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30 A horrific event and something horrible has happened in the land.
31 The prophets prophesy falsely,[a]
    and the priests rule by their own authority,[b]
and my people love it[c] so much.
    But what will you do when the end comes?[d]

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  1. Jeremiah 5:31 Literally “in the lie”
  2. Jeremiah 5:31 Literally “by their hands”
  3. Jeremiah 5:31 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Jeremiah 5:31 Literally “to end her”

30 [a]A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: 31 the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule [b]by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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  1. Jeremiah 5:30 Or, Astonishment and horror
  2. Jeremiah 5:31 Or, at their hands