13 “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is given to (A)covetousness;
And from the prophet even to the (B)priest,
Everyone deals falsely.

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13 “From the least to the greatest,
    all(A) are greedy for gain;(B)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(C)

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14 They have also (A)healed the [a]hurt of My people [b]slightly,
(B)Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:14 Lit. crushing
  2. Jeremiah 6:14 Superficially

14 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.(A)

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“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: (A)“Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? (B)You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you (C)slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. (D)The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor (E)sought what was lost; but with (F)force and [a]cruelty you have ruled them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:4 harshness or rigor

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?(A) You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.(B) You have not strengthened the weak or healed(C) the sick or bound up(D) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(E)

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29 For I know this, that after my departure (A)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

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29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(A) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(B)

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15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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