“看哪，以色列的首领各逞其能，在你中间流人之血。

“看哪，以色列的领袖在你那里，为了流人的血各逞其能。

“看哪，以色列的领袖在你那里，为了流人的血各逞其能。

“‘看啊，在你城中的以色列首领各逞权势，杀人流血。

看哪！以色列的领袖们恃着自己的能力，在你里面流人的血。

「看哪，以色列的首領各逞其能，在你中間流人之血。

「看哪，以色列的領袖在你那裏，為了流人的血各逞其能。

「看哪，以色列的領袖在你那裏，為了流人的血各逞其能。

「『看啊，在你城中的以色列首領各逞權勢，殺人流血。

看哪！以色列的領袖們恃著自己的能力，在你裡面流人的血。

『看哪，以色列的眾首領各逞其權勢都在你中間要流人血呢。

以色列牧伯、各奮其力、流血於爾中、

以色列牧伯、居於爾中、竭力殺人、

以色列牧伯、俱於爾中竭力殺人流血、

“‘ See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.

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

“ Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

“ Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.

“‘ Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

“ Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood.

“ Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

“ Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

“‘ See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.

“‘“ Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain. (niv)

Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them. (niv)

Hear this, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right;who build Zion with bloodshed, and Jerusalem with wickedness.Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say,“ Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.” (niv)

Our kings, our leaders, our priests and our ancestors did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep. (niv)

Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it. (niv)

Then I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice,you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones;who eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces; who chop them up like meat for the pan, like flesh for the pot?” (niv)

Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. (niv)

“ As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the people of Israel are disgraced— they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets.They say to wood,‘ You are my father,’ and to stone,‘ You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say,‘ Come and save us!’ (niv)

So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord, the requirements of their God.” But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds. (niv)

The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done— they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem. (niv)

We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. (niv)