You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after o
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because the
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friend
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to
Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.