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Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests teach for a fee,
And her prophets foretell for money;
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No tragedy or distress will come on us.”(A)

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And the dogs are greedy; they [a]never have enough.
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:11 Lit do not know satisfaction.

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The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule [a]on their own authority;
And My people love [to have] it so!
But what will you do when the end comes?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:31 Lit by their own hands.

Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray;

When they have something good to bite with their teeth,
They call out, “Peace,”
But against the one who gives them nothing to eat,
They declare a holy war.

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