Jeremiah 6:13
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13 (A)“For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone (B)is greedy for unjust gain;
and from (C)prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 6:13
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Jeremiah 23:11
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11 (A)“Both prophet and priest are ungodly;
even (B)in my house I have found their evil,
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
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Jeremiah 8:10
English Standard Version
10 (A)Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone (B)is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 8:10
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Micah 3:2-3
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2 you (A)who hate the good and love the evil,
(B)who tear the skin from off my people[a]
and their flesh from off their bones,
3 (C)who eat the flesh of my people,
and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones in pieces
and chop them up like meat in a pot,
like flesh in a cauldron.
Footnotes
- Micah 3:2 Hebrew from off them
Micah 3:2-3
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Jeremiah 22:17
English Standard Version
17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
(A)for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
Jeremiah 22:17
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Zephaniah 3:3-4
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Micah 3:5
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5 Thus says the Lord concerning (A)the prophets
who lead my people astray,
(B)who cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.
Micah 3:5
New International Version
5 This is what the Lord says:
Ezekiel 22:25-28
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25 (A)The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is (B)like a roaring lion (C)tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. 26 (D)Her priests (E)have done violence to my law and (F)have profaned my holy things. (G)They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and (H)they have disregarded my Sabbaths, (I)so that I am profaned among them. 27 (J)Her princes in her midst are like wolves (K)tearing the prey, (L)shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain. 28 And (M)her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, (N)seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord has not spoken.
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Ezekiel 22:25-28
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25 There is a conspiracy(A) of her princes[a] within her like a roaring lion(B) tearing its prey; they devour people,(C) take treasures and precious things and make many widows(D) within her. 26 Her priests do violence to my law(E) and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common;(F) they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean;(G) and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned(H) among them.(I) 27 Her officials(J) within her are like wolves(K) tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people(L) to make unjust gain.(M) 28 Her prophets whitewash(N) these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations.(O) They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’—when the Lord has not spoken.(P)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 22:25 Septuagint; Hebrew prophets
Jeremiah 14:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)If I go out into the field,
behold, those pierced by the sword!
(B)And if I enter the city,
behold, the diseases of famine!
(C)For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land
and have no knowledge.’”
Jeremiah 14:18
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Jeremiah 5:31
English Standard Version
31 (A)the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule at their direction;
(B)my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?
Jeremiah 5:31
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Isaiah 57:17
English Standard Version
17 Because of the iniquity of his (A)unjust gain I was angry,
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
Isaiah 57:17
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2 Peter 2:14-15
English Standard Version
14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] (A)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts (B)trained in greed. (C)Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, (D)they have gone astray. They have followed (E)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (F)gain from wrongdoing,
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress
2 Peter 2:14-15
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14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce(A) the unstable;(B) they are experts in greed(C)—an accursed brood!(D) 15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam(E) son of Bezer,[a] who loved the wages of wickedness.
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor
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