- the prince:
- "The headsª thereof judgeª° for reward,ª and the priestsª thereof teachª° for hire,ª and the prophetsª thereof divineª° for money:ª yet will they leanª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and say,ª° [Is] not¹ the LORDª amongª us? none¹ evilª can comeª° upon¹ us." {Mic 3:11} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "Therefore¹ will I giveª°¹ their wivesª unto others,ª [and] their fieldsª to them that shall inheritª° [them]: for¹ every one¹ from the leastª¹ even unto¹ the greatestª is given²° to covetousness,ª¹ from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª" {Jer 8:10} + "Her princesª in the midstª thereof [are] like wolvesª raveningª° the prey,ª to shedª° blood,ª [and] to destroyª° souls,ª to¹ getª° dishonest gain.ª" {Ezk 22:27} + "Their drinkª is sour:ª° they have committed whoredom²° continually:ª° her rulersª [with] shameª do love,ª° Giveª° ye." {Hsa 4:18} + "For¹ I knowª° your manifoldª transgressionsª and your mightyª sins:ª they afflictª° the just,ª they takeª° a bribe,ª and they turn asideª° the poorª in the gateª [from their right]." {Ams 5:12} + "And saidª° [unto them], Whatª will¹ ye²° giveª° me,ª and² I¹ will deliverª° himª unto you?ª Andª they¹ covenantedª° with himª for thirtyª pieces of silver.ª" {Mtt 26:15}
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