Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes a
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads,
Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the ho
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool,
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the d
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one t
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests
Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares
Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained ther
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold o
“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.
“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I wil
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they a
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.