21 I will put you together and make you feel the heat of my anger. You will be melted down inside Jerusalem.
22 As silver is melted in a furnace, you will be melted inside the city. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my anger on you.’ ”
23 The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
24 “Human, say to the land, ‘You are a land that has not had rain or showers when God is angry.’
25 Like a roaring lion that tears the animal it has caught, Israel’s rulers make evil plans. They have destroyed lives and have taken treasure and valuable things. They have caused many women to become widows.
26 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.
27 Like wolves tearing a dead animal, Jerusalem’s leaders have killed people for profit.