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Ezekiel 22:26
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Ezekiel 22:26
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26 (A)Her priests have [a]violated My law and (B)profaned My holy things; they have not (C)distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
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- Ezekiel 22:26 Lit. done violence to
Ezekiel 22:26
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Ezekiel 22:26
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26 Her priests do violence to my law(A) and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common;(B) they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean;(C) and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned(D) among them.(E)
Leviticus 10:10
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Leviticus 10:10
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10 that you may (A)distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,
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Leviticus 10:10
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Leviticus 10:10
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10 so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,(A)
Ezekiel 22:8
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Ezekiel 22:8
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8 You have despised My holy things and (A)profaned My Sabbaths.
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Ezekiel 22:8
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Ezekiel 22:8
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8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.(A)
Malachi 2:8
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Malachi 2:8
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8 But you have departed from the way;
You (A)have caused many to stumble at the law.
(B)You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 2:8
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Malachi 2:8
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8 But you have turned from the way(A) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(B) you have violated the covenant(C) with Levi,”(D) says the Lord Almighty.
Ezekiel 44:23
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Ezekiel 44:23
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23 “And (A)they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to (B)discern between the unclean and the clean.
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Ezekiel 44:23
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Ezekiel 44:23
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23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common(A) and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.(B)
Jeremiah 2:8
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Jeremiah 2:8
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8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
And those who handle the (A)law did not know Me;
The rulers also transgressed against Me;
(B)The prophets prophesied by Baal,
And walked after things that do not profit.
Jeremiah 2:8
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Jeremiah 2:8
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1 Samuel 2:12-17
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1 Samuel 2:12-17
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The Wicked Sons of Eli
12 Now the sons of Eli were (A)corrupt;[a] (B)they did not know the Lord. 13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. 14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in (C)Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before they (D)burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”
16 And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great (E)before the Lord, for men (F)abhorred[b] the offering of the Lord.
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- 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit. sons of Belial
- 1 Samuel 2:17 despised
1 Samuel 2:12-17
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1 Samuel 2:12-17
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Eli’s Wicked Sons
12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(A) for the Lord. 13 Now it was the practice(B) of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat(C) was being boiled 14 and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. 15 But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the person who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16 If the person said to him, “Let the fat(D) be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(E)
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- 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people
Micah 3:11-12
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Micah 3:11-12
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11 (A)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(B)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [a]money.
(C)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
12 Therefore because of you
Zion shall be (D)plowed like a field,
(E)Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And (F)the mountain of the [b]temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.
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- Micah 3:11 Lit. silver
- Micah 3:12 Lit. house
Micah 3:11-12
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Micah 3:11-12
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11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(A)
her priests teach for a price,(B)
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(C)
Yet they look(D) for the Lord’s support and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No disaster will come upon us.”(E)
12 Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(F)
the temple(G) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(H)
Ezekiel 36:20
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Ezekiel 36:20
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20 When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they (A)profaned My holy name—when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.’
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Ezekiel 36:20
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Ezekiel 36:20
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20 And wherever they went among the nations they profaned(A) my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’(B)
1 Samuel 2:22
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1 Samuel 2:22
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Prophecy Against Eli’s Household
22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, [a]and how they lay with (A)the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
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- 1 Samuel 2:22 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX omit rest of verse
1 Samuel 2:22
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1 Samuel 2:22
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22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(A) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(B) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Romans 2:24
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Romans 2:24
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24 For (A)“the name of God is (B)blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.
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Romans 2:24
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Romans 2:24
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- Romans 2:24 Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22
Malachi 2:1-3
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Malachi 2:1-3
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Corrupt Priests
2 “And now, O (A)priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (B)If you will not hear,
And if you will not take it to heart,
To give glory to My name,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“I will send a curse upon you,
And I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them (C)already,
Because you do not take it to heart.
3 “Behold, I will rebuke your descendants
And spread (D)refuse on your faces,
The refuse of your solemn feasts;
And one will (E)take you away [a]with it.
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- Malachi 2:3 Lit. to it
Malachi 2:1-3
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Malachi 2:1-3
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Additional Warning to the Priests
2 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you.(A) 2 If you do not listen,(B) and if you do not resolve to honor(C) my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse(D) on you, and I will curse your blessings.(E) Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
3 “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants[a]; I will smear on your faces the dung(F) from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.(G)
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- Malachi 2:3 Or will blight your grain
Malachi 1:6-8
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Malachi 1:6-8
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Polluted Offerings
6 “A son (A)honors his father,
And a servant his master.
(B)If then I am the Father,
Where is My honor?
And if I am a Master,
Where is My reverence?
Says the Lord of hosts
To you priests who despise My name.
(C)Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’
7 “You offer (D)defiled food on My altar,
But say,
‘In what way have we defiled You?’
By saying,
(E)‘The table of the Lord is [a]contemptible.’
8 And (F)when you offer the blind as a sacrifice,
Is it not evil?
And when you offer the lame and sick,
Is it not evil?
Offer it then to your governor!
Would he be pleased with you?
Would he (G)accept[b] you favorably?”
Says the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 1:7 Or to be despised
- Malachi 1:8 Lit. lift up your face
Malachi 1:6-8
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Malachi 1:6-8
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Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(A) and a slave his master.(B) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(C) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(D)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(E) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
7 “By offering defiled food(F) on my altar.
“But you ask,(G) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(H) is contemptible. 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals,(I) is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased(J) with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.(K)
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