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{Zephaniah 3:4} Her prophets 5030 [are] light 6348 z8802 [and] treacherous 900 persons: y582 x376 her priests 3548 have polluted 2490 z8765 the sanctuary, 6944 they have done violence 2554 z8804 to the law. 8451
light:
"The ancientª and honourable,ªª° heª [is] the head;ª and the prophetª that teachethª° lies,ª he¹ [is] the tail.ª" {Isa 9:15} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª° ... Comeª° ye, [say they], I will fetchª° wine,ª and we will fillª° ourselves with strong drink;ª and to morrowª shall be¹ as this¹ day,ª [and] muchª more² abundant.ª¹" {Isa 56:10-12} + "The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:31} + "For¹ from the leastª¹ of them even unto¹ the greatestª of them every one¹ [is] given²° to¹ covetousness;ª and from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª ... They have healedª° also¹ the hurtª [of the daughter]²° of my peopleª slightly,ª°¹ saying,ª° Peace,ª peace;ª when [there is] no¹ peace.ª" {Jer 6:13-14} + "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} + "Then saidª° I, Ah,ª Lordª GOD!ª behold,¹ the prophetsª sayª° unto them, Ye shall not¹ seeª° the sword,ª neither¹ shall ye have¹ famine;ª but¹ I will giveª° you assuredª peaceª in this¹ place.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that prophesyª° in my name,ª and I¹ sentª° them not,¹ yet they¹ say,ª° Swordª and famineª shall not¹ be¹ in this¹ land;ª By swordª and famineª shall those¹ prophetsª be consumed.ª°" {Jer 14:13-15} + "Mine heartª withinª me is brokenª° because of the prophets;ª all¹ my bonesª shake;ª° I am¹ like a drunkenª man,ª and like a manª whom wineª hath overcome,ª° becauseª¹ of the LORD,ª and because¹¹ of the wordsª of his holiness.ª ... They say²° stillª° unto them that despiseª° me, The LORDª hath said,ª° Ye shall have¹ peace;ª and they sayª° unto every one¹ that walkethª° after the imaginationª of his own heart,ª No¹ evilª shall comeª° upon¹ you." {Jer 23:9-17} + "I have heardª°¹ what¹ the prophetsª said,ª° that prophesyª° liesª in my name,ª saying,ª° I have dreamed,ª° I have dreamed.ª° ... Which thinkª° to cause¹ my peopleª to forgetª° my nameª by their dreamsª which¹ they tellª° every manª to his neighbour,ª as¹ their fathersª have forgottenª°¹ my nameª for Baal.ª" {Jer 23:25-27} + "Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ them that prophesyª° falseª dreams,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and do tellª° them, and cause¹ my peopleª to errª° by their lies,ª and by their lightness;ª yet I¹ sentª° them not,¹ nor¹ commandedª° them: therefore they shall not¹ profit²° this people² at all,ª°¹¹ saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:32} + "Therefore hearkenª° not¹ unto¹ the wordsª of the prophetsª that speakª° unto¹ you, saying,ª° Ye shall not¹ serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylon:ª for¹ they¹ prophesyª° a lieª unto you. ... For¹ I have not¹ sentª° them, saithª° the LORD,ª yet they¹ prophesyª° a lieª in my name;ª that¹ I might drive you out,ª°¹ and that ye might perish,ª° ye,¹ and the prophetsª that prophesyª° unto you." {Jer 27:14-15} + "Thy prophetsª have seenª° vainª and foolish thingsª for thee: and they have not¹ discoveredª°¹ thine iniquity,ª to turn awayª° thy captivity;ª° but have seenª° for thee falseª burdensª and causes of banishment.ª" {Lam 2:14} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª unto¹ the foolishª prophets,ª that¹ followªª° their own spirit,ª and have seenª° nothing!¹ ... [To wit], the prophetsª of Israelª which prophesyª° concerning¹ Jerusalem,ª and which see²¹ visionsª of peaceª for her, and [there is] no¹ peace,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 13:3-16} + "The daysª of visitationª are come,ª° the daysª of recompenceª are come;ª° Israelª shall knowª° [it]: the prophetª [is] a fool,ª the spiritualª manª [is] mad,ª° for¹ the multitudeª of thine iniquity,ª and the greatª hatred.ª" {Hsa 9:7} + "Ifª a manª walkingª° in the spiritª and falsehoodª do lie,ª° [saying], I will prophesyª° unto thee of wineª and of strong drink;ª he shall even be¹ the prophetª° of this¹ people.ª" {Mic 2:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that make¹ my peopleª err,ª° that biteª° with their teeth,ª and cry,ª° Peace;ª and he that¹ puttethª° not¹ into¹ their mouths,ª they even prepareª° warª against¹ him. ... Therefore¹ nightª [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision;ª¹ and it shall be darkª°° unto you, that ye shall not divine;ª°¹ and the sunª shall go downª° over¹ the prophets,ª and the dayª shall be darkª° over¹ them." {Mic 3:5-6} + "Bewareª²° ofª false prophets,ª whichª comeª° toª youª inª sheep'sª clothing,ª butª inwardlyª they areª° raveningª wolves.ª" {Mtt 7:15} + "Forª suchª [are] false apostles,ª deceitfulª workers,ª transforming themselvesª° intoª the apostlesª of Christ.ª" {2Co 11:13} + "Butª there wereª° false prophetsª alsoª amongª the¹ people,ª evenª asª there shall beª° false teachersª amongª you,ª whoª privily shall bring inª° damnableª heresies,ª evenª denyingª° the¹ Lordª that boughtª° them,ª and bring²° upon¹ themselvesª swiftª destruction.ª ... Andª throughª covetousnessª shall they with feignedª wordsª make merchandiseª° of you:ª whoseª judgmentª now of a long timeª lingerethª° not,ª andª theirª damnationª slumberethª° not.ª" {2Pe 2:1-3} + "Beloved,ª believeª° notª everyª spirit,ª butª tryª° the¹ spiritsª whetherª they areª° ofª God:ª becauseª manyª false prophetsª are gone outª° intoª the¹ world.ª" {1Jn 4:1} + "Andª the¹ beastª was taken,ª° andª withª himª the¹ false prophetª that wroughtª° miraclesª beforeª him,ª withª whichª he deceivedª° them that had receivedª° the¹ markª of the¹ beast,ª andª them that worshippedª° his²¹ image.ª These bothª were castª° aliveª° intoª a lakeª of fireª burningª° withª brimstone.ª" {Rev 19:20}
her priests:
"Now the sonsª of Eliª [were] sonsª of Belial;ª they knewª° not¹¹ the LORD.ª ... Wherefore the sinª of the young menª was¹ veryª greatª¹ beforeª the LORD:ª for¹ men²¹ abhorredª°¹ the offeringª of the LORD.ª" {1Sm 2:12-17} + "Now Eliª was veryª old,ª° and heardª°¹ all¹ that¹ his sonsª didª° unto all¹ Israel;ª and how¹ they layª° with¹ the womenª that assembledª° [at] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {1Sm 2:22} + "Her priestsª have violatedª° my law,ª and have profanedª° mine holy things:ª they have put no differenceª°¹ between¹ the holyª and profane,ª neither¹ have they shewedª° [difference] between¹ the uncleanª and the clean,ª and have hidª° their eyesª from my sabbaths,ª¹ and I am profanedª° amongª them." {Ezk 22:26} + "In that ye have broughtª° [into my sanctuary] strangers,ªª uncircumcisedª in heart,ª and uncircumcisedª in flesh,ª to be¹ in my sanctuary,ª to polluteª° it, [even]¹ my house,ª when ye offerª°¹ my bread,ª the fatª and the blood,ª and they have brokenª°¹ my covenantª because² of¹ all¹ your abominations.ª ... And ye have not¹ keptª° the chargeª of mine holy things:ª but ye have setª° keepersª° of my chargeª in my sanctuaryª for yourselves." {Ezk 44:7-8} + "My peopleª are destroyedª° for lack¹¹ of knowledge:ª because¹ thou¹ hast rejectedª° knowledge,ª I will also rejectª° thee, that thou shalt be no priestª°¹ to me: seeing thou hast forgottenª° the lawª of thy God,ª I¹ will also¹ forgetª° thy children.ª ... They eat upª° the sinª of my people,ª and they setª° their heartª on¹ their iniquity.ª" {Hsa 4:6-8} + "But ye¹ are departedª° out of¹ the way;ª ye have caused many² to stumbleª°¹ at the law;ª ye have corruptedª° the covenantª of Levi,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:8}

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