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Zechariah 11:17
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Zechariah 11:17
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17 Oh, my worthless shepherd,
who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm
and his right eye!
Let his arm be completely withered,
his right eye utterly blinded!”(A)
Zechariah 11:17
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Zechariah 11:17
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Jeremiah 23:1
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Jeremiah 23:1
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Restoration after Exile
23 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord.(A)
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Jeremiah 23:1
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Jeremiah 23:1
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The Righteous Branch
23 “Woe to the shepherds(A) who are destroying and scattering(B) the sheep of my pasture!”(C) declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 13:3
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Ezekiel 13:3
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3 Thus says the Lord God: Alas for the senseless prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!(A)
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Ezekiel 13:3
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Ezekiel 13:3
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3 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish[a] prophets(A) who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!(B)
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- Ezekiel 13:3 Or wicked
1 Corinthians 8:4
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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4 Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists” and that “there is no God but one.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(A) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”(B) and that “There is no God but one.”(C)
Ezekiel 34:2
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Ezekiel 34:2
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2 Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: To the shepherds—thus says the Lord God: Woe, you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?(A)
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Ezekiel 34:2
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Ezekiel 34:2
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2 “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)
Matthew 23:16
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Matthew 23:16
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16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by the oath.’(A)
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Matthew 23:16
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Matthew 23:16
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16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(A) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(B)
Isaiah 42:19-20
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Isaiah 42:19-20
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19 Who is blind but my servant
or deaf like my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like my dedicated one
or blind like the servant of the Lord?(A)
20 He sees many things, but he does[a] not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.(B)
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- 42.20 Heb mss: MT You see many things but do
Isaiah 42:19-20
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Isaiah 42:19-20
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1 Corinthians 10:19-20
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1 Corinthians 10:19-20
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19 What do I imply, then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything or that an idol is anything? 20 No, I imply that what they[a] sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.(A)
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- 10.20 Other ancient authorities read the gentiles
1 Corinthians 10:19-20
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1 Corinthians 10:19-20
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19 Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?(A) 20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons,(B) not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.
Amos 8:9-10
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Amos 8:9-10
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9 On that day, says the Lord God,
I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(A)
10 I will turn your feasts into mourning
and all your songs into lamentation;
I will bring sackcloth on all loins
and baldness on every head;
I will make it like the mourning for an only son
and the end of it like a bitter day.(B)
Amos 8:9-10
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Amos 8:9-10
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9 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(A)
10 I will turn your religious festivals(B) into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.(C)
I will make all of you wear sackcloth(D)
and shave(E) your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son(F)
and the end of it like a bitter day.(G)
Jeremiah 50:35-37
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Jeremiah 50:35-37
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35 A sword against the Chaldeans, says the Lord,
and against the inhabitants of Babylon
and against her officials and her sages!(A)
36 A sword against the diviners,
so that they may become fools!
A sword against her warriors,
so that they may be dismayed!(B)
37 A sword against her[a] horses and against her[b] chariots
and against all the foreign troops in her midst,
so that they may become women!
A sword against her treasures,
that they may be plundered!(C)
Jeremiah 50:35-37
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Jeremiah 50:35-37
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35 “A sword(A) against the Babylonians!”(B)
declares the Lord—
“against those who live in Babylon
and against her officials and wise(C) men!
36 A sword against her false prophets!
They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(D)
They will be filled with terror.(E)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(F)
and all the foreigners in her ranks!
They will become weaklings.(G)
A sword against her treasures!(H)
They will be plundered.
Jeremiah 23:32
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Jeremiah 23:32
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32 See, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, says the Lord, and who tell them and who lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or command them, so they do not profit this people at all, says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 23:32
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Jeremiah 23:32
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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9 And he said, “Go and say to this people:
‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend;
keep looking, but do not understand.’(A)
10 Make the mind of this people dull,
and stop their ears,
and shut their eyes,
so that they may not look with their eyes
and listen with their ears
and comprehend with their minds
and turn and be healed.”(B)
Isaiah 6:9-10
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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9 He said, “Go(A) and tell this people:
“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(B)
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(C)
make their ears dull
and close their eyes.[a](D)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,(E)
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(F)
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- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10 This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes
Ezekiel 30:21-24
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Ezekiel 30:21-24
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21 Mortal, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; it has not been bound up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.(A) 22 Therefore thus says the Lord God: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand.(B) 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.(C) 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him with the groans of one mortally wounded.(D)
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Ezekiel 30:21-24
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Ezekiel 30:21-24
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21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm(A) of Pharaoh(B) king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed(C) or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword. 22 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt.(D) I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.(E) 23 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.(F) 24 I will strengthen(G) the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword(H) in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan(I) before him like a mortally wounded man.
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