“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greates
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they l
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing ex
You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the tr
I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with thei
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do i
because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their of
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddle
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against
Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,
Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you
But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed ch
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen
As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, thei
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.