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Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacob
    and chiefs of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
    and pervert all equity,(A)
10 who build Zion with blood
    and Jerusalem with wrong!(B)
11 Its rulers give judgment for a bribe;
    its priests teach for a price;
    its prophets give oracles for money;
yet they lean upon the Lord and say,
    “Surely the Lord is with us!
    No harm shall come upon us.”(C)
12 Therefore because of you
    Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins,
    and the mountain of the temple a wooded height.(D)

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Zion’s Destruction

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,(A)
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice(B)
and pervert everything that is right,
10 who build Zion with bloodshed(C)
and Jerusalem with injustice.
11 Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,(D)
her priests teach for payment,(E)
and her prophets practice divination for silver.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord(F) among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”
12 Therefore, because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become ruins,(G)
and the temple’s mountain(H)
will be a high thicket.(I)

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