They join forces with robbers. All of them love to accept money from those who want special favors. They are always looking for gifts from other people. They don’t stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. They don’t do it for widows either.

Then I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.But you hate what is good. And you love what is evil. You are like someone who tears the skin off my people. You pull the meat off their bones.You eat my people’s bodies. You strip off their skin. You break their bones in pieces. You chop them up like meat. You put them in a cooking pot.”The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.

Here’s what I’ve observed. People gather a crop from what they plant. If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.The breath of God destroys them. The blast of his anger wipes them out.Powerful lions might roar and growl. But their teeth are broken.Lions die because they don’t have any food. Then their cubs are scattered.

“ Jehoiakim, the only thing on your mind is to get rich by cheating others. You would even kill people who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. You would mistreat them. You would take everything they own.”

Listen to me, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You hate to do what is fair. You twist everything that is right.You build up Zion by spilling the blood of others. You build Jerusalem by doing what is evil.Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

“‘ “The princes of Israel are in your city. All of them use their power to spill blood.