Jeremiah 2:26
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26 Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.(A)
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets(B)
Jeremiah 5:31
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31 The prophets prophesy falsely,(A)
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?(B)
Jeremiah 6:13
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13 For from the least to the greatest of them,(A)
everyone is making profit dishonestly.(B)
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.(C)
Jeremiah 8:10
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10 Therefore, I will give(A) their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,(B)
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 13:13
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13 And you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to fill all who live in this land—the kings who reign for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the residents of Jerusalem—with drunkenness.
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Jeremiah 23:11
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11 because both prophet and priest are ungodly,(A)
even in my house(B) I have found their evil.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 23:33
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The Burden of the Lord
33 “Now when these people or a prophet or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden[a] of the Lord?’ you will respond to them, ‘What is the burden? I will throw you away! This is the Lord’s declaration.’
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- 23:33 The Hb word for burden (Ex 23:5; 2Sm 15:33) can also mean “oracle” (Is 13:1; Nah 1:10).
Ezekiel 7:26
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26 Disaster after disaster will come,(A)
and there will be rumor after rumor.(B)
Then they will look for a vision from a prophet,(C)
but instruction will perish from the priests
and counsel from the elders.(D)
Micah 3:11
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11 Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,(A)
her priests teach for payment,(B)
and her prophets practice divination for silver.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord(C) among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”
Zephaniah 3:4
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4 Her prophets are reckless(A)—
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.(B)
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