Jeremiah 23:9-14

International Children’s Bible

My heart is broken.
    All my bones shake.
I’m like a man who is drunk.
    I’m like a man who has been overcome with wine.
This is because of the Lord
    and his holy words.
¹⁰ The land of Judah is full of people who are guilty of adultery.
    Because of this, the Lord cursed the land.
    And it has become very dry.
    The pastures have dried up.
The people are evil.
    They use their power in the wrong way.

¹¹ “Both the prophets and the priests are evil.
    I have seen them doing evil things even in my own Temple,” says the Lord.
¹² “So they will be in danger.
    They will be forced into darkness.
    There they will be defeated.
I will bring disaster on them.
    At that time I will punish those prophets and priests,” says the Lord.

¹³ “I saw the prophets of Samaria
    do something wrong.
I saw those prophets prophesy by the false god Baal.
    And they led my people, the Israelites, away.
¹⁴ And I have seen the prophets of Jerusalem
    do some terrible things.
These prophets are guilty of adultery
    and live by lies.
They encourage evil people to keep on doing evil.
    So the people don’t stop sinning.
All of those people are like the city of Sodom.
    The people of Jerusalem are like the city of Gomorrah to me!”